« Ce livret d’artiste révèle une oeuvre composée de monolithes en bois. Récupéré et sauvé in extremis de la destruction dans les anciens chais Monnet à Cognac en Charente, le bois de cèdre utilisé est un acteur à part entière de cette installation consacrée au temps. Robuste et noble, il ne consolide plus les bâtiments centenaires mais, tel un témoin silencieux, soutient l’édifice de la mémoire. Le lettrage présent sur les monolithes, préparé et créé à la main et gravé dans un atelier spécialisé, dévoile sur chacun d´entre eux un extrait de textes d’auteurs, tels Proust, Heidegger ou Goethe, qui ont consacré une partie de leur réflexion à la notion du temps. Chaque lettre gravée dans le monolithe compose un mot. Chaque mot compose à son tour une phrase qui égrène son sens philosophique lorsque le temps de l’exploration s’installe. À cet instant, le sens transcende la matérialité du monolithe et la beauté littéraire se dévoile. L’instant d’après, la prose fragile dissimulée dans le bois ancien se confond avec la surface du monolithe pour proposer une texture du temps.»
Texture of Time – Monoliths
“This artist’s booklet reveals a unique collection of wooden monoliths. Recovered and saved in extremis from destruction in the old Monnet cellars in Cognac in Charente, the cedar wood used is a full-fledged player in this installation dedicated to time. Robust and noble, it no longer consolidates century-old buildings but, like a silent witness, supports the construction of memory. The lettering on the monoliths, prepared and created by hand and engraved in a specialized workshop, unveiled on each of them an extract from texts by authors, such as Proust, Heidegger or Goethe, who devoted part of their thinking to the notion of time. Each letter engraved in the monolith composes a word. Each word in turn makes up a sentence that casts its philosophical meaning when the time for exploration takes hold. At this moment, the meaning transcends the materiality of the monolith and the literary beauty is revealed. The next moment, the fragile prose hidden in the secular wood merges with the surface of the monolith to offer a texture of time.”
Jörg Bräuer, January 2020
Texture du temps, ed. Spazio Nobile, 2020, 1/150, signed and numbered by the artist Jörg Bräuer.
148 x 210 mm, 36 p., 120 gr Olin Smooth, including 12 p. poetry and prose on tracing paper 112 gr, matte black hotfoil printing on the cover
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Jörg Bräuer created Monoliths, a unique work containing different 100-year-old cedar and oak wooden slabs with philosophical citations engraved. This, together with much of his other work, is on show at Spazio Nobile from January until March 2020.
You are warmly welcome on Sunday 15 December, 12-4 pm, at the Sunday Brunch at Spazio Nobile, rue Franz Merjay 142. Around a prosecco glass, you will be able to visit and be guided around Season XII- The Finnish Season / Keep Your Garden Alive,
Spazio Nobile invites you to “Le Sacre de la Matière” at Ancienne Nonciature, rue des Sablons, 7, Brussels
The exhibition runs from 4-25 March 2020, Thursday to Sunday from 12 to 7pm and features collectible furniture,
Spazio Nobile presents the Group Exhibition “Le Sacre de la Matière”
featuring Jörg Bräuer, Sébastien Caporusso, Anne Derasse, Kaspar Hamacher,
Silvano Magnone & Fabian von Spreckelsen
Spazio Nobile is pleased to welcome you to Brussels I Love You Contemporary Walk (Bily) on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February 2020, from 12-18.00 within Season XIII- Jörg Bräuer, Insel der Zeit
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Spazio Nobile is pleased to present “Texture du temps” a limited edition of 1/150, numbered and signed by artist Jörg Bräuer, in the form of an artist’s poetry book with quotes of renown writers printed on tracing paper.
Jörg Bräuer, Monolith, 2019, wood, engraved lettering, 105 x 18,5 x 18 cm, quote from Marcel Proust, signed and dated
Spazio Nobile is pleased to welcome you to the opening of Season XIII- Jörg Bräuer,
Spazio Nobile by Pro Materia Gallery
Saison / Season II
15.IX – 20.XI.2016
Jörg Bräuer, photography & mixed media : Vaux-le-Vicomte, Silent Path Iceland, Edge of Silence, Insula Maior / The Nature of Things
Nathalie Dewez,
Exhibition,
19– 23.10.2017 Spazio Nobile at Art Elysées Art & Design
Pavilion C – 310C
19-23.10.2017, 11.00-20.00
Spazio Nobile will showcase contemporary unique pieces and limited editions exploring the organic and material alchemy.
Spazio Nobile opens up it Season III – Silver Edition with Silvano Magnone and his handmade photography composed of Wet Plate Collodion, Lith Prints, Polaroids, Platinum / Palladium prints. Displayed within the space of the ‘bel étage’,
Jörg Bräuer studied at the school of Photography and Printing in Munich, and holds a Fine Arts degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), New York University. He has lived and worked in Munich,
