Artwork
Seeger, Nadine - Malerei, Hütte
Seeger, Nadine - Malerei, Hütte is an unspecified painting by Nadine Seeger. It dates from 2011 and is held in the collection of the Archaeology and Museum Baselland.
About this work
Overview
Nadine Seeger’s 2011 work titled *Malerei, Hütte* is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography.
Nadine Seeger’s 2011 work titled *Malerei, Hütte* is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The piece presents a layered composition that merges fragments of antiquated cartographic material with a prominent, uneven dark area occupying the central field. The overall effect is that of a visual collage, where the map fragments appear weathered and the central mass disrupts the surface with a tactile, irregular presence.
Subject & Meaning
The artwork juxtaposes historical maps—showing towns, rivers, and faded blue‑beige lines—with an ambiguous, shadow‑like form that bisects the composition. This contrast may suggest a dialogue between recorded geography and an intervening, perhaps disruptive, force, inviting viewers to contemplate the fragility of spatial knowledge and the intrusion of unknown elements into familiar terrains.
Technique & Style
Seeger employs a mixed‑media approach, adhering torn map fragments onto the support and applying a thick, impasto‑like material in the central zone. The dark mass is uneven and rough, indicating a heavy application of pigment or another substance that creates a palpable surface texture, while the surrounding maps retain their paper quality, with frayed edges and signs of wear.
History & Provenance
Created in 2011, *Malerei, Hütte* entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings shortly after its completion, though specific acquisition details are not publicly recorded. The work reflects Seeger’s ongoing interest in the materiality of paper and the interplay between documentary sources and painterly intervention.
Context
The piece aligns with contemporary practices that explore the convergence of archival material and painterly gesture. By integrating cartographic fragments, Seeger references the tradition of map‑making as a form of visual documentation, while the impasto element situates the work within a broader discourse on texture and the physicality of paint in modern art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Nadine Seeger’s small oil paintings give quiet corners of the night a glowing presence.
