David Lieske

Galerie Buchholz, Cologne

Galerie Buchholz

Installation view of a white room with three walls, white tiled ceiling, and dark grey carpeted floor. At the edges of the wall facing us, we can see two identical windows. The windows are rectangular and reach all the way to the ceiling. They are divided into two window panes, the lower twice as large as the upper. Directly beneath the windows, across the entire wall, runs a white bar with light switches and outlets. Under both windows, below the bar, we can see white rectangular radiators. Through the windows we can see white light. The ceiling is made up of white square tiling, and two embedded, gridded light fixtures in silver are visible. On the floor in front of the left window stand a rectangular desk and a round stool. The table frame is made from chromed metal. The table top is a white board. The stool has a black seat and its chromed legs match the table frame. On the table lies two folders with black frames next to each other. The left one is closed and the right one is open. On the wall to the right of the windows we can see a rectangular photograph in landscape orientation, framed by a white passepartout frame and black thin frame. The photo appears to be of a sculpture constructed from chopped wood onto which metal elements and horse jumps have been stacked. The photo and the wall around it is illuminated by light white emanating from the nearby window.

Installation view of room with two white walls and dark grey carpeted floor. The walls form a corner to the upper right in the image. Perpendicular to the left wall, a white door is swung open. It has a metal door handle and juts out into the room. To the left of the door, a square picture stands on the ground, leaning against the wall. It has its back turned against the room and is framed. We can see brown tape along the edges and two metal hangers in each top corner. The back surface is white, and has text in the center and bottom left corner but it is too small for us to discern. In front of it, parallel to the wall on the carpeted floor lies a neon sign consisting in letters. We can see two words, of which the first is mainly out of frame aside from the letter "O." Following this, we can read "burn" in capital letters. The neon letters have been painted in black opaque varnish, and the sign appears to not be lit. In the corner, to the right of the door, stands a black chair with black seating, backrest and handles. It has chrome legs, and stands facing the room. The chair appears to be by a modernist designer such as Jacobsen or a knockoff. Its backrest is triangularly shaped. Underneath the chair on the carpet, we can see a folder to the left and a smaller booklet to the right. In the backrest, light is reflected from a window out of frame.

Installation view of the same room with two white walls and dark grey carpeted floor as in the previous image but from another angle. The walls form a corner to the left in the image. Perpendicular to the right wall, at the right edge of the image, a white door is swung open. It has a metal door handle and juts out into the room. To the left of the door, a square picture stands on the ground, leaning against the wall. It has its back turned against the room and is framed. We can see brown tape along the edges and two metal hangers in each top corner. The back surface is white, and has text in the center and bottom left corner but it is too small for us to discern. Next to it, parallel to the wall, stand two white poles from an horse jumping obstacle. Perpendicular to them, alongside the wall to the left, lies a stack of bars belonging to the same obstacle. In front of the two poles we can see a neon sign lying on the floor made up from letters, parallel to the right wall. From out viewpoint, it is not possible to discern the writing but we can see that the letters have been painted in black opaque varnish, and that the sign is not lit. On the floor in front of the sign, we can see a low white cube with a hole in the top at its center. Possibly, this is also related to equestrian sports. The ceiling is made up of white square tiling, and directly above the cubicle, an embedded, gridded light fixture in silver is visible. <br><br><br>

Installation view of a room with two large windows, white walls and black floor. We can see two walls meeting, forming a wide corner to the right in the picture. In the left half of the image, though a large square opening in the left wall, we can see the wall and a large window in another room. The window has six window panes in three vertical rows, the lower ones being about third as high as the upper. Through the window we can see the facades, windows and roofs of opposing buildings typical to a European city. The sky is light grey and the light is bright white. In front of the window stands a low black leather couch with three seats facing us. Over the seat to the right, a brown fur blanket or coat has been draped. The leather is reflecting the light from the window behind. To the right in the room, we can see a white wall with a rectangular window with four window panes in two vertical rows. Beneath the window hangs a white rectangular radiator. Along the base moulding of the room runs a grid with a pattern of small cross-shaped perforations. It continues behind the radiator and into the second room in the far right. Most likely it serves as a ventilation system. From the window emanates a white light. On the floor in front of the window, forming a group with the couch and facing to the left, stands an armchair in black leather. It matches the couch and appears to be designer furniture. Underneath the armchair, we can see a stack of either books or board games.

View of a sculpture on a field with trees in the background. The sculpture consists in a rectangular horizontal stack of chopped wood with the round chopped surfaces facing us. Across, on top of the wood lies a thin stem of a birch tree and chromed metal poles. Stacked on these, we can see what appears to be beams and poles from horse jumping obstacles in white with blue stripes. The sculpture sits on a field of what looks like dry grass in a light brown hue. It is sunny and the stack casts short shadows to the right. Behind the sculpture, we can see dark green conifer trees at the edge of the field. In front of the trees to the left, we can see a low trailer with wheels and in the far right we can glimpse a low building. In front of the trailer, behind the sculpture to the left on the grass, we can see two wooden beams lying horizontally in the picture frame.

David LieskeCase ArseGalerie Buchholz, Cologne

Exhibition Images

David LieskeCase Arse
Galerie Buchholz, Cologne