Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian

René Stiegler and Markus Sworcik
21.09.—15.10.2023
Steirischer Herbst HUMANS AND DEMONS 2023, Graz, Austria

Photography: Markus Sworcik and René Stiegler, Steirischer Herbst 

Uncertainty is killing me - though I read as much as I am willing to at this given moment, still I turn myself in the dark. I don’t know enough, I tell myself (Ref. Freud, Das Unheimliche) — asking foreign aids for relieving answers. Still going, going around in circles, reaching the same places day after day in search of a witch. I feel like I am my own sculptor and spectator, rendering not in clay or marble, but in the intangible substance of reverie I create.

I am so glad you’re happy and laughing, careless as ever, even though you lost a leg in these recurring fights in the past. This won’t last, I promise. If it does, believe me, it would feel glitchy… after all that’s what I’ve read. Because syntax is better for eternal love and forgiveness, though I am pleading for procrastination and denial. That's why I am levitating in supposedly heimelig surroundings all night. I see myself lying in bed, looking down, tapping triangulars while having the tv on, playing a movie about a murderdoll. Me almost like a disruptive entity — Not really grasping, more converging.

𝒢𝑒𝒹𝓊𝓃𝓀𝑒𝓁𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓍𝓍 𝒪𝒷𝓈𝒾𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓃 manifests as a dissonant echo in the structure of familiar yet paradoxically comforting realms, in the everyday. It embodies an enigma, a cryptic sensation that delineates a clash of fleeting forces. This phenomenon subtly infiltrates known landscapes – those pathways we tread in contemplation, or the mesmerizing venues that ensnare our senses – only to introduce a disquieting anomaly, an amorphous spirit condensing a nebulous darkness. Despite its ominous presence, it contains a deceptive allure, its shine a paradoxical siren call reminding of its presence even when not visible.

Yet, why does this entity manifest? It stands as a symbol, a sign of numerous unwelcome and unsettling realities, asserting itself with an unapologetic assertiveness. This entity possesses the serenity of natural havens: a grassy glade alive with a flock of insects in sunlight, a nocturnal forest draped in lunar serenity, or even the mundane normalcy of a residential driveway. What lingers in the psyche of the beholder are fragmented visions, ephemeral reminders of an unsettling occurrence that has scarred the landscape of consciousness time and time again.

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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L.O.D, 2023, Steel, Aluminum, Silicone, Plaster, PLA, Epoxy, Lacquer, Metal Powder, Industrial Grease, Wire, Tin, Flashlights, Variable Dimensions, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023, Installation View

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Markus Sworcik, NREM Mat, 2023, Silicone, Graphite, 80 x 200 x 0.7 cm, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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René Stiegler, Anxiety Rash, 2023, Fork stanchions, Steel, PLA, Epoxy, Wax, Plaster, 140 x 21 x 21 cm, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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René Stiegler, Anxiety Rash, 2023, Fork stanchions, Steel, PLA, Epoxy, Wax, Plaster, 140 x 21 x 21 cm, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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René Stiegler, Anxiety Rash, 2023, Fork stanchions, Steel, PLA, Epoxy, Wax, Plaster, 140 x 21 x 21 cm, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023

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Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023, Installation View

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Markus Sworcik, Antenna, 2023, Epoxy, Sand, Graphite, Steel, Fabric, Aluminium, 401 x 57 x 14 cm, Gedunkelfloxx Obsidian / Steirischer Herbst – Humans and Demons 2023