Artist Statement
Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero take an interdisciplinary approach, experimenting with a spectrum of materials and techniques. Interested in the scientific study of the natural world, Luftwerk has been exploring the relationship between art and nature for many years. Asked how they came up with the name Luftwerk, they reply: “We wanted to find a name that reflected how people experience our work.” Luft (air) stands for the short-lived, immaterial, and volatile properties of their favorite material, light. Werk (work, artwork) alludes to the materiality of surfaces, structures, and methods, and defines the framework in which the light takes shape.
