Chrys Zumstein

Lives and works in 8003 Zürich, Switzerland

Artist statement

A life with contradictions Is a life without contradictions possible? Basically, it may not be possible to have a completely consistent world view or a consistent system of rules. Maybe you just have to accept that human existence is absurd at some point. The topic of being human plays a central role in my work. It is about people and the contradictions that we live with every day. Everyone knows the phenomenon of contradictions. For example, contradictions exist in statements and actions. I deal with the questions: What are contradictions, what kinds of contradictions are there, how do they come together, what can you contradict and what kinds of contradictions are there in the world? Philosophy also considers the question of whether something contradicts itself and why. Not only statements can be contradicted, but also maxims of the principle of will and action. The term contradiction and the related term antagonism are philosophical terms from Hegelian and Marxist dialectics. The term dialectic does not refer to the excluded contradiction between traditional and formal logic, but to the polar opposites. Contradictions can be both material and ideal phenomena, i.e. between concepts, ideas and statements as well as between historical forces, social classes, tendencies and developments. Photography and Photoshop software accompany me on my journey. I arrange various everyday objects that come my way and photograph them. The combination of photography and Photoshop creates...

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