Figures of France

Made of ceramic plaster and cast in moulds made from everyday plastic waste, plastic bottles conclomerate in dazzling whiteand all kinds of packaging material. The impression made by the objects varies depending on the shape and colour, from ice floes of rubbish. Märzendorfers sculptures confront us both tangibly and by assiciation with tze littering of nature and the melting of the polar ice caps. …

There is something fascinatingly alluring about this sculptures, with there stringly smooth and silky sleek white surfaces, so much so we just wantnto touch them. their extraordinary appeal lies in the disconcerting realisation that theyare attractive and repulsive in equal measure. …

Verena Kaspar (Curator), 2019