Jakob Wlodarczyk

Listen! - Taiwu Art Village Taoyuan/Taiwan 2022

Listen! - An Installation of the Paradoxes of War

Listen! is an artistic exploration of the paradoxes of war. It examines both the temporal structure of our lived experience and the question of how historical events and long-past personal (war-related) memories persist. The defining artistic technique of the installation is sculpture, utilizing clay and a tear fluid produced through a complex synthetic process.

Rather than pursuing aesthetic perfection, this artistic method prioritizes investigating the sculptural potential of the material—clay—and attempting to replicate natural forms with precision. Symbolically, the work aims to create a stark contrast by combining familiar, universally recognizable symbols, thereby inviting viewers to draw their own associations and reflections.