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JanKossen Contemporary is pleased to present “The Ethereal Stone”, an exhibition featuring two solo shows of German artists Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer and Dieter Krӓnzlein.

Presenting a dichotomy of weight and ethereality, the work of Schmitz-Schmelzer and Krӓnzlein transforms foundational building materials into delicate defiances of gravity. Employing wood and stone, the artists offer an extraordinary translation of cumbersome mass into ethereal buoyancy.

Drawing inspiration from nature and ancient culture’s most elemental forms, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer’s creations function as a …