Phos repeatedly allows time to seep into her works. Material poetics and artistic process intertwine to form zones of mimetic transformation, and it seems as if the works themselves are undergoing a kind of evolutionary development.
In the tension between technical precision and organic deviations, between aesthetic contour and fragility and in the reaction of the material – its yielding, resisting or collapsing – Bianca Phos negotiates dynamics that point beyond the purely physical. For example, the moment of drilling – formally realized in steel cylinders – not only penetrates into geological depths, but also opens up epistemic spaces.
What comes to light when the material begins to make its own mark? Such articulated behavior is also revealed in the use of industrial abrasives – the silicates that are commonly used to remove surfaces under high pressure. This process culminates in the floating installation, a broken open system. Here, the material is in a state of uncertainty between the aggregates: sand and glass, originally identical, move to the center of an almost alchemical process that makes it possible to experience the transformation of materials in their elementary structure. The artist’s deforming, cutting and piercing of the borosilicate glass vials and their disassembly into components leads to a new legibility – a fragmentary language that encompasses both desintegration and possibility.
Phos‘ sculptural and graphic works act as catalytic elements of a reflection on processes that are not only underway in nature, but also in social, cultural and political systems. With precise settings, she creates scenic arrangements that trace specific developments and power relations within our current transformation society. By playing with gravity, Phos makes tangible those forces that suggest profound upheavals – and initiate movements of thought. The materials are not only shaped, they shape themselves – they are emotionally charged actors within all the constellations created by Bianca Phos.
Exhibition: Bianca Phos. Within Constellations
Exhibition duration: May 28 – August 7, 2025
Apéro: Saturday, June 14, 2 – 6 p.m. (the artist will be present)
Artist Talk: Wednesday, June 25, 7 pm (Bianca Phos in conversation with Christoph Thun-Hohenstein)
Address and contact:
Bildraum 07
Burggasse 7-9, 1070 Vienna
Opening hours: Tue–Fri: 1 pm – 6 pm
www.bildrecht.at/bildraum/
Bianca Phos – www.biancaphos.com, www.instagram.com/biancaphos/