The artwork, titled “Mutter Mit Kind” and created by Isa Genzken in 2004, belongs to the art movement known as Conceptual Art and falls under the genre of installation.
This piece features a complex arrangement of various materials and objects, forming a vertical structure that commands attention. At the base is a white pedestal with a ladder-like frame attached to its front, and it appears to intersect with a classical portrait affixed to the pedestal, depicting a woman adorned in historical attire. Ascending the structure, the eye is drawn to the upper section where a transparent chair is inverted, upon which rest two sculptural elements – a figure clad in white and blue, exuding an aura of contemplation or repose. The entire installation combines elements of sculpture, portraiture, and found objects, reflecting Genzken’s signature approach to challenging traditional notions of form and narrative within contemporary art.
