Rafael Gerlach | SatOne | Multidisciplinary Artist

𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝟯/𝟯 Mixed media on exposed concrete. Location: SOHO / Munich Fotos: @lichtbildhauer

𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝟮/𝟯 Mixed media on exposed concrete. Location: SOHO / Munich Fotos: @lichtbildhauer

𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝟭/𝟯 Mixed media on exposed concrete. Location: SOHO / Munich Fotos: @lichtbildhauer

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯_𝟮𝟱 Objects from various “lost places” are extracted from their original contexts and reimagined within a new framework of meaning. The selected items and their sites of discovery are deliberately “greyed out” – an act of visual neutralization that erases their original color and surface qualities on site. This desaturation shifts the focus toward formal elements such as structure, volume, and spatial presence. These greyed objects function both as documentation and as reference. In the studio, they are transformed in scale and materiality and collaged into new, autonomous works – liberated from considerations of weight or gravity. For me, this process of transformation is the most compelling: it is where the works emerge in the space between reality and abstraction, between found object and independent sculpture. Content & Artwork: @_satone_ Editing: @fravil.art Sound: @deadriot

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯_𝟮𝟱 𝗕𝗼𝘅: 30 x 20 x 12 cm 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮: 15 x 8 x 5 cm 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲: 1:35 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: Styrofoam, polystyrene, 2K resin, synthetic fibers, wood, seagrass, paper, paint

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟮_𝟮𝟱 Objects from various “lost places” are extracted from their original contexts and reimagined within a new framework of meaning. The selected items and their sites of discovery are deliberately “greyed out” – an act of visual neutralization that erases their original color and surface qualities on site. This desaturation shifts the focus toward formal elements such as structure, volume, and spatial presence. These greyed objects function both as documentation and as reference. In the studio, they are transformed in scale and materiality and collaged into new, autonomous works – liberated from considerations of weight or gravity. For me, this process of transformation is the most compelling: it is where the works emerge in the space between reality and abstraction, between found object and independent sculpture. Content & Artwork: @_satone_ Editing: @fravil.art Sound: @deadriot

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟮_𝟮𝟱 𝗕𝗼𝘅: 30 x 20 x 12 cm 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮: 12 x 8 x 13 cm 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲: 1:35 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: Styrofoam, polystyrene, aluminum foil, synthetic fibers, modeling paste, bentonite, soil, plaster, paint

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟭_𝟮𝟱 Objects from various “lost places” are extracted from their original contexts and reimagined within a new framework of meaning. The selected items and their sites of discovery are deliberately “greyed out” – an act of visual neutralization that erases their original color and surface qualities on site. This desaturation shifts the focus toward formal elements such as structure, volume, and spatial presence. These greyed objects function both as documentation and as reference. In the studio, they are transformed in scale and materiality and collaged into new, autonomous works – liberated from considerations of weight or gravity. For me, this process of transformation is the most compelling: it is where the works emerge in the space between reality and abstraction, between found object and independent sculpture. Content & Artwork: @_satone_ Editing: @fravil.art Sound: @deadriot

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟭_𝟮𝟱 𝗕𝗼𝘅: 30 x 20 x 12 cm 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮: 15 x 8 x 6 cm 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲: 1:35 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: Styrofoam, polystyrene, resin (3D print), synthetic fibers, filler compound, plaster, paper, brass, lead, soil, oregano, seagrass, paint

•𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸• 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟬_𝟮𝟱 As part of HALLENKUNST Chemnitz, I’m leaving the realm of painting with the new series “SHELTER” in order to open up a new space for expression. Found objects (objets trouvés) from public spaces or abandoned environments are transformed in scale (1:35) and material and form as a monochrome, three-dimensional composition a staged reality in a miniature world of their own. By decontextualizing the found objects, I’m deliberately playing with opposites: Destruction and creation, chaos and order, reality and fiction. These dioramas not only refer to the original beauty of these places, but also show the fragility and transience of urban structures in an unusual staging, which is documented in this new book and revealed through many detail shots. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 ________________ 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟬_𝟮𝟱 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 300 copies 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: 29,7 x 21 cm / 11,7 x 8,3 inch / special die-cut in SHELTER shape 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: 360 gsm Chromosulphate cardboard / Scratch-resistant matt film lamination 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 170 gsm 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: 90 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲: English / German

🔺RAFAEL GERLACH • SATONE • HALLENKUNST • 28.08.2025 - 21.09.2025 • Markthalle Chemnitz We are very happy to welcome another artist at this years edition of HALLENKUNST who has been part of the exhibition 14 years ago: RAFAEL GERLACH alias SATONE (@_satone_ ) from Munich 💯🎨 Rafael was born in Venezuela in 1977 and grew up in Munich. The trained graphic designer discovered his interest in graffiti early on, but continuously developed a style that, far removed from historically evolved forms and imagery, negates the supposedly superficial beauty. With his non-Euclidean geometric abstractions and futuristic-looking forms he constructs a formal but intangible world; a world in which spatial effects exist without being predetermined in their expression by classical physical laws. Within HALLENKUNST 2025 the artist works way beyond his traditional canvas or murals to introduce a diorama work as a continuation of his new series of works entitled “Shelter”. Known for his abstract formal language, he is now exploring plasticity in his collage-like approach and in this way creating new territory filled with representational objects. Objects found in public space (objets trouvé) or abandoned places in Chemnitz and around are transformed in scale and material and form a new kind of reality as a staged composition. If his murals in public space engage in a dialog with their surroundings, in the diorama this dialog is concentrated inwards and involves the viewers who enter this stage. In this way, a fictitious and unknown landscape is created during his artist residency for the HALLENKUNST exhibition space that immediately awakens memories of the familiar, creating an atmosphere that competes with the reality of the world through materiality, scale and the depiction of transience and is not free of contradictions. We really looking forward to this installment on display from August,28, 2025 on at Markthalle Chemnitz. 💯 🔺HALLENKUNST • 28.08.2025 - 21.09.2025 • Markthalle Chemnitz More informations: HALLENKUNST Is a project by the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. #hallenkunst2025 #hallenkunst #rafaelgerlach #satone #groupexhibition

𝗦𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 New mural in Stavenhagen/GER. Testing my magic transparent potion 🟨 Thanks to the whole team of @fritzart2025 for make this happen. 10x12m - Rafael Gerlach - SatOne