Social Scripts
2011 - 2019, Oil on canvas and drawings |Various dimensions (40 – 200 cm)
Wetterstudie, 2015
Öl auf Karton 2019, 40 x 40 cm
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Familytales 2013 Zeichnung mit Kugelschreiber auf Papier 9 x 9 cm
Social Scripts, 2011 - 2019
Oil on canvas and drawings | Dimensions: 20 cm to 200 cm
This body of work serves as a conceptual counterpoint to my objective studies, rooted in the fascination with how naturally we accept our environment as "logical," even though its presence often remains fundamentally inexplicable. By shifting the focus toward social deconstruction, I treat the "social script" not as a linear narrative, but as a methodological filter to examine the underlying layers of our shared reality. Instead of mere storytelling, these works function as a visual mapping of a second plane—a space where humor and the surreal navigate the tension between significance and concealment.
Citations (Citation)
"Jan Boettcher adopts a form of narrative realism in which social themes merge with grotesque and fantastical elements. The scenes evoke rituals where enigmatic objects or non-material phenomena are inserted into modern reality."
— Marcel Fišer, 2016
"A confident and entertaining narrative, aware of its own exaggeration and ambiguity."
— Pavel Vančát, 2013
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