Greece-German sculptor Michail Pirgelis (*1976, Essen) seems to miss flying - or does he just miss sexy stewardesses? His aeronautic pieces are impressive, exposing a balance between something departed and old and something weirdly sublime. My first thought when I was confronted with the sculptures in London: How can these pieces seem so fragile? Michail places an emphasis on materiality, and specifically on its transformability. From robust to delicate and from a commidity item into an aesthetic object - the Duchamp'ian method of recontextualisation. Collaborating with emerging spaces and curatiorial groups, such as Mike Potter Projects, as well as with his settled gallery Sprüth Magers, his exciting work is definitely worth following!
For more information on Michail visit his website: www.pirgelis.com



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ARTIST WATCH: MICHAIL PIRGELIS