"Day and Night" will be the first solo exhibition by Hamburg based artist Dirk Stewen at the Gerhardsen Gerner gallery in Oslo.
 
The exhibition opens with a number of medium-format, strictly black ink drawings. The underlying photographic paper is robbed of its ability to capture reality as it is torn out from its protective packaging and exposed to light. 

In several layers, Stewen seals the photo paper by repeatedly applying ink, which ultimately enters into a not especially controllable chemical process with the surface of the photo paper. He then transforms it into abstract compositions using a sewing machine and colored confetti. This creates structures that resemble a starry sky, but also evoke the musical quality of Kandinsky's compositions.

Opening reception: January 22, 6–8 pm
Exhibition duration: January 22 – February 28, 2015

GERHARDSEN GERNER
Fru Kroghs brygge 4
Tjuvholmen
0252 Oslo, Norway