Tragend
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Other |
| Technique | Sculpture |
| Height | 60 cm |
| Width | 20 cm |
| Length/Depth | 20 cm |
Key
2025
Material: fabric, glue, epoxy resin, service tree wood (finished with beeswax)
Dimensions: 60 × 20 × 20 cm
The sculpture *Tragend* depicts an upright, fragmented figure whose body is enveloped in heavy, pleated layers of fabric. The textile body appears to hang from a cleanly cut wooden rod whilst simultaneously supporting itself against it. A tension arises between burden and support, in which the material itself becomes a metaphor: the fabric appears exhausted, almost slumped, whilst the wood maintains a calm, supportive presence.
The layers of fabric, soaked in glue and epoxy resin, solidify into a dense, dark surface whose folds suggest a frozen movement. They evoke a moment of pause. Of a body that is being held, but also needs to be held. The service tree wood, finished with beeswax, contrasts the dark, heavy textile with a warm, organic vertical line, functioning simultaneously as both support and resistance.
Shipping
The sculpture is shipped in a box lined with foam.
A certificate of authenticity is included; the work is marked with the title, edition number and signature on the base.
Dominik Ackermann
studied fine art as a master’s student in Christian Sery’s class at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Prior to this, he graduated from the CHS Vocational College for Graphic Design in Karlsruhe and attended architecture-related further education courses at Dresden University of Technology.
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We look around and see people walking past us, standing still, leaning against architectural objects, structures and buildings. These people are strangers to us; they are strangers and will always remain so. We do not speak to them, and they appear aloof and anonymous. No longer recognisable as individuals and having lost their humanity, they become intangible beings, part of an urban landscape. These biological, natural forms gradually merge with their surroundings, with objects and the surrounding architecture. Thus, distorted fragments of humanoid life forms from an urban world are reflected in Ackermann’s works. A dialogue emerges here between these figures and their inner relationship with the viewer.
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Awards / Scholarships
Acquisitions / Inclusion in the ‘Ostsächsische Sparkasse Collection’ (2023/25)
Publication in: ‘Wissen schafft Raum’ by TU Dresden (2024)
Project funding for ‘Downtown’ from TU Dresden (2022/23)
EU4ART Long-Term Fellowship at the MKE, Budapest, Hungary (2021)
Solo exhibitions
KaB Downtown – Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (2023)
NATURAL PROCESSES, MKE – Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem, Budapest (2021)
DESIRABLE TIMES, Kunstraum GEH8, Dresden (2020)
