layers of time
29 october – 27 november 2025
Time is a motif that is often examined in art and design. It builds up, wears down, preserves, and transforms. Layers of Time explores the past, present, and future possibilities. It encourages reflection on our perception of time—not merely as an abstract concept, but as a tangible reality embedded in the objects and landscapes around us.
Hélène Binet captures images of architectural environments in which shadows and cracks reveal the gradual passage of time. Sumie García Hirata explores the traces of time in landscapes, mapping memories onto photographs through her embroidery. Rolf Sachs modifies familiar objects, allowing time to reshape the ordinary. Studio Nucleo encases memories within resin blocks, transforming everyday items into future relics. Florian Borkenhagen actively seeks out old objects—each with its own story—and reinterprets them as contemporary pieces. Zaha Hadid’s futuristic designs carried the utopian promise of timelessness.
Together, these pieces imply that time is not simply linear but layered—a stratification of histories, memories, and visions yet to unfold. Encounter artworks that appear both ancient and futuristic, poised between frozen moments and forms that seem to be still evolving.
Goliat Reforma
Sumie García Hirata
year: 2020
material: giclée print on translucent photographic paper. wood frame and print intervened with metallized silver thread.
measurements: w 31 x d 10 x h 24 cm
w 12.2 x d 3.9 x h 9.4 inches
unique
Souvenir of the Last Century Door
Studio Nucleo
year: 2019
material: epoxy resin, antique barn door from tuscany
measurements: w 91 x d 6 x h 240 cm
w 35.8 x d 2.4 x h 94.5 inches
weight: 120 kg
unique
available for commission
exclusive for ammann//gallery
Jantar Mantar Observatory 2
(Jantar Mantar)
Hélène Binet
year: 2002
material: hand printed b/w silver gelatin
measurements: w 50 x h 60 cm
w 19.7 x h 23.6 inches
edition: 6 + 2 a.p.
No Rest for the Rust Chair
Rolf Sachs
year: 2006
material: corten steel outdoor sculpture
measurements: w 81 x d 43 x h 75 cm
w 31.9 x d 16.9 x h 29.5 inches
edition: 6
Feldkapelle für den heiligen Bruder Klaus 01
(Architecture by Peter Zumthor)
Hélène Binet
year: 2007
material: hand printed b/w silver gelatin
measurements: w 50 x h 60 cm
w 19.7 x h 23.6 inches
edition: 6 + 2 a.p.
Poire Hélène
Florian Borkenhagen
year: 2013
material: 300 glass pieces, iron
measurements: ø 112 x h 190 cm
ø 44.1 x h 74.8 inches
unique
7.4-14.4.2009 Stillleben
Michael Wesely
year: 2009
material: c-print
measurements: w 180 x h 180 cm
w 70.9 x h 70.9 inches
unique
Iceberg
Zaha Hadid
year: 2003
material: MDF white lacquered
measurements: w 268 x d 200 x h 208 cm
w 105.5 x d 78.7 x h 81.9 inches
edition: 9 + 2 a.p.
Levitation 05 – Ponte Sant’Angelo, Rome
(Sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini)
Hélène Binet
year: 2019
material: hand printed b/w silver gelatin
measurements: w 38 x h 38 cm
w 15 x h 15 inches
edition: 6 + 2 a.p.
Lindero
Sumie García Hirata
year: 2023
material: giclée print on cotton paper mounted on alucobond intervened with metallized golden thread. framed in solid sapele wood with acrylic
measurements: w 76 x d 3 x h 113 cm
w 29.9 x d 1.2 x h 44.5 inches
unique
Souvenir of the Last Century Stool
Studio Nucleo
year: 2021
material: epoxy resin, antique stool
measurements: w 48.5 x d 29.5 x h 41 cm
w 19.1 x d 11.6 x h 16.1 inches
weight: 40 kg
unique
available for commission
exclusive for ammann//gallery
Humble B
(Suzhou Gardens)
Hélène Binet
year: 2018
material: digital c-type print
measurements: w 80 x h 102 cm
w 31.5 x h 40.2 inches
edition: 5 + 2 a.p.
Vals, Indoor Pool A
(Architecture by Peter Zumthor)
Hélène Binet
year: 1997
material: hand printed b/w silver gelatin
measurements: w 50 x h 60 cm
w 19.7 x h 23.6 inches
edition: 5 + 2 a.p.
Snow Drift
Zaha Hadid
year: 2006
material: fLG HI-MACS (solid surface)
measurements: w 80 x d 92 x h 78 cm
w 31.5 x d 36.2 x h 30.7 inches
edition: 24 + 6 a.p.
Venus over Time
Rolf Sachs
year: 2022
material: inkjet print on hahnemühle photo rag ultra smooth paper 305 gsm
measurements: w 115.5 x h 164 cm
w 45.5 x h 64.6 inches
edition: 3 + 1 a.p.
Triangle
Rolf Sachs
year: 2020
material: inkjet print on hahnemühle photo rag ultra smooth paper 305 gsm
measurements: w 42 x h 29.7 cm
w 16.5 x h 11.7 inches
edition: 12 + 1 a.p.
Weltenträger / World Carrier
Florian Borkenhagen
year: 2018
material: old suitcase with metal fittings, glass globus, lighting
measurements: w 60 x d 40 x h 20 cm
w 23.6 x d 15.7 x h 7.9 inches
unique
12.11.2013 – 11:23:18
(Camera in Motion)
Rolf Sachs
year: 2013
material: digital c-type print mounted on dibond, mirogard glass and framed
measurements: w 140 x h 93 cm
w 55.1 x h 36.6 inches
edition: 3 + 1 a.p.
Lingering D
(Suzhou Gardens)
Hélène Binet
year: 2018
material: digital c-type print
measurements: w 102 x h 80 cm
w 40.2 x h 31.5 inches
edition: 5 + 2 a.p.
18.03.2013 – 16:04:17
(Camera in Motion)
Rolf Sachs
year: 2013
material: digital c-type print mounted on dibond, mirogard glass and framed
measurements: w 140 x h 93 cm
w 55.1 x h 36.6 inches
edition: 3 + 1 a.p.