LORI HERSBERGER (Basel, Switzerland, 1964). "Instant karma nº26", 2013. Sculpture in mirror polished stainless steel. Unique piece. Signed, dated and titled on the back (bottom). Attached certificate issued by Studio Lori Hersberger signed by the artist. Measurements: 80 x 60 x 20 cm. Lori Hersberger's elegant pieces highlight the opposition between the world of illusion and the world of reality, while alluding to the common space they share. The use of mirrored steel drives this interest in exploring the plasticity of that in-between zone: between illusion and reality, between painting and sculpture, between industrial processes and handcrafted finishes... Her non-dogmatic choice of materials and expressive means has become the hallmark of her production. A constant element in his works is the exploration of post-war avant-garde art, of Hard-Edge, Minimalism, Land Art and Pop trends, which is evident in this reflective sculpture. Swiss artist Lori Hersberger lives and works in Zurich. She was born in Basel and studied Video Art and Sculpture at the Basel School of Art and Design. In the early nineties she started to create environments and installations, at first combined with video, and later with different types of media, such as mirrored glass, painting with fluorescent paint, neon light and chromed steel. He quickly moved into a wide spectrum of different and seemingly incompatible media and subjects. His works are characterized by a direct artistic language and, although many trigger a strong affirmative impression, a subversive potential. In various installations, as well as in her painting and sculptures, she addresses a range of themes such as hybrid emotionalism and the dual semantic nature of phenomena such as the phantasmagoric. Starting in 2000, Lori Hersberger expanded her artistic oeuvre to abstract painting, and since then she considers herself exclusively a painter and sculptor. To call her an installation artist is as inadequate as categorizing her solely as a painter, since from the beginning of her career she has engaged in a kind of perspectivism expressed in the experimental exploration of multiple genres. Lori Hersberger has received numerous awards, including the Swiss Art Award (1999 and 2000) and the Manor Art Prize Basel (2001). Her works have been exhibited in numerous institutions and museums, including the MAC Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, where in 2008 she presented in her largest solo exhibition to date, entitled Lori Hersberger - Phantom Studies, deformed steel sculptures as well as extensive installations with neon light and mirrored glass, or in other solo exhibitions at, among others, Kunsthaus Zürich in 2003. In addition, he has exhibited at places such as the Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Basel, the MMKK Museum of Modern Art Carinthia in Klagenfurt, at the Kunsthalle Giessen, the Kunsthalle Basel and the Swiss Institute in New York. At the 48th Venice Biennale, at the Kunsthalle Vienna, at the ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art in Karlsruhe, at the SMAK Stedelijk Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent, at the Lucerne Museum of Art and at the Art Museum of St. Gallen. His works are included in numerous collections in Switzerland, Europe and the United States, and are part of several installations in public spaces.