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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.

© Sumie Garcia Hriata Goliat Reforma courtesy ammann gallery

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
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© Studio Nucleo Souvenir of the Last Century Door courtesy ammann//gallery

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
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© Hélène Binet Jantar Mantar Observatory 2 courtesy 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.

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© Rolf Sachs 'No Rest for The Rust' courtesy ammann//gallery

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

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© Hélène Binet Feldkapelle 01 courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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© Florian Borkenhagen 'Poir Helene' courtesy ammann//gallery

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

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© Michael Wesely Stillleben courtesy ammann//gallery

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
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© Zaha Hadid 'Iceberg' courtesy amman//gallery

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.

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© Hélène Binet Levitation 05 courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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© Sumie Garcia Hriata Lindero courtesy ammann gallery

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
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© Studio Nucleo Souvenir of the Last Century Stool courtesy ammann//gallery

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
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© Hélène Binet Humble B Suzhou courtesy 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.

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© Hélène Binet Vals Indoor Pool A courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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© Zaha Hadid 'Snow Drift' courtesy amman//gallery

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.

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© Rolf Sachs Venus over Time courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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© Florian Borkenhagen 'Weltenträger' courtesy ammann//gallery

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
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© Rolf Sachs Camera in Motion 12112013-112318 courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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© Hélène Binet Lingering D Suzhou courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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© Rolf Sachs Camera in Motion 18.03.2013-16:04:17 courtesy ammann//gallery

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.

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