#KoenigSeoul: KÖNIG GALERIE is pleased to present HEAVY EYES, the first solo exhibition of Michael Sailstorfer in Seoul. 📅 15 JULY – 20 AUGUST 📍 KÖNIG SEOUL Sailstorfer (@michaelsailstorfer) reworked twelve lead paintings for his solo show in Seoul, with the addition of make-up, which pushed these lead works in a new direction in which the chemical reaction between eye shadow and lead gives the work a life of its own. "Heavy Eyes" follows from an earlier series called "Heavy Tears", in which the addition of lipstick drops was added to the lead surfaces to symbolise tears. To round out the thematic framing of heaviness/lightness, HEAVY EYES also contains seven cast light bulbs (BATTERIE), first moulded in wax – allowing a beehive to then revise the original cast at random – and then finally immortalized in bronze, which hang stoically from the ceiling. These "illuminate" the lead images and help the eyes to see. A bag and a pair of sunglasses from the fashion label Off White – both made of bronze – are placed on the terrace in Seoul. Here, Sailstorfer's “levity” again comes to the fore, and on a meta-level, the two designer objects can be understood as representations of the burdens of everyday life that one carries, and for the "mask" behind which one wants to hide one's eyes.... Photo: Cheonho Ahn #königgalerie #michaelsailstorfer