Greta Schödl's Repetitive Gestures on View at LABS Gallery Bologna

LABS Gallery in Bologna is hosting an exhibition of works by Austrian artist Greta Schödl (born 1929 in Hollabrunn), whose practice revolves around repetition. Her pieces, such as "Papier," transform the act of writing a word into a rhythmic, almost obsessive gesture that empties the sign of meaning, leaving only the signifier. The written word becomes a drawing, and its acoustic translation becomes sound. In "Federa Aperta," she inscribes the title—a description of the work—onto a pillowcase that has been unstitched and opened. Schödl's work occupies both physical space and a temporal, sonic dimension, linking her practice to conceptual art and the tradition of manuscript illumination. The exhibition runs in 2023.