“In his conceptual work, Andy has embarked on a journey of experimentation with everyday objects, crafting new forms and sculptures to imbue them with fresh meanings.

A significant catalyst for this approach was his visit to the Pippa Garner show at Kunsthalle Zürich last April, curated by Fiona Alison Duncan, Maurin Dietrich, Daniel Baumann, Otto Bonnen, and Miriam Laura Leonardi.

For instance: “Team Jogging Shoes” by Pippa Garner ignited his imagination, while the timeless works of Rothko, at the Foundation Louis Vuitton, impacted his artistic journey.

This experience influenced his perspective on art-making, encouraging a newfound freedom in experimentation, embracing trial and error, curiosity, and inquiry.

This has subsequently led to an approach characterised by invention, keen observation, alertness, and discovery, shaping his artistic process moving forward.“ 

– ANDY HERMANN and his MEANINGLESS THINGS, Carina Schuster for The London Financial, Zurich, 2024