- Bernhard Hoesli - collage and architecture

Collage & Architecture
For example, No. 2 is composed of a cluster of wood
blocks that overlap two base levels, one raised, and a
lower contoured beach-like level. At first glance, one
may mistake this for an architectural model. Instead,
the composition is juxtaposed against an alternative
shallow sculptural relief. Paper covers multiple
connections between masses which masques discrete
building-like volumes. Wood grain of certain surfaces
is not present, further denying the fact that they are
architectural elements. The contrast between a shallow
relief and architectural model sets up a dialogue
between two-dimensional and three-dimensional
space or a play of phenomenal transparency. The
quiet monumentality present in several of his collages
corresponds to his architecture. In the case of the
Reynolds House, rectilinear and angles shapes respond
to the site while the material palette dramaticizes the
dialogue between earth and sky.
Bernhard Hoesli Monograph: Kevin Pappa