The work of Michail Pirgelis (*1976) updates the traditions of post-minimalism, the readymade and conceptual art while simultaneously resisting them. His process usually begins with found materials from aircraft cemeteries in California and Arizona, where disused passenger planes wait to be dismantled and recycled. The Cologne-based artist explores the limits of our understanding of objects, while radically expanding our experience of the sculptural.
Michail Pirgelis, Lost, 2022 (detail)
© Michail Pirgelis. Photo: Timo Ohler.
© Michail Pirgelis. Photo: Timo Ohler.
Michail Pirgelis
LOST
Odyssey, Cologne
Through January 15, 2023
In his solo exhibition LOST at Odyssey, Michail Pirgelis is transforming the exhibition space into an expansive walk-in installation.
By creating a seemingly floating platform and a large-scale two-part aluminum sculpture, Pirgelis’ work represents the departure of the hero’s actual journey at Odyssey and addresses the archetype of The Explorer.
