By Fritz Jacobi
Transformation is the central leitmotif in Menno Fahl’s oeuvre. Rooted equally
in the Romantic and the Expressionist tradition, he sets his sights on shaping
his images to tear down the boundaries of human or animal creatures’ organic
bodies, heightening these and pushing them into the realm of the bizarre or
grotesque. He seeks to discover archaic primal forces, explore unfettered formal
possibilities and transpose dreamlike visions – always in conjunction with
a pinch of humour and artistic ambition that targets the constructional. Dabs
of paint that flow out into formless shapes, along with terse found objects
in wood, metal or fabric constitute the simplest conceivable triggers for his
burlesque yet pared-down creations, which perpetually track down the changes
that lie within them.
