Sara Deraedt

Sara Deraedt works with found images and own photos; often depicting objects, spaces or surroundings with a particular fascination: In 'LeLambris' for example she compiles material copied from home improvement magazines in a self-produced folder. Through editing, reformatting and partly also erasing information, she transforms the material into something both abstract and highly specific: clues to the very realistic possibility of simple, yet mysterious actions which may be performed in places that seem equally foreign and familiar, functional and artistic.

The piece 'untitled' in turn is a framed poster reminiscent of conventional art photography prints. Laid out in a clear elegant manner, it shows a close-up photo of an industrially produced ornamental carpet, of the kind that might be used in a business hotel somewhere on the planet to convey a sense of place. Deraedt describes a world in which the boundaries between actions and their representations, between sites and deeds become blurry. Working with different media of presentation and communication, she continuously creates new possibilities of deciding which of the things she sees will become visible and which will remain unseen. (*1984, lives in Vienna and Brussels).

STUDIO

The entrance space of the Grazer Kunstverein, called 'Studio', constitutes a grey-zone at the conjunction of office, information, communication and artistic production. Along with alternating selected publications, editions and art journals, interventions and presentations by artists take place in this area. The video archive 'It is hard to touch the real' is also accessible here.

Sara Deraedt