With the installation »What is, is more than it is«, internationally active graphic designer and artist Eike König presents a selection of his “language images”, in which typography, pop art and elements of contemporary design intersect – striking in expression, multilayered in meaning. Mounted on temporary wooden displays, reminiscent of those seen in public spaces or art contexts, the individual messages interweave into an open-ended narrative.

Between language, image and interpretation

The works address social processes, consumerism, pop and high culture, as well as existential questions. Without seeking to provoke or seduce, they invite quiet reflection. Viewers are encouraged to question meanings and open up their own mental spaces – a subtle dialogue between image, language and context.

Eike König – between graphic design, art and attitude

Eike König is one of the most renowned graphic designers in the German-speaking world. As the founder of the collective »Hort«, he has shaped a free, experimental design practice since the 1990s. Today, he lives and works in Berlin, is a professor at HfG Offenbach, and, since receiving a fellowship at Villa Massimo in Rome, has increasingly pursued independent artistic work – often at the intersection of language, image and social observation.