Waldschnitt

Best known for her large-scale, primitive-looking figures of women executed in terracotta, Azade Köker has also successful produced works of photography in recent years. Her photographs are closely linked to her sculptures in terms of content and expressive language. A straightforward but intelligent relationship between the ‘simple’ and ‘primitive’ can be observed in her work. Köker’s 'Waldschnitt' is actually based on a 1998 installation in which the artist wrapped a tree up in paper in the middle of a forest. She created this photomontage by editing a photograph that was taken at the time. By wrapping up a natural object with a man-made material produced from that object, Köker makes a forthright, coherent, and compelling statement, which, as is also evident in her sculptures, seems to be both alien and familiar.