Exhibition A1 M.O.V.E., Zürich
Künstlervereinigung Zürich
29.05.2026 - 24.09.2026
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Ausstellungsobjekte
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Robby
90 x 120 cm
Charcoal drawing on Fabriano Paper 300 g/m2, Acrylic finish
Robby is among the earliest cinematic depictions of artificial intelligence, in the form of a humanoid robot. The figure reflects some of the first popular visions of a future in which machines begin to resemble humans.
Such works of science fiction are not simply clairvoyant visions of the future. Rather, they can be understood as impulses for scientific research and technological development and, in this way, sometimes become self-fulfilling prophecies.
For the artist, Robby is compelling not only because of this historical and cultural significance, but also because of the visual challenge: rendering metallic surfaces, reflections, and technical forms.
At the same time, Robby stands in striking contrast to the often horror- and dystopia-laden ideas associated with artificial intelligence. His appearance seems almost cute and harmless, making the figure all the more ambivalent.
CHF 8.600
Old Habits
105 x 140 cm
Charcoal drawing on Fabriano Paper 300 g/m2, Acrylic finish
The charcoal drawing "Old Habits" is based on a photograph by Stefan Wepfer. It shows a kebab seller in Bremen, whom the artist spontaneously photographed during one of his walks through the city.
After completing the drawing, Stefan Wepfer showed it to the portrayed man. At first glance, the man believed he recognised his deceased brother, who had passed away from a serious illness only two weeks earlier. The sight of the drawing moved him deeply and brought him to tears.
Beyond its original theme, the work thus gains a personal, almost fateful dimension. Old Habits becomes a quiet encounter between chance, memory, and grief, showing how an image can unexpectedly take on a deeply intimate meaning.
CHF 11.750
Rorschach
150 x 100 cm
Charcoal drawing on Fabriano Paper 300 g/m2, Acrylic finish
This work emerged as a more complex interpretation of the Rorschach test, an early psychological method in which an inkblot was created by folding a sheet of paper. Viewers were then asked to describe what they saw in the resulting symmetrical form. Faces, animals or objects often appeared in these stains. The fact that different people recognised different images in the same blot was intended to provide insight into their perception and inner state.
Instead of an inkblot, the artist mirrors an entire forest. At the centre of the scene, a rider moves through the landscape, his head also appearing mirrored. This creates an unsettling, dreamlike visual logic: what lies ahead of the rider and what remains behind him are identical in their reflected form.
The rider therefore seems to move forward while at the same time returning to where he came from. The image becomes a reflection on perception, repetition and the fragile boundary between inner image and external reality.
CHF 12.000
Gefallen
100 x 75 cm
Charcoal drawing on Fabriano Paper 300 g/m2, Acrylic finish
The motif of this work is based on a dead bird that the artist found in an industrial site in Bremen. It was lying on the ground in front of a factory wall. The artist photographed it in this unchanged situation and later used the image as a reference for the drawing.
He is interested in engaging with realities such as death, transience and decay. Beauty can also be discovered in what is dead and decomposing, in the case of this bird, it was above all the feathers, their structure and fragile appearance.
While drawing, the artist began to inwardly perceive a human face in the bird’s features. This perception was taken up and translated into the work through drawing. In this way, the motif shifts between animal body, found object and human projection.
The black background refers to a personal experience of the artist: in dreams, unfilled spaces often appear black. From this darkness, the entire dream world emerges. The blackness thus becomes not merely a background, but a space of transition between reality, memory, death and inner image.
CHF 6.000
Gesichterfisch
100 x 75 cm
Charcoal drawing on Fabriano Paper 200 g/m2, Acrylic finish
In symbolic psychology, the fish often represents the subconscious: those things that swim beneath the surface, remain hidden, and are only vaguely visible. The fish with a human face appears as a chimera, a being that combines different forms within itself.
It seems to drift deep down in the ocean, while the surrounding space disappears into darkness. This creates an image between dream, memory, and inner projection: a mysterious creature from the depths of the subconscious.
CHF 6.000