Jan St. Werner - Hatje Cantz

A minimalist table of contents for a publication with black text on a white background. The content is organized in three columns listing the authors, the chapter titles in both German and English, and the corresponding page numbers. Authors include Jan St. Werner, Çağla Ilk, and Louis Chude-Sokei, with titles such as Vom Schatten der Ideen / The Shadow of Ideas and Architektur hören / Hearing Architecture.

An abstract collage of overlapping photographs showing various perspectives of a minimalist architectural model. The deconstructed views reveal stark, geometric rooms in muted tones of grey, white, and pale blue, including a central octagonal space seen from above. Strong light and shadow accentuate the angular forms.

A minimalist two-page spread from a book, showing pages 14 and 15. The title at the top reads The Shadow of Ideas by Çağla İlk. The body text is an essay laid out in two parallel columns, with German on the left page and English on the right page, set against a stark white background.

A dimly lit art installation in a gallery with a dark, reflective floor. Blurry projections of human figures appear on the walls, while tall, white rectangular panels hang from the ceiling, casting distinct, person-shaped shadows. The scene creates a mysterious interplay of light and form.

A two-page spread from a publication. The left page is mostly blank with small text at the top and the page number 134. The right page shows a grid of twelve abstract, black-and-white images with a rough, metallic texture. The images are distorted and depict ghostly, indistinct human figures standing in dark doorways and architectural spaces.

A diptych photograph of a minimalist art installation in a gallery with white walls and a grey floor. The left panel shows a large, white, rectangular plane wedged diagonally into a corner. The right panel shows a different view of the same plane, appearing suspended and warmly lit, with an open doorway to another room visible in the background.

An art catalog spread with a blank left page numbered 142. The right page shows a minimalist gallery with a freestanding white rectangular panel on a dark floor. The panel's surface is covered in a uniform grid of circular, concave indentations.

A two-page book spread. The left page is entirely white, with the page number 188 at the bottom-left corner. The right page is a full-bleed, close-up, abstract photograph of a dark, glossy surface with a diagonal band of iridescent light that shifts in color from bright blue and purple to a warm golden-orange against a black background.

A grainy, black and white abstract photograph showing a tilted view into a geometric, octagonal space, possibly an architectural model. A bright, angular shaft of light cuts through the darkness, illuminating the textured walls and creating deep shadows. The image is presented as a collage with overlapping fragments.

A two-page book spread, pages 182 and 183, featuring an interview with Oswald Wiener and Jan St. Werner. A large German title at the top reads Es gibt keine Grenze zwischen mir und diesem Klang. The text is laid out in a two-column format, with the German dialogue on the left page and the English translation on the right.

A side-by-side image showing two abstract views of an architectural corner with different lighting. On the left, the corner is lit with a soft, cool blue light. On the right, the corner is lit by a warm, intense orange-yellow light that casts strong, dark shadows.

A black and white photograph from a book showing a tall, vertical screen propped against a gallery wall. The screen displays a distorted, fluid white shape on a black background, creating a glitch-art effect. A white power cord lies on the dark floor below. The opposite page is mostly blank with the number 224.

Jan St. Werner

Space Synthesis

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By (artist): Jan St. Werner

Edited by: Çağla İlk, Jan St. Werner

July 2023, 252 Pages, 60 Photos

Paperback with Flaps

216mm x 236mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5576-4

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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How can one inhabit a sound? What perspectives open up through the encounter of space, resonance and perception? And how are participants changed in the process? With Space Synthesis, artist and composer Jan St. Werner, known as one half of the duo Mouse on Mars, designs a radically new understanding of sound and space. The interplay between the two becomes a method of exploring architecture and social contexts.
Space Synthesis is the catalogue for Jan St. Werner's first solo exhibition and, at the same time, the document of a practice that turns against seemingly fixed knowledge and explores the productive power of sound from multiple perspectives. Numerous contributions deepen the understanding of his artistic work.