Thomas Prochnow | Ode to my system

Thomas Prochnow's works almost always have a spatial reference. He deliberately seeks out abandoned spaces in old and empty buildings or utilises the available possibilities in gallery and project spaces. In doing so, he roams through them and a spatial structure that appeals to him becomes the site for a mostly installative intervention. Prochnow then brings in either colour or a material that does not at first glance come from the art context. His interventions work with the architecture of the space, changing it, exploring boundaries and creating new structures that give the viewer the opportunity to experience a new level of meaning on site. The works in the abandoned buildings can usually only be experienced through a photographic or video work. As part of his exhibition "Ode to my system", Prochnow will work with strapping tape from the packaging industry and insert a geometric system into the spatial structures. An object that stands on its own and communicates with the space and the visitor.