ELEKTROSEX reveals an unconventional and daring landscape that, through light, sound and smell, highlights the artist’s poetic and witty approach to everyday and industrial materials. Sailstorfer’s sculptural practice draws upon the kinetic, minimalist and pop traditions of the 1960s and 70s. He activates these influences by using contemporary objects, de-contextualizing and re-configuring them to trigger subtle yet transformative shifts in meaning.
ELEKTROSEX is at once solemn and darkly humorous, presenting works infused with a captivating and, at times, erotic tension that alludes to ideas of both destruction and transformation. The bold architectural integration merges various levels of TICK TACK’s brutalist exhibition space, challenging the viewer’s perception of orientation and scale.
The pounding sound of metal colliding with concrete, electric sparks dancing through the air, and the scent of burning rubber invite contemplation on our relationship with the environment, its resources, and the overlooked poetic beauty within.
Pacemakers beware!