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spatial development

spaces, 43 drawings with felt tip pen on pvc, each 12x17cm

wall formation (alphabet), studio view 06/22

horizontal storage system (spacings)

drawing expansions (bodies), mobile appearances, 06/19

- group of drawings about finding my language, studio view 05/22 -(sketches for objects in space)

- wall-floor formation (alphabet) /what is body, studio view 04/23

a new alphabet (Teile für Welt 1 - SPRACHE), several drawings, 04/22

MOTION FIELD MOVEMENT /MOVING; four book objects in space

POSITION UND FORMATION detail

sprachskulpuren edge and line

SPACINGS - horizontal storage system (studio view)

HANDLUNGSSTÜCKE, studio installation with objects and drawings (2020)

03/2022 studio view, ORDNUNG und SORTIEREN

BODIES, body 1-3, horizontal positions, different appearances, 07/19

positions -

- studio view, 08/25, Raum-Feld-Handlung-Körper (body scores, body progressions/progress, motion, movement)

drawing installation - notations on movement, full set of 56 drawings

alphabet (fragments) and parts for world 1 (fluid), studio view 08/22

- group of nine drawings (leaned on wall), wall-floor connection, studio view 04/23

wall vs. floor (progression history/progress/letter/thought/note/body), 08/23

studio view 07/19, drawing expansions/language/bodies

two spaces, series 43 drawings with felt tip pen on pvc, each 12x17cm

formation/field/wall vs.floor/setting/group/positions, 08/23

letters, notes, thoughts, drawings, diary (daily routines) /06/23, studio view

- MAPS OF PROGRESSION 1-3, 2020-21

horizontal vs. vertikal explorations, Sprachskulpturen - line and edge with two drawings on the wall and on on the floor

studio view 02/20

language fields (deconstructed, fragmented)

variuos objects, folded, stored, overlayed

POSITION UND FORMATION

BODY FIELD LANGUAGE - map, foldable double sided map on wall, 05/22

studio view 01/20

language fields test 1

drawings, positioned in space

SPACE DIAGRAM (overwritten, fragmented), deconstruct language

Sprachskulpturen, Positionen

studio view 12/21, placement and positioning, body placements

FIRST MOVESET, floor installation in my studio (2020)

writing exercise/body-space relations/alphabet/Sprachelemente (auf Boden, gelegt, geordnet)

studio view 04/22, body progressions, working on new bodies (BODY 6, BODY 7)

placement and positioning, 12/21

drawing expansions - horizontal installation

Drawing Expansions - folder objects with drawings (analytic drawings) on the floor (2020)

language fields (deconstructed, fragmented), installation

horizontal positioning (placement and positioning), studio view 12/21

studio view 09/21

SPRACHSKULPTUREN - language fields, view x

placement and positioning, process, studio view

writing exercises (wall formation), studio view 06/22

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studio view 06/18, language in space 01

FIRST MOVESET, drawing series to understand und examine movement possibilities in space and in interaction with my sculptures in space

various drawings - a new alphabet, studies for language fields (deconstructed, fragmented)

- wall vs. floor (situation)/my body my space/ set of drawings/

- group of drawings, 2023

Position und Formation (placement and positioning, situation 1), horizontal formation with drawing, studio views, 06/21

- body formation, bodyprogressions (wall-floor settings) , studio view 03/23

studio view 04/22, what is (a)body, in progress

horizontal situation with ten drawings and two bodies, wall drawing, 12/21 (placement and positioning)

drawings and book objects, stacked and ordered - line

SPACE DIAGRAM 1-3

sprache sprechen raum denken 1

SPRACHSKULPTUREN

SPRACHSKULPTUREN - folded, stored

POSITION UND FORMATION,c

sprachgruppen (alphabet, 2023

- 2024 body-forms, drawings, pencil on paper, 76x130 cm each

a new alphabet (Teile für Welt 1 - SPRACHE), studio view 04/22

studio view 12/25 (körperräume)

SPRACHSKULPTUR MOTION FIELD MOVEMENT, in process - half folded (2021)

drawing formation on wall

four letters to space (drawing expansions/bodies for drawings), wall/floor position with pencil drawing on wall, studio view 12/21

SPRACHSKULPTUREN, MOTION FIELD MOVEMENT

body placements (placement and positioning) with drawing on floor and wall, studio view 12/21

BODY 5, BODY 6, BODY 7 (in progression)

parts for: b o d y s c o r e s, Allgemeiner Konsumverein Braunschweig (in process, folded and rolled up state of works)

studio view, 01/25, body imprints/body scores

progression history, studio view 10/21

Sprachskulptur, EDGE

POSITION UND FORMATION,d

placement and positioning, floor situation, 12/21

studio view 03/25 (arrangements, horizontal setting)

Position und Formation (placement and positioning Situation 1), studio views, 06/21

BODY 4, language sculptures (folded) and drawings - positioned in space

- notes, letters, thoughts (studio view 06/23)

studio view 11/22, working on new Body for writing exercises

b o d y s c o r e s, studio view, process, 05/25, set of drawings and bodies - positioned on the floor, with wall drawing (position overlaps with three characters/bodies)

language sculptures

studio view 10/21

alphabet (maps), studio view 07/22, felt-tip pen on folded and cutted paper, doublesided, each 42x59cm

studio view 01/20, mobile fields - bodies

SPRACHSKULPTUREN, MOTION FIELD MOVEMENT (folded)

language fields - sprachskulpturen (motion field movement), folded, deconstructed, overlayed

SPACINGS - horizontal storage system, studio positioning 1

detail2

FIRST MOVESET, studio installation (2020)

HANDLUNGSSTÜCKE, ordered (2020)

Bodies with drawings, floor situation (placement and positioning), 12/21

06/23 studio view, letters, maps, writing exercises and thoughts/drawings on wall and floor

FIRST MOVESET - three objects - folded with slots for drawings (archived and stored) - (2020)

FIRST MOVEST - inside out movement sculpture with four slots for drawings - in process (2020), mobile archive system, drawing archive

POSITION UND FORMATION,b

11/25 (Position My Body Motion In Reverse (me) - wall installation with other drawings

Position und Formation (placement and positioning, situation 1), wall installation with drawings, studio views, 06/21

03/2022 Anordnung x (placement and positioning), group of 7

- studio view 05/22, drawings for alphabet/language/sculptures

Nico Pachali

Texts
- notes: writing notation (2025) / thoughts on wall drawings/keeping score/b o d y s c o r e s
- Kraftfelder, Andreas Bee (2018)
- Zweifel in Permanentmarkern und Gedankenstrichen, Julika Bosch (2024)
- In Formation bringen , Lisa Thiele (2023)
- Spielfeld des Verstehens: Durchdeklinieren von Raum, Sprache und Bedeutung , Annekathrin Kohout (2024)
- notes: my drawing process (2023)
- notes: Reminder to myself (2022)
- notes: what is (a) body? (2022)
- SPACE BOOK, vocabulary of space, Annett Reckert (2020)
- MOBILE BODIES, Aneta Palenga (2019)
- LANGUAGE SPACE SCULPTURE, Petra Stegmann (2019)