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His conceptual works are reflections on basic themes of sculpture. For instance, he presents sprueses that result as waste in the creation of bronze sculptures. Visualizing the invisible is of special importance here. Johannes Wald combines two works for his exhibition in the Albertinum. “Pedestal for a Muse“ seizes the myth of the muses as sources of the artist’s inspiration and thus relates to the ancient works of the Skulpturensammlung. However, the muse in the artist’s work is absent. Only her empty sleeping area remains. Her bed functions as a substitution for a sculpture that possibly rests inside the undressed rock on the opposite side, but without the muse the sculpture cannot be created. The hope for her fast return is expressed in a poetic text that can be read as a tribute to the muse’s temper.
