timeguards

The most recent example that I came across in terms of my dichotomic trajectory is figurative site specific sculpture installations, TimeGuards/SpiritGuards by Manfred Kielnhofer. Cloaked in concrete-like or otherwise putrid variegated cloth, Manfred Kielnhofer’s “time guardians” form sinister groups that evokes many genres, from fantasy to mythology and the gothic. The necromantic figures, based upon the ancient theme of the ‘time guardian,’ depict beings from another realm who, in ancient cultures and civilisations, would have been deemed responsible for paranormal goings-on. The location and material of the figures dramatically changes the connotation.

www.timeguards.com
www.kielnhofer.com
www.schloss-steyregg.at