Elvo Axt (b. Kazakhstan) is a mixed media artist exploring various mediums. Migrating to Germany as a child, they studied Free Arts at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Rita McBride and Christopher Williams, graduating as a Meisterschüler:in of McBride. They also studied philosophy and art history. Axt’s work navigates conceptual and material intersections, reflecting their diverse influences.
Flesh of the World
2023
„Flesh of the World, 2023“, 4K video, 29:29 min.
„Sacred chest“, 2024, mixed clay relief, 3 x 42 x 45 cm
„Eye for an eye“, 2024, mixed clay, 14,5 x 40 x 27 cm, 6 x 29,5 x 20 cm, 5,5 x 20 x 21 cm
In “Flesh of the World”, Elvo Axt takes a look into the complexity of human existence. Using contemporary dream-like pop-cultural elements, Axt works his way into an exploration of the depths of our society. Partly represented by the liminal nature of the vampire, the scope expands across queerness, loneliness, loss, isolation, mental illness, drugs and the troubling aspects of humanity.
The audience is taken through surreal border areas in which fiction and reality seem to blur time and again. Sculptures are brought to life, vampires roam the world and other perspectives on truth permeate the entire work. The film is complemented by two further sculptures in the room.
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