Dry-point etching on handmade paper
Dimensions sheet: 27 x 18.5 cm
Dimensions frame: 31,2 x 22,2 x 2.3 cm
Published by: BORCH Editions, Kopenhagen
Signed, dated and numbered
Edition of 5, 2 AP, 2 PP
In this suite of twelve etchings entitled "Meditation Copenhagen I-XII", Jorinde Voigt limited herself exclusively to the drypoint technique. By working in an unusually small format and denying her etchings any colour, she achieves a rigorous focus on the most immediate, essential form of printmaking: the direct encounter between etching needle and copper plate.
While the small scale and the absence of colour may be specific to her suite of etchings, the title of the portfolio points towards characteristic elements of Voigt’s work across media: She always disclosed her works’ place of creation, and occasionally, as in the Meditation Copenhagen-etchings, includes it in the title of her works. The notion of a meditation may refer to the rigorous focus and deep contemplation which characterised the works’ production; it may also allude to music, another recurring topic in Voigt’s practice, a meditation being a piece of music which explores different variations of a musical theme.
Correspondingly, Meditation Copenhagen can be seen as an investigation of the possibilities and limitations of printmaking in a series of experiments; it is the medium itself which is under investigation.
Price exclusive of VAT and shipping. Offer and price subject to change.
Dimensions sheet: 27 x 18.5 cm
Dimensions frame: 31,2 x 22,2 x 2.3 cm
Published by: BORCH Editions, Kopenhagen
Signed, dated and numbered
Edition of 5, 2 AP, 2 PP
In this suite of twelve etchings entitled "Meditation Copenhagen I-XII", Jorinde Voigt limited herself exclusively to the drypoint technique. By working in an unusually small format and denying her etchings any colour, she achieves a rigorous focus on the most immediate, essential form of printmaking: the direct encounter between etching needle and copper plate.
While the small scale and the absence of colour may be specific to her suite of etchings, the title of the portfolio points towards characteristic elements of Voigt’s work across media: She always disclosed her works’ place of creation, and occasionally, as in the Meditation Copenhagen-etchings, includes it in the title of her works. The notion of a meditation may refer to the rigorous focus and deep contemplation which characterised the works’ production; it may also allude to music, another recurring topic in Voigt’s practice, a meditation being a piece of music which explores different variations of a musical theme.
Correspondingly, Meditation Copenhagen can be seen as an investigation of the possibilities and limitations of printmaking in a series of experiments; it is the medium itself which is under investigation.
Price exclusive of VAT and shipping. Offer and price subject to change.