Natalia Stachon | The Noise of the Sun

In this process, a copper plate is completely roughened, resulting in a deep black surface when printed. The surface is then polished, causing the drawings to emerge from the black and creating a sense of depth and three-dimensionality through the technique’s tonal range.

The subsequent finishing of the copper plates with steel alters the colour of their surfaces and reveals a new aesthetic quality: the drawings on the plates are only visible under certain conditions.

It is only through the specific incidence of light and the viewer’s movement that the motifs become visible. They appear and disappear again, shifting depending on the viewing angle and creating an almost cinematic effect.

Unusually, in ‘The Noise of the Sun’, the metal plates themselves take centre stage as independent art objects. Only a small, limited number of prints will accompany the series as a portfolio. The works draw attention to the traces that human activity leaves behind in landscapes – from subtle shifts to profound changes. These observations give rise to a multifaceted picture of contemporary landscapes that evokes the complex relationship between humankind and nature. Here, a sense of beauty and a sense of loss exist side by side.

Stachon’s works have been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including: Reinbeckhallen Foundation/Berlin, Galerie Parterre (2025), 4th Biennale of Industrial Art/Labin, Kunstverein Springhornhof/Neuenkirchen (2023), ZKM Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe (2019); Konrad Adenauer Foundation Academy, Berlin (2016/17); Glaskasten Sculpture Museum, Marl (2016); CSW Centre for Contemporary Art, Toruń/PL (2016); BWA Museum of Contemporary Art, Katowice/PL (2015); n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin (2015); Museum of Concrete Art, Ingolstadt (2014); Daimler Contemporary, Berlin (2020/2013/2010); Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn (2013); Haus am Waldsee, Berlin (2012); Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich (2011/2010); Tate Modern, London (2010).