CHA CHA CHA, Wachholz & Renggli

"The artist breaks down the motif of the matchbox into its essential components:
A square or transverse rectangular shape (the box), a motif on it (the label), and a monochromatic – occasionally honeycomb or diamond-patterned – russet bar (the striker). Only through the functional striker does the overall composition become a universal matchbox form that is recognizable to the viewer. Over the years, the striker has detached itself from the block-like design feature located next to the motif in order to mix with the pictorial elements in the new works and take on its own geometric-abstract forms. In doing so, over time, they have become increasingly detached from any mimetic moments and function merely as "echoes of modernist abstraction" (Wachholz). Nevertheless, the artist continues with 'classical' matchbox-like paintings as well."