The work I produced between 1979 and 1981 might best be described as three-dimensional room-sized drawings. I called them ”linear installations”. With a background in design and fiber art and inspired by minimalism and conceptual art of the 60’s and 70’s I created volumes by suspending lines across space using pliable materials such as strings, wires, ribbons and tape. My work process was simple and direct. I used everyday tools: a hammer, nails, a measuring tape and pencils. With these materials and tools I created patterns of mostly geometric shapes on adjacent or opposite walls and floors. Regular points on these shapes were connected across space. Through repetition I achieved varying degrees of density and transparency. Hard lines were softened by the specific properties of my materials and the effect of gravity on them. Movement was created by the flow of air and shadows by existing light sources.

These installations were by nature temporary. I used photographs, drawings and notebooks to document my work. I kept some of the original materials as remnants. Now, 30 years later I am excited to take another look at this work and to recreate two of the linear installations.

Sabine Reckewell

Sabine Reckewell Bio.pdf