Heaven Can Wait

Carousel 1 — Ausstellungsansicht mit Dioramen

Carousel 2 — Ausstellungsansicht mit Dioramen

Carousel 3 — Diorama "Up in the Air", 10 x 3,2 x 2,8 m, präparierte Vögel, Hochhausmodell, kaschierte Grafik

Carousel 4 — Diorama "Up in the Air", Detail

Carousel 5 — Up in the Air I, II, II, 2020, Papierschnitte auf Leinwand, 127 x 161 cm

Carousel 6 — Ausstellungsansicht "Tokyo Compression"

Carousel 7 — Diorama "Tokyo Compression", 10 x 3,2 x 2,8 m, präparierter Steinbock und kaschierte Fotografie

Carousel 8 — Diorama "Tokyo Compression", Detail

Carousel 9 — Tokyo Compression I, II, III, 2021, Papierschnitte auf Leinwand, 127 x 161 cm

Carousel 10 — Ausstellungsansicht "One Size Fits All"

Carousel 11 — Diorama "One Size Fits All", 10 x 3,2 x 2,8 m, Sofa, Modelltiere, diverse kaschierte Gegenstände

Carousel 12 — One Size Fits All I, II, II, 2021, Papierschnitte auf Leinwand, 127 x 161 cm

Carousel 13 — Diorama "Industrial Light and Magic", 10 x 3,2 x 2,8 m, präpariertes Kamel, Gras, kaschierte Fotografie

Carousel 14 — Diorama "Industrial Light and Magic", 10 x 3,2 x 2,8 m, präpariertes Kamel, Gras, kaschierte Fotografie

Carousel 15 — Diorama "Industrial Light and Magic", Detail

Carousel 16 — Industrial Light and Magic I, II, III, 2021, Papierschnitte auf Leinwand, 127 x 161 cm

Carousel 17 — Ausstellungsansicht "Heaven Can Wait"

Carousel 18 — Diorama "Heaven Can Wait", 12 x 4 x 28 m, präparierte Tiere, Leinwand, Kronleuchter, Kommode, Tapete, Molino

Carousel 19 — Diorama "Heaven Can Wait", Detail

Carousel 20 — Diorama "Heaven Can Wait", Detail

Carousel 21 — Heaven Can Wait I, II, III, 2021, Papierschnitte auf Leinwand, 127 x 161 cm

Heaven Can Wait

Steinbrener/Dempf & Huber have long been dealing in their work with the precarious relationship between nature and civilization. It is no coincidence that they have appropriated the diorama, a display format traditionally associated with the natural sciences, as artistic medium for exploring this theme. The difference is that in their dioramas the careful staging is obvious: they lay bare the structure, the stage space is recognizable as such, and there are only a few vantage points from which the illusion works perfectly.

The themes, too, differ fundamentally from those found in nature exhibits; they do not pretend to capture an actual state of affairs but instead probe future scenarios. The question of whether the future will be more of a paradise or a dystopia is not only left open but is also a matter of perspective.

(Michaela Seiser, Schlossberg-Museum)