the artist as public space
Hans Bossmann transfers his artistry to the public. What is made or done from reversed roles generates extraordinary encounters and fresh creative dynamics. Hans initiates contact-rich situations in which there is a reciprocal exchange of knowledge and experience between people who happen to meet. For him, art is literally an accessible space for all people regardless of age, identity or social status.
Everyday situations or objects he often experiences as spontaneously sparkling works of art. He opens up that experience to others.
Especially amateur art practitioners who are not quite amateur yet, the beginners, make things with the most meaning. They don't work, they play, passionately and with concentration, but the result is never perfect. That is not a bad thing because they do it purely out of love, out of curiosity. Finding it fantastic to playfully make something themselves is the meaning. Hans loves these imperfect pieces of work. Working playfully out of pure enthusiasm is beyond the pretense of (material) knowledge, proper methodology, beyond the judgment of good taste and has nothing to do with the One and True. The result need not be perfect as long as it was fantastic to make it. The imperfection of the result confirms the authenticity of a novice amateur. In their work an unconcernedness can be seen that can also be found in the work of small children. Nobody in the world has asked for this work, there is no other use than making something yourself without thinking about what belongs and what does not. The works lack economic value, their possession does not give them high status and does not feed identity or lifestyle. This allows the work to be intrinsically “unexpected,” and that is precisely what is meaningful.
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