Toni Schmale

Toni Schmale, born in Hamburg (DE) in 1980, lives and works in Vienna. In her work, she scrutinises social power structures and the existing stereotype attribution of gender in a hegemonic society. Her metal, concrete and rubber sculptures look like a fleet of dysfunctional machines; at the same time, they suggest associations with gym machines or instruments of torture, opening up a wide terrain of desire – whether the desire for physical perfection or for practices of sexual gratification.