CHRONOSTASIS

Galerie Sara Lily Perez is pleased to present Chronostasis, a solo exhibition featuring Berlin-based artist Wolfgang Flad. Borrowing its title from the phenomenon of “chronostasis,” a temporal illusion in which the first moment of perception is strangely prolonged, as in the stopped-clock illusion when a clock’s second hand seems frozen at first glance, the exhibition explores time, stillness, and the act of seeing. Through Flad’s sculptures, Chronostasis examines how art can suspend the passage of time, illuminating instants that often evade conscious notice.

Wolfgang Flad makes time palpable through three-dimensional forms that capture motion in suspension. His sculptures, primarily crafted from wood and mixed media, incorporate upcycled paper pulp from shredded art publications, material imbued with fragments of art history. These elements are shaped into sinuous, abstract structures that seem to twist and grow organically, often suspended from ceilings or walls. Their forms evoke interconnected tree branches or mammal bones,…