Saâdane Afif Spring (Pale Green & Flesh Tone), 2008

In his sculpture, Saâdane Afif combines two completely different media: wood and pharmaceuticals. In terms of colour, shape and their symbolism, the capsules act as a contrast to the orthogonal structure of the wooden rods and break up the clear, modern form. The object is formalistically reminiscent of concrete art of the 1950s and borrows particularly from works by Josef Albers and Max Bill. The plinth is an elementary component of the work here and had originally held the artwork of another artist. Afif thus creates a symbiosis of old and new that picks up on the existing and allows it to live on through re-use.