More Life - GABRIEL HOLZNER

More Life

Exhibition & Residency / Cape Town / South Africa
23.11.2023 – 19.02.2024

Lissie Kieser and Gabriel Holzner not only share a long-standing friendship but also a history of collaborative projects in Munich. Among their joint ventures are works for a solo exhibition at Utopia and the art basketball court at Sugar Mountain.

With the one-day pop-up exhibition "More Life," they showcased Gabriel's art in an intimate, living-room atmosphere. The exhibition featured a series of original paintings, created with acrylic paint on wooden panels, exploring the theme of 'Heimat' (homeland). This body of work was developed during the second half of the pandemic, when Gabriel found himself back in his hometown in the Bavarian countryside for two years,

reflecting on the changes and developments in both his home region and society at large.

In addition to the paintings, the exhibition included a collection of art prints and marked Gabriel's first exploration into the realm of object art.

The event’s location offered a true "back to the roots" experience, as Lissie’s living room was temporarily transformed back to its original purpose: a gallery. This personal approach to exhibiting art by friends will become a regular feature of their "Live w/ Art" project.