Installation views of Scraper Silver and Scraper Black by Scraper Silver, in the exhibition Decisions at Kunstraum Pempelforter in Düsseldorf. David Mergelmeyer Scraper Silver, 2026 Faux leather, cotton filling, rope, steel, lacquer 120 x 30 x 20 cm David Mergelmeyer Scraper Black, 2023–2025 Synthetic fabric, polyester fiberfill, rope, steel, lacquer 120 x 40 x 20 cm David Mergelmeyer’s Scraper series translates a functional pattern into textile structures in which ropes create tension and restrict movement without fully controlling it. The objects seem to prescribe how a body might move while leaving their use unresolved. Every structure permits certain movements by making others more difficult.
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We are glad to host an artist talk from 6–7 pm with artists Lisanne Haack and @micalnoelson and curator @kika discussing painting in the digital age, followed by the finissage of STILL WET from 7–9 pm this Saturday, September 5. Feel free to drop by if you are in Berlin! As seating is limited, please email info(a)galeriemet.com to reserve a seat. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. We look forward to seeing you at the gallery! STILL WET @zisis, @ilyabliznets, Martín Bruce, DuGucciPourMonChat, @esraeslen, Lisanne Haack, @khwampa, @josenarciso, @micalnoelson, @nuv1914.eth, @dariarastunina, RJ, @heliosantos, Santiago, @patricktresset, Yuran Yakon, Yuri, Sümeyra Yüce Artist talk: September 5, 2026, 18:00–19:00 Finissage: September 5, 2026, 19:00–21:00 Exhibition: August 15–September 5, 2026 Mariannenstrasse 33, 10999 Berlin Curated by @kika and Ruizhe Liang In collaboration with @objktcom
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Installation views of The Dark Room by RJ in the exhibition STILL WET in Berlin. On view until September 5. RJ The Dark Room, 2026 Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 cm Gesture undergoes a comparable widening, and here the interviews return, unprompted, to the same anxiety: that something essential to the hand-made image might not survive its translation into the digital. RJ defines gesture as “the trace or presence of the human in whatever is being made” — a trace that painting carries almost by default, but that a digital process can obscure unless the artist works to keep it visible. STILL WET August 15 – September 5, 2026 Mariannenstrasse 33, 10999 Berlin Curated by Kika Nicolela and Ruizhe Liang In collaboration with objktcom
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