Katja Strunz: 0,0,0

katja strunz: 0,0,0
 
serigraphic print on paper, hand signed in pencil 
 
published in 2025 
by comptoir des arts franches montagnes (cafm)
saint-brais, switzerland
 
printed by SYMETRIA, Saint-Louis
 
edition of 250, 30 x 30 cm in a frame of 32 x 32 x 3.5 cm
 
including wooden shadow gap frame
 
0,0,0: a global snapshot of non-objective art in the digital age
commemorating the 110th anniversary of kazimir malevich’s groundbreaking 0,10 exhibition (petrograd, 1915), the 0,0,0 portfolio is a seminal contemporary project that explores the enduring legacy of geometric and non-representational art worldwide.
 
the title “0,0,0” references the pure state of the color black in programming code, symbolizing the core principle of maximum reduction and universal applicability—a direct conceptual bridge to malevich's revolutionary "zero form."
 
this limited-edition portfolio gathers 30 original works by international artists, showcasing the vibrant, transcultural evolution of constructivist principles across different generations and continents. it is a visual dialogue between the historical avant-garde and the logic of our networked, digital world.
 
based in berlin, katja strunz brings a profound philosophical dimension to the 0,0,0 portfolio. while earlier artists explored the "zero point" through code or light, strunz finds it in the fold. for her, folding is not just a formal exercise; it is a spiritual and physical response to the fragmentation of our world. staudt gave us the geometry as a vibration; strunz gives us the geometry as a transformation.
 
her contribution combines the ancient tradition of origami with the cold, analytical gaze of modern technology. using satellite images provided by planet labs pbc, she presents our planet in its vulnerable beauty—deforested landscapes and dwindling riverbeds seen from the vastness of space. but strunz refuses to leave these images as rigid, analytical data. she folds them, physically resisting their linear narratives and forcing new connections between industrial traces and natural structures.
 
this "in formation" process is deeply influenced by the physicist anders levermann and his concept of "the folded world". in theoretical physics, folding describes how an infinite surface can exist within a limited space—a direct alternative to the destructive logic of linear growth.  
 
"my work revolves around the intertwining of time, space and movement. memory and trauma play a central role as well as the idea of pausing to perceive oneself. it is about an accelerated time where the physical space is inexorably fading." katja strunz