Frischzelle_08: Gereon Krebber

Gereon Krebber (b. 1973 in Oberhausen) belongs to the young generation of German artists dedicated to the again increasingly esteemed field of Plastik—the German term for sculpture as well as for plastic materials. And Plastik is literally Krebber’s field of activity. Made of materials such as gelatin and balloon clusters, synthetic mats, icing, and similar substances enveloped with plastic wrap, his sculptural creations flow through space in large gestures. They act both in and with the architecture of the exhibition spaces and thereby take on something distinctly bodily and alive. Since Krebber always works in relation to space and often produces works that exist only temporarily, his artistic position for the “Frischzelle” with its specific location on the large staircase in the basement of the museum was particularly promising.