JEPPE HEIN
REFLECTING GARDENS

GÄRTEN DER WELT, BERLIN, GERMANY
PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2017

Three lines of triangular mirror lamellae placed equal distances apart create a circular concentric effect that invites visitors to approach the artwork. The outline of the sculpture originates from three overlapping leaves. The height of the lamellae varies from the outside to the inside, thus creating an ascending form. The sculpture can be entered from three sides,  as the distance between the lines offers enough space to walk along the installation. With the alternation between the reflections of the viewer, the location in the mirror lamellae, and views to the outside – be it an interior or exterior space – offered by the openings between them,  a  blurred perception of space arises.  Reality and reflection combine to produce an unfamiliar and disorientating situation similar to the experience in a labyrinth that is increased by the movement of the viewer. Visitors will be surrounded by the green of the park as if in a room in the garden. Walking through the reflecting sculpture intensifies their awareness of nature and offers them an uncommon experience of the Gardens of the  World as well as an unexpected dialogue with others.
REFLECTING GARDENS, 2017
mirror polished stainless steel, aluminum, stainless steel substructure
9,38 x 9, 14 m; height 2,95 m

© Courtesy KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, 303 Gallery, New York and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
© Images Studio Jeppe Hein/ Florian Neufeldt

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JEPPE HEIN
Jeppe Hein (b. 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Städel Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Jeppe Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where art, architecture, and technical inventions intersect. Unique in their formal simplicity and notable for their frequent use of humor, his works engage in a lively dialogue with the traditions of Minimalist sculpture and Conceptual art of the 1970s. Jeppe Hein’s works often feature ...
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