Malte Bartsch

Wärmetauscher

Malte Bartsch’s (b. 1984 in Braunschweig; lives and works in Berlin) sculptures, installations, and video works revolve around themes of time and the environment while addressing the issue of happiness. He explores these questions by rebuilding machines, designing mechanisms, and creating physical facts.

In his edition consisting of five unique pieces, Bartsch burns laughing emojis into the peculiar stainless steel plates of Wärmetauscher (heat exchangers). Instead of their original function of transferring thermal energy, the conductors become surfaces for the exchange of stylized emotions from everyday digital communication.


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