Chrissy Angliker & George Mayer
TO SEE YOU

Exhibition:
October 9 to November 14, 2026

Opening:
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 18.30h
Introduction by Catrina Sonderegger, free curator

Artist Talk:
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 15h
Moderated by Chelsea A. Neuweiler, art historian
(The talk will be held in English)

Finissage:
Saturday, October 14, 2026, 13-17h

Opening hours:
Wednesday to Friday 17-19h
Saturday 13-17h
or by appointment

TO SEE YOU
The exhibition «TO SEE YOU» not only explores seeing as a purely visual act, but also examines how perception, encounter and attention are interlinked. The title can be interpreted in two ways: on the one hand, as an invitation to consciously perceive someone; on the other, as a reference to being seen oneself. This interplay between active and passive seeing forms the conceptual starting point of the exhibition and opens up a space in which lines of sight, perspectives and interpersonal relationships are explored.
In this context, the works of Chrissy Angliker and George Mayer enter into a fascinating dialogue. Whilst Angliker frequently employs fragmented figures, vibrant colours and an intuitive visual language in her works—emphasising the subjective and emotional—Mayer approaches the subject through a minimalist, often conceptual formal language. His works appear more controlled and detached, bringing questions of objectivity and the construction of perception to the fore.
The juxtaposition of these two positions highlights different approaches to seeing: Angliker focuses attention on the individual, the physical and immediate experience, whilst Mayer examines more structural and analytical aspects of perception. It is precisely this difference that creates a productive space of tension, which encourages visitors to reflect on their own role as observers and to understand «seeing» as a multi-layered, dynamic process.

Artist Statement Chrissy Angliker
Today, the term «humanization» is most often heard in the context of training artificial intelligence—to make it more human-like, so we may perceive it as an equal and ultimately treat it as such. This reasoning feels naïve at best, especially when humans themselves struggle to offer this sentiment to one another. It is we who are in need of humanization through self-reflection and introspection.
I began attending figure-drawing gatherings out of a deep need for direct, in-person contact with a stranger. In these politically and spiritually fraught times, I needed to touch the pain point of emotions surrounding humanity at large.
By painting these «paint bodies», I explore how much—or how little—of the individual's defining features must remain, for the paint to conjure a shared sense of embodiment in the viewer. Paint, the gentle messenger, softens, simplifies, breaks down, colors, and dissolves the subject into feeling, memory, and expression. It bears the weight of the subject, helping us access what lies beneath the surface. From works on paper to those on canvas, I use varying languages of paint and degrees of figuration to create a wide space where the viewer may find themselves through self-recognition and resonance.
An immense shift in my practice followed when I was called to meet this new way of seeing the body by experiencing my medium of paint anew. After fourteen years working in acrylics, I transitioned to oil paint. Both the medium and the human body are vessels, holding and mirroring our experience, inextricably linking the human body and the paint body.
This inquiry into the body has shown me that a genuine plea and courage to reexamine our human nature—through witnessing the vessel that holds our experience—can transform us.
Art is humanization in action. Art making is an inherently human act, born from the necessity of self-expression and created by humans for humans. Creative expression and its reception, form a symbiotic and fundamental human exchange—of seeing and being seen, feeling and being felt. This exchange acknowledges our shared experience in this body, at this moment in time. I believe this cycle of human connection is vital for us to truly relate, understand and see one another.

Chrissy Angliker
Chrissy Angliker is a Brooklyn-based Swiss American artist. Her art is focused on visually translating how she perceives life itself, as seeking balance between control and chaos. At the center of Angliker’s practice lies her unique exploration of her ever-evolving partnership with paint. The theme of her work arose from her feeling of life itself being a balance between control and chaos. As people, we have intentions, but must anticipate and welcome the intervention of outside forces beyond our power.
At a young age Chrissy Angliker was fortunate to study with the Russian artist Juri Borodatchev who became her artistic mentor for several years. In 1999 at age 16, Angliker moved to the US to study Fine Art at the Walnut Hill School in Natick, MA. Seeking to broaden her means of expression, she then pursued a degree in Industrial Design at the Pratt Institute in New York. After spending her post-graduate years working in the design field, Angliker's creative expression shifted back to painting in 2008.
Over the past decade and a half Chrissy Angliker has successfully exhibited her art in Europe and the US. She has been featured in several publications, amongst them Forbes online in 2017, and Interview Magazine online in 2022, and she has been commissioned to collaborate with several companies, amongst them Dior, Blick Art Materials, Utrecht Paints, and Wired Magazine.

George Mayer
George Mayer was born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1985. In 2004 he graduated from the Ural College of Arts and Crafts with honors where he majored in environmental design.
Up to 2007 he worked as an interior designer. He participated and became a prize winner of Russian national contests of architecture and design. His works were published in professional books and periodicals for architects and designers by such publishing houses as Tatlin and Univer Press.
Since 2008 he has been taking part in well-known international photo contests such as Photography Masters Cup (USA), The Spider Awards (USA), National Portrait Gallery Awards (UK), Maestro Photo Contest (Russia). In 2011 George Mayer won the Russian photo contest Young Photographers of Russia. The contest projects were exhibited in Kazan, Moscow, at the international art festival in Marsciano (Italy) and were published in professional editions. In 2011 George Mayer was the winner of the photo contest The Spider Awards (USA) where he won Photographer of the Year, Outstanding Achievements in Black-and-White Photography.
In 2011 George Mayer arranged his first personal exhibition in FotoliaLAB Gallery (Berlin, Germany). In 2012 he was a finalist of the contest Young Photographers of Russia after which he was admitted to the Union of Russian Art Photographers. In the same year he was nominated for the award in the photo contest Sony World Photography Awards, the exhibition was held in Somerset House (London, UK).
In 2015 he participated in the project Perfumer organized by the art centre Perinnye Ryady in St. Petersburg (Russia). With his project «Shadows» he won Photographer of the Year at International Photography Awards. The award ceremony took place in Carnegie Hall (New York, USA). George was nominated for the first prize of IPA and Lucie Awards statuette.
In 2017 George won one of the most prestigious world photography contests «Sony World Photography Awards» where the project Light. Shadows. Perfect woman.» took the first prize among the professionals in the nomination «Portraiture». After winning the project «Light. Shadows. Perfect woman.» was published in numerous specialized European editions about photography. The SONY company gave a grant for the project «Libido & Mortido», the portraits from this project were exhibited in Somerset  House, London.
Along with art photography, George Mayer works in commercial and fashion photography. Since 2009 he has been collaborating with internationally recognized modelling agencies and stylists. Thanks to this his works are regularly published in Russian and international fashion magazines. Among the companies that have bought photos by George Mayer are Adobe, Atlantic Records, Alfa Romeo, Lalique and others.
His photographs can be seen on the covers of dozens of music CDs by such popular foreign singers as Chris Brown, «Buller for my Valentine», «Operator». And also one can see photos by George Mayer on books by acknowledged Russian and international writers and playwrights. Among them are the Nobel Prize winner in literature Mario Vargas Llosa and the famous French writer Bernard Werber. Some photos were also bought by Netflix for the film «Bright» (2017) starring Will Smith and some photos were bought by MGM Television for the cult-favourite series «Fargo».