KONSTANZE PRECHTL
Folded Volumes
In this series, matter is understood as something that is already present but never fixed in one state. Flat panels of cubes and cuboids are flexibly connected, giving the surfaces the potential for volume. A thread runs through the planes and with a simple pull, the flat structure begins to move and folds into a spatial body. This movement can be reversed. The inside becomes the outside, the outside becomes the inside. The elements remain the same, but their presence is completely transformed.
Substance is revealed here through a performative gesture, not as a stable essence, but as something that can change through movement, tension and relaxation. What is transformed is not the material itself, but the way it exists in space. The renovation happens in the act of designing.
Material
Stainless steel, powder coated, nylon
Technique
Laser cut, powder coating
KONSTANZE PRECHTL, Austria
Konstanze Prechtl (born in 1986 in Salzburg) is a Vienna-based artist working in the field of contemporary jewelry, sculpture and design. She trained in jewellery design at Herbststrasse in Vienna and then continued her studies in applied arts and design at the Hochschule Düsseldorf, including a semester abroad at Sint Lucas in Antwerp. Since graduating in 2017, she has been working as an independent artist and has presented her work in international exhibitions and public collections.
Her work combines material precision with conceptual thinking, exploring how manufactured objects connect artistic expression, identity and perception.
Website
https://www.konstanze-prechtl.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/konsdance/?hl=de
