'Inventory (1994-2025)' 2025

Objects | wax, display case, collection of various items of meaning, stepping stool, glass, natural rubber tube 
dimensions vary
display case | 40 x 50 x 5cm
stepping stool | 43 x 39 x 51cm
'Inventory (1994-2025)' (2025) by Helen Kohl
‘Inventory (1994–2025)’ is a deeply personal work. It consists of a small stepping stool, reminiscent of the one that stood in the artist’s childhood kitchen. A thin layer of wax settles on its surface like dust. Above it, a display case hangs just high enough that a child would need the stool to reach the treasured objects inside. Within it rests a selection of meaningful items: many originals from the artist’s life, others reproduced because they were too precious to cover in wax. 


The work not only offers fragments of the artist’s own story, but invites viewers to reflect on their own objects of significance - the memories, attachments, and personal narratives that shape a life. It is a reminder that each of us carries an inventory of experiences and perspectives, and that it is only through sharing these that we can shift our viewpoints and begin to understand one another.
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'Inventory (1994-2025)' (2025) by Helen Kohl
'Inventory (1994-2025)' (2025) by Helen Kohl