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Marlies Liekfeld-Rapetti. Breeding The elements of life – the cycle of emergence, growth and decline, most evident on the surfaces of bodies – form the central thematic framework in the art of Marlies Liekfeld-Rapetti, against the background of her life experience as a woman. The basic material for her three-dimensional work is paper. Soaked in liquid and layered, it can convey the haptic qualities, the fragility and vulnerability of skin, allowing the artist to form "skin dresses" "body shells" and "mummies". Developments in the field of molecular biology, especially the first successful cloning of a mammal, in 1996, led the artist to make a study of the possible influence on the natural processes of human life. Aldous Huxley's novel /Brave New World/ (1932), which describes the grim prospect of manipulated breeding of human beings, ultimately provided the incentive for an artistic appraisal and the creation of her amniotic sacs. In her installation entitled “Zucht” (“Breeding”) in the Burgkapelle, Marlies Liekfeld-Rapetti links the plexiglass forms with other groups of works, penetrating yet deeper into the central theme. |
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