Michael Günzburger is interested in the mundane and everyday be it landscapes, patterns or objects. For In a furnished flat in Cairo, Günzburger conducts an exploration of the moment when something is turned into a work of art, consciously or otherwise and the effects of reducing the physical distance between the studio and the exhibition space by showing work in the area of its construction.

The drawings are direct reactions to the place where they are made. The process is almost like that of furnishing an apartment: utilizing what already exists in the space and rearranging or recreating relationships between the different elements.

The space where these interventions happen is everywhere in the flat. They slip into unwanted spaces or connect two installations -artistically or otherwise- or be in another artwork. Each drawing has a different lifespan depending on the materials from which it has been constructed.


Michael Günzburger (1974) lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. His drawings, installations and projections have been exhibited in solo and group shows in France, London and Switzerland. His latest solo show Alles eins was exhibited at the Gallery Imagebase, Zürich. He was involved a screen designer and creative consultant with While You Wait Bräm + Günzburger and worked on the concept for the Swiss Website for cultural promotion.