About

Heidi Schwegler (b. 1967 in San Antonio, TX) explores a wide range of materials in the service of her subject matter. She is drawn to the peripheral ruin, modifying discarded objects to give them a new sense of purpose. There is an equilibrium inherent in such things – they float between endurance and decay, a living death. In this exclusive ARTSY online exhibition, we survey the recent work of this fascinating artist.

According to Schwegler:

I reverse industrial production by abstracting and transforming durable, mass produced “stuff” into fragile, unique works of glass, porcelain, rubber, …