KONRAD KLAPHECK The Night Beauties, 2000

This original poster was created for Dreaming with Open Eyes, an exhibition held at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem from Winter 2000 to Spring 2001, featuring the work of Konrad Klapheck. The image depicts two vintage shoe trees, rendered in Klapheck’s distinctive style—where everyday objects are transformed into surreal, machine-like entities imbued with psychological depth.

Klapheck, known for his meticulous precision and fusion of realism with surrealism, often used objects as metaphors for power, control, and human emotions. The shoe trees, with their rigid, mechanical presence, evoke themes of constraint, preservation, and transformation—common in his exploration of object symbolism. Their earlier-period design reinforces a sense of nostalgia, inviting reflections on time, memory, and the relationship between man and machine.