Raphael Weilguni: Cloud

"Cloud" is Raphael Weilguni's first solo exhibition at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle. In his latest ceramic sculptures, the Munich-based artist shows the result of an intensive phase of work. Reminiscent of natural forms such as smoke clouds or rock formations, the works also hint at body parts or even faces. The formed pieces appear to have been exposed by removing natural materials, rather than by being built up, making it difficult to discern that which was created by chance or that which was consciously sculpted. The simultaneous processes and the archaic character of these essential sculptures are almost tangible and raise the question of their actual origin.