Carlfriedrich Claus
Am Rand des Jetzt am Rand des Hier
Throughout his life, Carlfriedrich Claus was preoccupied with the human subconscious and the extent to which subconscious forces are reflected in written and spoken language. In constant self-experimentation, he created drawings and prints that visualise thought processes and affective movements. From the 1980s onwards, he devoted himself to pre-linguistic sound experiments in the form of acoustic works that capture moments before semantic articulation. In 1995, Claus developed the so-called Lautprozessraum (Sound-Processing Room), in which visitors can control the sounds themselves through their movements. For the 30th anniversary, this installation is being reconstructed and, together with works on paper, invites visitors to immerse themselves in the artist’s vast cosmos of ideas.