Night Cyclist, 1998

Roman Signer   Master Artists

This striking work by the celebrated Swiss artist Roman Signer is a C-print, lacquered and mounted on an aluminium plate, capturing one of his conceptual interventions with characteristic simplicity and kinetic tension.

Signed and Numbered verso on a label with date and edition.

Literature : Christian Rümelin (Ed.):"100/125. Hundert Jahre Schweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft",Zürich, 2018, cat. no. 197, page 88.

This piece reflects Signers contribution to Swiss conceptual and performance art and his unique ability to distill complex artistic processes into visually minimalist yet poetically loaded images.

Roman Signer (b. 1938, Appenzell, Switzerland) is one of Switzerland’s most respected contemporary artists, internationally renowned for his unique fusion of sculpture, performance, photography, and conceptual art. His practice is often described as “action sculpture”, blending scientific curiosity, deadpan humour, and poetic visual impact in carefully orchestrated temporal experiments.

Signer’s artistic investigations explore the nature of time, velocity, pressure, gravity, and transformation. Everyday materials—umbrellas, boots, balloons, buckets, fireworks, bicycles—are deployed in simple yet profound kinetic scenarios that often culminate in explosive or absurdly quiet outcomes. These “experiments” are usually documented through photography or video, turning transient actions into lasting visual statements.

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Custom handmade framing available on request.