Ralf Dereich

As opposed to their reduced forms, Dereich’s works continuously suggest organic outlines. Everything is developed in a process of experimenting with a new vocabulary and in pondering on his own sensation. Dereich tests the confrontation of certain and uncertain structures: Some decisions originate from sensitivity and intuition, others are subject to an acquired schema. In this balance, between the defined and the undefined, Ralf Dereich’s...

As opposed to their reduced forms, Dereich’s works continuously suggest organic outlines. Everything is developed in a process of experimenting with a new vocabulary and in pondering on his own sensation. Dereich tests the confrontation of certain and uncertain structures: Some decisions originate from sensitivity and intuition, others are subject to an acquired schema. In this balance, between the defined and the undefined, Ralf Dereich’s visual grammar begins. (by Anna-Lena Werner)