entre-temps

Under the influence of heat, steel reveals an unknown side. Cloud-like color patterns emerge on its surface, defying conventional definitions of the material. The work explores the relationship between heaviness and lightness, as well as questions of complexity. Steel is associated with heaviness and hardness, yet under heat it reveals other states. Its surface oxidizes into iridescent colors that emerge from the material itself. A blush, a shimmer—the play of colors is almost heavenly.

Tabea Wolf is interested in steel in its industrial forms: clear, geometric profiles that balance its properties. A straight tube, bent into a circle, breaks through the linear constraints. Through grinding processes, the way light falls on the surface and refracts changes. Under the influence of heat, the material changes its state. Solid matter becomes atmosphere. Steel can appear light, almost weightless.