Hyle square 22.2

Esser uses the technique of automatic sculpting:

Sculpting without a specific result in mind, instead reacting to the material and letting shapes and forms emerge from this process. It is in juxtaposition with parametric modeling in which form follows efficiency. Instead, Esser creates shapes out of abstract play and improvisation. Vertical sculptures are each produced in one go out of ceramics. The material is flexible but becomes rigid over time, recording the making process as a phenotype of the maker. Electronics animate the sculptures with waves of sound and light. Esser eliminates the border between static objects and dynamic processes. The installation creates a field of interactions and relationships between the viewer and the objects.