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Thinking the Corner - Sculpture by Ivo Meier

Thinking the corner

Finalized Concept / In Production | Liminal Resonance Series

Digital first sculpture about Thinking the Corner by Ivo Meier

Thinking the Corner turns a pause into a method - navigating physical boundaries.

The sculpture pairs that idea with a folded form that functions as a thinking device rather than an illustration. The sculpture stages a moment of decision: its geometry prompts viewers to shift their angle of attention and consider alternative approaches. By foregrounding process over depiction, the work invites lateral thinking, experiments in recombination, and the habit of meeting obstacles by changing direction.


The Conceptual Vision

This work is currently presented as a finalized conceptual vision. In my practice, the digital space is where the core idea takes its true shape—where emotional tension, balance, and spatial harmony are intimately resolved before any physical material is touched. Publishing this stage allows collectors to connect with the pure, initial thought of the sculpture just before it transitions into its physical manifestation and receives its manual artist finish in the studio.


Technical Information

  • Year:  2026
  • Edition:  5 (+ Proof Print / Gallery Print)
  • Dimensions:  90 × 50 × 60 cm
  • Medium:  3D Print / Artist Finish (Currently in Production)
  • Certificate:  Signed and numbered by the artist
  • Edition Practice Details

Part of the Artseries 

An investigation into how physical balance emerges when attention, joy, and focus converge in space. This series requires the viewer's physical engagement to reveal its full intention. Explore the entire series Artseries LIMINAL RESONANCE


About this work

The German idiom um die Ecke denken means thinking around the corner — a lateral, inventive approach that seeks sideways, unexpected solutions rather than obvious ones.

Thinking the corner a geometric pause into a method: a prompt to reframe problems, pivot perspectives, and design solutions that begin with a turn. The sculpture’s form functions as a thinking device, not an illustration—it stages a moment of decision, an architectural cue that asks viewers to shift their angle of attention and consider alternative approaches. Rather than describing surfaces or materials, the work foregrounds process: it invites lateral thinking, experiments in recombination, and the habit of meeting obstacles by changing direction. In this way the piece becomes a practical proposition—an encouragement to treat edges as opportunities and to let a single turn open many possible solutions.