2023, Herold & Huth, rwa series

Maus rwa,
print on wall, 350 x 547 cm

Drafts rwa,
drawing series
ink and graphite on paper, edition 3
6 parts 80 x 58 cm (portrait format)
2 parts 80 x 116 cm (landscape format)

“In the Real World Assets (rwa) series, Barbara Herold and Florian Huth capture the specifics of unique landscapes of sandstone cliffs along the Czech-German border, such as the climbing walls in Rájec, Tisá, Jetřichovice, and the basalt outcrops of Panská skála near Kamenický Šenov. By recording using 3D scanning and photogrammetry, they create abstracted models of the landscape that symbolize specific details that shape its unique character. These models are subsequently transformed into drawings realized using ink and graphite by the cutting plotter which works on the same base as CNC machines. The captivating landscape frame is thus mediated to the viewers in the form of precise and rationally guided lines executed by the machine, which transform the emotion aroused by the beauty and majesty of nature into amazement at the aesthetic perfection of the records of its uniqueness, created by the cold tools of technological apparatuses.” – Michal Koleček, “Gardening of Soul” exhibition, House of Arts, Ústí nad Labem, CZ