In the group exhibition We Get Closer2, the artist Roy Mordechay
@roymordechay (born 1976 in Haifa, Israel; lives and works in Düsseldorf) presents a selection of works that embody his cross-media practice, encompassing drawing, painting, sculpture, video, and installation. On all floors of the Stoff-Pavillon, Mordechay’s works enter into a multifaceted dialogue with the exhibition space. They interweave with each other and with the works of other artists, opening up a network of mutual references.
On the ground floor, Mordechay’s installation RectoVerso #1, #2, #3, #4 (2019–2022) unfolds, a series of site-specific works that the artist specifically tailored to the glass architecture and mirrored interior of the Stoff-Pavillon. Here, Mordechay presents his incised drawings and paintings mounted on idiosyncratic wooden rods that either hang from the ceiling or are wedged between the ceiling and floor. The drawing line thus appears almost spatial: it seems to extend beyond the wooden rods into the room. The wooden rods function not only as supports, but as integral, sculptural components of the installation. At the same time, this presentation also reveals the two-sided nature of the canvases, which the artist painted on both sides and in different years of production.
This presentation subtly references the history of the building: Mordechay’s hanging or freestanding pictorial objects find a new stage in a mirrored wooden cabinet. The reflection intensifies the effect of the double-sided works and visually disrupts the clear spatial order. When sunlight hits, the play of lines expands: the shadows of Ilka Helmig’s
@ilkahelmig in vitro work Gentle Undergrowth 1 (2025) seem to touch Mordechay’s pictorial bodies, projecting another level of graphic movement into the space.
On view until 20th of July 2025.
Installation views by Mareike Tocha and Kurt Heuvens
@kurtheuvens
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![Cordially invitation:Finissage of WeGetCloser 2Tomorrow, Sunday 20.07.25, 4pmStoff-Pavillon, Hahnenstraße 8, 50667 KölnTalk by Prof. Georg Imdahl with artists and the curator [in german]. Come by and feel free to join the open discussion group @carolineidner @roymordechay @gesine.grundmann @klauskleine @sarahkuerten @oliverboualam @mounirayache1 @ilkahelmig @imdahlgeorgCredits:On display in a room on the upper floor of the Stoff-Pavillon, open to the interior terrace, is a participatory installation by Oliver-Selim Boualam @oliverboualam : Als würden sie ein Ei auf meiner Stirn braten wollen, 2023-2025 (wooden stool, tabletop). At the center of the room is a wooden table with an organically shaped, orange tabletop, on which clay is placed. Grouped around it are several hand-carved wooden stools, their soft curves reminiscent of upholstered forms or abstracted eggs. Two inviting slogans are stuck to the wall: "Töfper ein Ei!" and "Make an egg from clay!" – a direct invitation to visitors to become creatively active and to place their own clay creations on the table for others to see. Over the course of the exhibition, the table gradually transforms into a growing collection of clay eggs – a collective trail of gestures, hands, coincidences, and personal expressions.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6752584856185232671240_0_d101abf56609dcac73a59d1b7f9405b6.jpg?o=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&h=5bdcd01b0f2ffd8fffc139ac7c1586aa)
