'Notes on the senses'
Part 1, the ear
A labyrinth, with its funnelled pathways that curve to cul-de-sacs.Only one route in.And then the brain does magic work.Physical vibrations into soundMovement into meaning.
Made in Manhattan in 1980, German artist Isa Genzken's early photographic series Ohr (Ear) conceptualise the ear as a kind of 'sculptural receiver', addressing one of the artist's core concerns: the nature of communication and how information is shared and received.Listen to an introduction to the Ohr series from the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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