Satellitensaal, the title of Thomas Scheibitz solo exhibition at Sprüth Magers Window, is a neologism that—as so often with Scheibitz—stands for apparently irreconcilable concepts and things that are nevertheless held together at a poetic or artistic level.

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

 

Both the sculptural dimension of satellites and their use as unnoticed, quasi-invisible predictors and observers of our everyday lives are important points of reference for Scheibitz and a long-time source of inspiration. Satellites are designed to relay data remotely at high speeds over vast distances which have orbited the Earth for over sixty years and continue to significantly influence life on this planet.

 

Labyrinth shows a fragmentary, broken maze that might just as easily symbolize a building or garden. Labyrinthine structures or mazes also represent maximum confusion in classical iconography.

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
240 × 170 cm
94 1/2 × 67 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
240 × 170 cm
94 1/2 × 67 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
240 × 170 cm
94 1/2 × 67 inches

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022

Thomas Scheibitz
Labyrinth, 2022

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Labyrinth shows a fragmentary, broken maze that might just as easily symbolize a building or garden. Labyrinthine structures or mazes also represent maximum confusion in classical iconography.

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022
Aluminum, mounted
75 × 88 × 20 cm
29 1/2 × 34 5/8 × 7 7/8 inches

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Formally and as objects, these devices are purely functional in nature and essentially dispense with formal design altogether—a structural counter-concept to the artistic, aesthetic form-finding process involved in creating sculptures and objects, one that relies on attention to composition and design, fragment and detail. Hanging suspended in the unusually high-ceilinged space at Sprüth Magers Window is Satellit 3, a sculpture that appears to be monitoring people on the street, seemingly mirroring the gaze of passersby.

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Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022
Aluminum, mounted
75 × 88 × 20 cm
29 1/2 × 34 5/8 × 7 7/8 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022
Aluminum, mounted
75 × 88 × 20 cm
29 1/2 × 34 5/8 × 7 7/8 inches

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Satellit 3, 2022 (detail)

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Formally and as objects, these devices are purely functional in nature and essentially dispense with formal design altogether—a structural counter-concept to the artistic, aesthetic form-finding process involved in creating sculptures and objects, one that relies on attention to composition and design, fragment and detail. Hanging suspended in the unusually high-ceilinged space at Sprüth Magers Window is Satellit 3, a sculpture that appears to be monitoring people on the street, seemingly mirroring the gaze of passersby.

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

 

The central painting in the exhibition is Thornwell. Its titular reference, the scholar Thornwell Jacobs (1877–1956), is credited with inventing the time capsule—a purposeful but also poetic concept with a view to Scheibitz’s paintings.

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
150 × 380 cm
59 × 149 5/8 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
150 × 380 cm
59 × 149 5/8 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
150 × 380 cm
59 × 149 5/8 inches

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021

Thomas Scheibitz
Thornwell, 2021

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Thomas Scheibitz
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, colored pencil, pigment marker on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
11 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, colored pencil, pigment marker on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
11 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, colored pencil, pigment marker on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
11 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, colored pencil, pigment marker on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
11 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, colored pencil, pigment marker on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
11 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, colored pencil, pigment marker on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
11 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

All installation views: Timo Ohler

 

The Window, a storefront, sunken space with high ceilings that allows visitors to view works from the street at any time, also resembles a small hall.

 

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
260 × 180 cm
102 3/8 × 70 7/8 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
260 × 180 cm
102 3/8 × 70 7/8 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022
Oil, vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
260 × 180 cm
102 3/8 × 70 7/8 inches

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022

Thomas Scheibitz
Pond, 2022

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The paintings hang high enough to be visible through the window. Scheibitz incorporates existing architectural elements with design details such as fabric coverings, for example, to effectively blur the line between space and sculpture.

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022
Vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
70 × 50 cm
27 5/8 × 19 3/4 inches

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Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022
Vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
70 × 50 cm
27 5/8 × 19 3/4 inches

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022
Vinyl, pigment marker on canvas
70 × 50 cm
27 5/8 × 19 3/4 inches

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022 (detail)

Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin
Thomas Scheibitz – Satellitensaal – Berlin

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022

Thomas Scheibitz
Scivias, 2022

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The paintings hang high enough to be visible through the window. Scheibitz incorporates existing architectural elements with design details such as fabric coverings, for example, to effectively blur the line between space and sculpture.