Flusswolke Berlin, 2022
Sculpture, tubes for truck tyres
Dimensions (H x W x D): 65 x 42 x 42 cm
unique piece
Lot number 43
Minimum bid: 900,- EUR / estimated price 1.800,- to 2.400,- EUR
Michael Sailstorfer
- Über das Werk:
“Wolke Flussbad” is a mass of black inner tubes, normally used for truck tyres, knotted together and suspended from the ceiling at different levels, evoking a darkly menacing cloud. Characteristic of Sailstorfer’s oeuvre, the work employs a humorous inversion of his chosen material - the tire tubes that would normally be in motion and in contact with the earth have instead taken to the air, where they hover, perfectly still.
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In an interview with curator Massimiliano Gioni, Sailstorfer described being ‘interested in the combination of very formal structures with narrative elements’.(1) In the case of Wolken, the initial experience of the work is of its materiality: the smell of rubber permeates the space, the mass of black, bulbous, floating shapes contrasts with the white, rectilinear interior of the Gallery, and the heavy-looking yet freely floating forms create a compelling interplay between the sculptural considerations of weight and volume. While Sailstorfer seeks to emphasise these formal qualities, he is also interested in the work’s associative and affective potential; there is, in fact, a strong romantic sensibility to the work, in its evocation of the landscape and profound effect on the ambience of the space in which it is installed, creating in a gallery the brooding atmosphere of an impending storm. 1) Massimiliano Gioni, ‘In conversation with Michael Sailstorfer’, in Für immer war gestern, Verlag für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg, 2006 - Michael Sailstorfer
- Michael Sailstorfer (*1979 in Velden, Southern Germany) lives and works in Berlin. Since his studies at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (1999 - 2005) and the Goldsmiths College in London (2003 - 2004), Sailstorfer’s sculptural practice has been drawing upon the kinetic, minimalist and pop tradition of the 1960s and 1970s, inspired by everyday or industrial materials, which the artist de-contextualizes and reconfigures, triggering radical shifts in meaning.
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The artistic transformation of objects and spaces, not only through light, sound or smell, challenges physical boundaries creating original, partly poetic images. His work engages with natural forces and the way we perceive them through form and physical space. Thereby Sailstorfer’s art is often characterized by a playful approach and sense of visual wit. His artworks can be understood as precise responses to the attributes of the site they are conceived for – whether it is the gallery or the public space. Through international residencies as well as a variety of solo and group shows and public art projects, Sailstorfer’s work has gained worldwide recognition. Home, travel, arrival, relationship – Sailstorfer, a surreal storyteller who addresses fundamental themes to do with our existence as individuals, is above all a rediscovery of sentiment in art and the objects of our time.
