carlier | gebauer is very pleased to present new sculptures by Asta Gröting on the occasion of Gallery Weekend Berlin opening 1 May, 2015 from 6-9pm.

The new work, When My Mother Was Dying (2015), is a continuation of the series Space Between a Family which are casts of the artist‘s family made in 2010, and Space Between Lovers which is a cast of a couple having sex. Seen from the front, the four figures in When My Mother Was Dying appear to be swathed in gently undulating shrouds. Walking around the sculptures, however, reveals direct imprints of each individual’s solemn expression and the rumpled folds and buttons of their clothing – thus enacting a dynamic interplay between the visible and invisible aspects of the primal experience of mourning.