Margot Klingender creates work from a vast indexical archive of images from material culture and art history. She collects these images over a period of months or sometimes years. Beneath the loving gaze and attentive observation of the artist, Klingender draws these images over and over, slowly transforming them from images in flux to objects that hold their own autonomy.  

For Klingender, her hieroglyphic sculptures exist in duality; between dimensions and worlds. The objects become entry points to knowledge and imagining, the objects acting as a sort of portal. Structures and circuits begin to appear, creating a place for gathering and conjuring.

Klingender has been half-blind since childhood. Her unique vision shapes the way she envisions space and the world around her.  

Also present are recurring themes of vulnerability and resilience regarding conflicting representations of disabled individuals in popular culture. Made with wobbly, gritty lines that give them an appealing and dangerous naïveté, Klingender’s sculptures demonstrate the fine balance between strength and fragility