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Sven Sachsalber had numerous 3D printed samples produced for his communion wafer candles, until they achieved the desired transparency and thickness. The symbols on the communion wafers were researched and specified by the artist himself. A locksmith in Vishgau fabricated the structure, with the arrangement decided upon together. The candlesticks hung at eye level, so that viewers had to crouch down or walk around it. No title was specified. (Notes from the research project on Sven Sachsalber [2021–2026] initiated by Museion and funded by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. In collaboration with the artist’s family and BAU.)

Born in 1987 in South Tyrol, died 2020 in Vienna. He worked between New York und Europe. After graduating in business economics in Bologna, from 2010 to 2012 he studied sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London with Professor Richard Wentworth. In 2014 he was awarded the Premio New York by Italy’s Ministry of Culture and in 2019 the Paul Flora Prize. His works are held in Bolzano in the Museion’s collection and in the public collection of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol, as well as by private collections in Europe and in the USA.