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“I try to capture the ephemerality of graffiti and make it visible.“ - Thierry Furger, 2021.

The multi-layered process of graffiti spraying, cleaning and over-spraying represents graffiti and the everlasting cycle of transience and infinite variation of its aesthetic. This is exactly what Thierry Furger represents in his solo exhibition "No Name" presented at Kolly Gallery Geneva from June 3rd to 30th 2021.

Graffiti gets cleaned, with aggressive solvents, which leave stains of discoloration and shadows on the original material (e.g. a train surface). The repainting of a cleaned area …