Christian Boltanski
Monuments Noirs
A quiet landscape of black cubes at breast height in Christian Boltanski's central installation in the Kewenig Galerie draws the view from its smooth and black surface into their inside. Black and white portraits of deceased which refer to Swiss funeral notices are resting there. Prepared so similar to a shrine, a solemn atmosphere of a cemetry is created in the show room which softly reminds us of the transitoriness of life.