Rebecca Horn is a master of fine art. I do not say this lightly, as her work proves this for her. She takes conventional objects, breathes life into them and transforms them into something completely new.
Her work is an extension of the mind, exploring the equilibrium between body and space. In the beginning of her art career, she used human figures along with masks and feathers to show this connection, while more recently kinetic sculptures have taken the place of human figures. Though her work is not technically human, each piece has its own life and shows the viewer what it can do. She uses mirrors, light and music to capture the refection’s and uses sounds to bring life to her pieces. She also utilizes the entire space, and sets up her works accordingly, such as with the Tower of the Nameless (1994) where she uses and entire tower in Vienna to put together her work. When you are in the room with one of her pieces or walk into one of them, you cannot help but give it your undivided attention when it begins to move or play. This can be such with her piece, Concert in Reverse (1997) where when it begins to more and play; you cannot help but look at because of it being so loud and out of the ordinary.
Her work touches on mythical, historical, literary and spiritual imagery. Each new work appears to develop off of the work preceding it. Each work not only builds off of the others, but they readdress old subjects or elements, or become something completely new. There are direct correlations between her works. You can see how her works make you look at them, as they move or stand stationary. They walk you through themselves, showing you what they have to offer. Her work is unique and each installation is a step towards breaking the boundaries of space and time completely. Rebbeca Horn is not only a sculptor, but she is a photographer, a painter, produces films, is a performer, and does spatial installations.
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| Tower of the Nameless (1994) |
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| The Feathered Prison Fan (1978) |
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| Spiriti di Madreperla (2002) |
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| Light imprisoned in the belly of a whale (2002) |
