Schwarzes Lächeln, 2021, Assemblage, Epoxy on Election Poster and chip board. During the Berlin election of 2021, as usual, the parties placated the city with posters of their candidates. Riding my bike to the studio most days, I couldn’t help notice that along one of the roads, the posters of one particular candidate, were always torn down and thrown in the gutter. The dutiful election workers swiftly replaced the torn down poster, but strangely enough, no-one bothered collecting the old posters left on the ground. Riding past this poetic scene one too many times, I noticed the prevalent smile, and got the idea for this artwork.
