The Secret Life of Ornaments

A variety of small animals will populate the Couven Museum from 24 September to 30 October. The filigree creatures are shaped from wire and paper. There are imaginary beetles and other artistically formed animals, all of them very aesthetic and pleasing to the eye. They are not here by accident. On closer inspection they reveal themselves to be mutations of the omnipresent Rococo ornamentations in the furniture. Odine Lang goes on the hunt for these multifaceted ornamentations, captures them with her camera and frees them from their original contexts. Because the objects always reflect organic forms, the ornamentations come alive in a way that gives a subtle touch of eeriness to the familiar Rococo ambience. The Aachen-based artist, originally from Göttingen, transforms historical ornamentations into lifelike creatures that have a surreal and bemusing effect in these surroundings.

 
The exhibition takes place as part of the 14th Aachen Art Route on 24 and 25 September 2011.
The catalogue costs 4,- €