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Phoebe Lesch
Germany
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Artist highlights
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Plaster, Wood With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 19.7in, Height: 19.5in, Depth: 20.3in
About this artwork
While starting to work on this piece back in 2010, I was reminded of a story from Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, which I had greatly enjoyed reading as a teenager. It was about people wearing faces like masks, and sometimes wearing them away prematurely. The non-face. The astronaut represents someone who feels they do not belong on Earth, but have fallen from the sky.
The astronaut underwent some changes in August 2026 after returning… from an exhibition with a broken nose. While readjusting it, I thought about the impenetrable, sphinx-like expression it had had at the Venice exhibition, and the amusing coincidence that the Sphinx's nose had also broken off. The mirror frame was found at the same time, and of course, if you have a mirror, you look into it. With the mirror frame, the sculpture started to come to life, and I gave it the black eyes and moustache that men from Upper Egypt and Nubia like to wear.
Finally, the astronaut has landed and the work is complete.
The astronaut underwent some changes in August 2026 after returning… from an exhibition with a broken nose. While readjusting it, I thought about the impenetrable, sphinx-like expression it had had at the Venice exhibition, and the amusing coincidence that the Sphinx's nose had also broken off. The mirror frame was found at the same time, and of course, if you have a mirror, you look into it. With the mirror frame, the sculpture started to come to life, and I gave it the black eyes and moustache that men from Upper Egypt and Nubia like to wear.
Finally, the astronaut has landed and the work is complete.
Phoebe Lesch
Germany
Credentials
- Works on commission
Phoebe Lesch, an artist originally from Munich with a rich background in fine arts and applied linguistics, explores drawing, sculpture, and physical and vocal performance. Her techniques blend condensation and dissolution to question the human condition, creating works where the tangible is transformed into dreams. She seeks to reveal the power of the inner journey and to awaken in each of us the desire for liberation.
Phoebe Lesch
Der Astronaut
$15,220
