The practice of Matti Braun (b. 1968) investigates the unexpected, often little known effects of cross-cultural dynamics, making visible patterns of artistic migrations and cultural misrecognition.

These light beige fiberglass sculptures are both objects and functional stools. Their rounded shape is reminiscent of a distorted drop of liquid or a blob of dough or putty, while suggesting softness, which the hardness of the fiberglass however negates. At the same time, it has a smooth and shiny surface. Works in the series are all different: some are round, others appear to have been flattened as if someone had sat on them or formed bread pellets.

Matti Brau's recent silk paintings and glass works are currently on view at Esther Schipper, Berlin.