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Concept and images:
Mario Wezel
Design:
Rob van Hoesel
Print and binding:
Wilco Art Books (NL)
Co-published with:
Éditions Images Vevey (CH)
Three human beings are floating through time and space. They circle around each other: getting up, laying down, carrying one another, a break for a few minutes. Sometimes together, sometimes alone. They are constantly afoot: like interstellar objects and their parent planets, they are constantly correlating to one another, even at the most distant point.
It’s early August, one of those hot summer nights, as we start to wean our son. For my part, every time our son was breastfed during the last month, Iʻve felt very much like a spectator who is crashing a perfect symbiosis. Partly jealous, partly in awe, partly relieved due to the lack of responsibility and the constant availability. These feelings have lasted throughout my fatherhood so far, being the center of discussions about equality and care and maintenance-work.
A new universe emerges and our orbits are re-arranging themselves, still unclear who is encircling whom.
Mario Wezel (1988) is a German visual artist based in Hannover. His practice draws on a wide range of imaging techniques, including digital and analogue photography, video, and thermal imaging. Rooted in his own biography and in a close observation of everyday life, his work explores societal themes such as identity, coming of age, and family structures. Since the birth of his first child in 2017, his focus has shifted increasingly towards fatherhood, constructions of masculinity, and parental role models, translating personal experience into forms that are both emotionally accessible and conceptually rigorous. In his exhibition practice, large-scale wallpapered photographs coexist with finely framed prints, multi-channel video projections, printed textiles, and text-based works. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions.