Michael Sailstorfer
Sculpture
11.09. - 16.10.2005
The sculptural work of Michael Sailstorfer (*1979) deals with the history of
certain objects, giving them a new form and function. He builds a tree house
(“D-IBRB,” 2002) out of two old gliders; a solid house (“Heimatlied,” 2002) out
of old trailer homes. Sailstorfer converts material and objects, making new
sculptures out of their parts. One could characterize his artistic practice as a
constructive interpretation of discarded things, which transforms old into new
while also incorporating the process of transformation into the work. Leaving open
the nostalgic potential of the past, he creates sculptures that perhaps look like
the constructions of youthful dreams. The various developmental stages of the
material are visible at all times. They form layers of narrative upon the built
object, which combines form and function into a new entity.
Curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen, Director of the Frankfurter Kunstverein
A catalogue will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.
