Dennis Fuchs – Die Materie freut sich, Happy Matter 2

Die Materie freut sich, Happy Matter 2 is a perpetual monthly calendar by Berlin artist Dennis Fuchs. In addition to new works, the calendar is supplemented by important national and international anniversaries such as Chocolate Day, World Cheese Day, Christmas and many more.

Dennis Fuchs’ small sculptures attribute an emotionality and the ability to act autonomously to the material. The exhibited objects oscillate between snack bar and restaurant, work and leisure, “high and low”. Since a stay in Japan, the artist has been working with replicas of food, which originally served to overcome language barriers when ordering in restaurants. Aesthetic and culinary decisions overlap in the production process of the small sculptures. They are given arms and legs and come to life. Arranged in scenes on bistro tables, they pass the time either lethargically or productively. They include both standardized foods and unconventional vegetables.

About the artist
Dennis Fuchs (*1992 in Berlin) lives and works in Berlin. He studied art education and philosophy/ethics and fine arts (master student) with Ina Weber at the UdK Berlin and as an exchange student in London and Tokyo. He has exhibited in Berlin, Zurich, Milan and Tokyo. He worked as a guest lecturer for sculpture and multimedia at the UdK Berlin and as a lecturer in cooperation with the Bauhaus Archive Berlin. His works were awarded with the Special Jury Prize of the Takifuji Art Awards Japan and the Audience Award of the Kunstverein Ebersberg.