THE SHOPHOUSE is pleased to present this year’s edition of its annual artist residency program, TÜR, featuring Sebastian Burger. Continuing his exploration of the delicate interplay between industrial, utilitarian, and organic elements, Burger’s work interrogates our futile yet persistent desire to repair, fix, and pin down the intangible.  

In his new series, Burger incorporates found metal fragments and studio detritus—cut-offs of aluminum extrusions, hinges, screws, latches—leaving them raw and unrefined as he assembles them into improvised support structures for his paintings. This method questions the human impulse to mend what is deteriorating, while laying bare the ephemerality of control and perfection. His work challenges viewers to confront the fragile, psychologically fraught systems we’ve built—structures that appear permanent yet alienating, failing to reconcile our physical vulnerability with the illusion of permanence.  

TÜR (German for door) embodies a dialogue between artist, audience, and space. During the residency, Burger will occupy the gallery as his studio, transforming the space into a site of research and creation—culminating in an exhibition one month later. Like a door, the program serves as an entry point: to a physical space, or into the mind of the artist. Designed to bridge artists and the community, TÜR fosters exchange across disciplines and cultures. The public is invited to witness the process, offering insight into Burger’s practice.  

Since its launch in 2021, THE SHOPHOUSE residency has featured artists from diverse backgrounds, including Dony Cheng Hung, Tang Kwong San, Szelit Cheung, Olga Grotova, Yu Shuk Pui Bobby, and Chen Jinbin, among others. 

THE SHOPHOUSE欣然宣佈畫廊本年度藝術家駐場項目「TÜR」及駐場藝術家賽巴斯汀・伯格（Sebastian Burger）。賽巴斯汀・伯格持續探索工業、實用與有機元素之間的微妙互動，其作品質疑人類對修復、修補和固定無形事物徒勞而恆久的慾望。

在伯格的新系列創作中，他將現成金屬碎片和工作室中找到的廢料——如鋁擠壓的切割物、鉸鏈、螺絲、閂——融入作品中，保持其原始並未經修飾的狀態，將其即興組裝成支撐畫作的結構。這種方法詰問人類修補衰敗事物的本能衝動，同時揭示控制與無瑕的短暫性。其作品挑戰觀眾去面對自身所建立脆弱而充滿心理困境的系統—這些看似永久卻異化的結構，終究無法調和身體脆弱性與持久幻覺之間的矛盾。

「TÜR」（德語中的「門」）體現了藝術家、觀眾和空間之間的對話。在駐留期間，伯格將把畫廊作為他的工作室，將空間轉變為研究和創作的場所，並於一個月後展出成果。就像一扇門，這個項目作為進入的起點：無論是進入一個實體空間，或是藝術家的思維。「TÜR」旨在連結藝術家與社群，促進跨領域和文化的交流。公眾將被邀請見證整個過程，以深入了解伯格的創作實踐。

自2021年啟動以來，THE SHOPHOUSE年度藝術家駐場項目曾邀請多位來自不同背景的藝術家參與並展覽，包括鄭虹、鄧廣燊、張施烈、Olga Grotova、余淑培、陳錦彬等。