Between Africa and Europe: the artistic practice and position of Dunja Herzog

Context and time largely determine the work of Berlin-based Swiss artist Dunja Herzog. With strong connections to Africa since childhood days, she has had repeated extensive stays in Cameroon, Nigeria, and South Africa over the past two decades. Naturally, Herzog's art explores various cultural concepts. She constantly questions the concept of authorship and examines artistic attitudes from different perspectives. Equally important to her art is her fascination with materials and craftsmanship as well as a deep interest in social conditions and the streams of finance between Global North and South.

This first monograph on Dunja Herzog offers a survey of her work since 2004. It highlights the key role that the materials she uses for her sculpture play as carriers of history, and how essential collaborations are in her creative process. The essays and illustrations demonstrate the evolution of Herzog's art over time and in various contexts, and reveal the possibilities for further development it bears.

Autorentext

Marianne Burki ist Kuratorin und Autorin mit Fokus auf gesellschaftliche Themen sowie auf die Wechselwirkung von Kunst und Industrie.

Tuula Rasmussen studierte Kunstgeschichte und Germanistik und ist seit 2023 als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Kunstmuseum Solothurn tätig.

Katrin Steffen ist Kunsthistorikerin und Kuratorin und seit 2022 Direktorin des Kunstmuseums Solothurn.

Zusammenfassung
Between Africa and Europe: the artistic practice and position of Dunja Herzog