Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Peter Fischli, born in Zurich, 1952 | David Weiss, born in Zurich, 1946
The insincerity lies in the fact that we produce an illusion and then take it back in a cruel way. You suddenly recognize that what you see isn’t there at all, but you’re quite sure you see it all the same: this tool, this piece of wood—it’s quite clear that it’s a realistic image, or a partially realistic one, but it isn’t actually there. I don’t know if that’s sincerity or not; it’s deception—a sober illusion of conventionality. You produce things and situations you’ve never mistrusted before.
--David Weiss
Part of the appeal of this deception lies in the slight deviation, the failure, the incompleteness. A gap appears between reality and reflection. Strangely enough, this space in between can be exactly the point where you’re best able to access the work.
--Peter Fischli
Peter Fischli, born in Zurich, 1952 | David Weiss, born in Zurich, 1946
The insincerity lies in the fact that we produce an illusion and then take it back in a cruel way. You suddenly recognize that what you see isn’t there at all, but you’re quite sure you see it all the same: this tool, this piece of wood—it’s quite clear that it’s a realistic image, or a partially realistic one, but it isn’t actually there. I don’t know if that’s sincerity or not; it’s deception—a sober illusion of conventionality. You produce things and situations you’ve never mistrusted before.
--David Weiss
Part of the appeal of this deception lies in the slight deviation, the failure, the incompleteness. A gap appears between reality and reflection. Strangely enough, this space in between can be exactly the point where you’re best able to access the work.
--Peter Fischli
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