Miriam Knibbeler

Miriam Knibbeler – Wax sculpturesA crouching, bald human figure balances on a weathered wooden post in Not Yet. The matte, pale wax skin still bears the marks of modelling. The body is drawn up, eyes closed, arms hanging loosely along the wood. A silence settles that scrapes: this is a being not yet fully formed — or already slipping out of human shape.In Sleeping Moose the physical tension shifts into an animal form. An elastic, sleeping body hangs heavily over the edge of a table. The soft material looks almost cold and flesh-like, as if a figure loses its form the moment consciousness leaves it.The bronze Becoming stands as counterpart. Where the wax sculptures appear temporary and pliable, bronze carries an ancient, ritual weight. The figure recalls pagan idols and hybrid beings. Through wax and bronze a gathering of bodies takes shape — hovering between human, animal and fossil, caught in the instant just before or just after a transformation.