Stencil art has always been deeply rooted in protest. The technique was not born in studios, but on the street: a weapon made of words and images in times when speaking the truth was dangerous. In the 1960s and 70s, activists and artists used stencils to spread political messages quickly and effectively: against war, for freedom, for equality. Walls became the people's newspapers, and the spray can became the printing press of resistance.In the 1980s, stencil art took on new significance through artists such as Blek le Rat in Paris and, later, Banksy in London. Their works showed that protest doesn't always have to be loud. It can also whisper, with humour, irony and aesthetic precision.The Art of Protest continues this tradition in the works of FAKE and L.E.T. Both artists use stencils to question power, break open conformity and provoke thought. Their visual language is powerful, multi-layered and inevitably political, a reminder that true art still dares to disrupt.The stencil remains what it has always been: the voice of those who want to be heard.

Nomen est omen: STENCILS ONLY presents artists for whom working with stencils plays a central role.A Technique with HistoryThe stencil is one of the oldest image-making techniques of all, and at the same time one of the most defining in urban art. In the early 1980s, Blek le Rat took it to the streets of Paris and established it as an art form in its own right. Later, the legendary Banksy helped it achieve worldwide popularity. Today, countless exciting artists work with stencils, taking their interventions to the streets and creating artworks in public space.Precision and ImmediacyThe appeal of the technique lies in a contradiction. Cutting a stencil is a slow, precise process, often taking many hours and several layers. Spraying, by contrast, takes seconds. The stencil thus combines meticulous craftsmanship with the speed of the street. Every work is reproducible, yet remains unique, as the surface, the application of paint and the surroundings change the image each time.Eight PositionsIn this edition of the STENCILS ONLY show, we present new works by eight artistic positions that demonstrate how diverse this technique can be: from pointed social critique and poetic snapshots to richly symbolic visual worlds.FAKE Dutch artist FAKE is considered Amsterdam's best-known stencil artist, both on the street and on canvas. His vividly coloured works draw on icons of everyday life and pop culture, slightly provocative and always with a healthy dose of humour and irony. Among his best-known pieces is the award-winning "Super Nurse", a tribute to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Guy Denning British artist Guy Denning combines a traditional painterly style with a contemporary, punk-inspired element: collaged and stencilled text that adds a further, often political layer of narrative to his figures. His works are held in several public collections, including the MAGI'900 Museum of Contemporary Art in Bologna.Jana & JS The Austrian-French duo has been painting together since 2006 and is known for multicoloured stencil works based on their own photographs. Jana & JS combine portraits with urban landscapes and architecture, deliberately choosing old materials that speak of the passage of time. After years in Madrid and Paris, they now live in Salzburg.kurznachzehn German artist kurznachzehn discovered her technique in 2011 through nostalgic family photos from the 1950s. She first sprays her multi-layered stencils onto paper and then pastes them up in the urban landscape. For her gallery works, she also uses wooden panels and found metal.L.E.T. The initials stand for "Les Enfants Terribles". The French-born artist has been active on the street since 1992 and has shaped the cityscape of his adopted hometown, Düsseldorf, making him one of the street artists of the very first hour. He pairs his mostly black-and-white figures with charmingly provocative messages that expose the shortcomings of our consumer and fun-driven society with a wink.Monkeybird The Bordeaux duo, made up of Temor ("Monkey") and Blow ("Bird"), has been working together since 2012. Their entirely hand-cut stencils depict metaphysical architectures inspired by geometry, mechanics, cosmology and astronomy. The monkey and the bird represent the two sides of human nature: the realist and the dreamer.Otto Schade Born in Chile, the artist also known as "Osch" began his career as an architect and urban sculptor. He has lived in London since 2006, where his architectural understanding of space led him to develop his distinctive "ribbon" style. The intertwining bands shape his subjects and give them an almost sculptural presence.seiLeise Behind seiLeise is Cologne-based artist Tim Ossege, who uses stencils and other urban art techniques to comment on social developments and world events. His pointed motifs provoke thought without wagging a finger. He is also regarded as a pioneer of reverse graffiti, using stencils and a sandblaster to clean motifs out of dirty walls."STENCILS ONLY"Exhibition 2 December 2022 – 10 February 2023Opening Friday, 2 December 2022, 7 pmPretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

Where people once quickened their pace, they now stop and look. Since August 2022, Düsseldorf has had a new cultural highlight: Pretty Wall Bilk. In the underpass of Bilk S-Bahn station, ten urban artists present their work. An inhospitable place that everyone tried to pass through as quickly as possible has become a gallery in public space.A Gallery in PassingThe new open-air museum showcases a broad spectrum of contemporary urban positions: figurative alongside abstract works, ranging from graffiti and street art to urban art and Graffuturism. Today, passers-by stop on their way to work or to the shops and take a moment to enjoy the art.Five Years to the First BrushstrokeWe first had the idea for a gallery in the underpass back in 2017. But good things take time, and it took another five years before it could be realised. Bureaucratic hurdles, permits to paint the walls and pillars, the search for funding and many other less exciting tasks all had to be tackled before the project could finally get underway in 2022. Even before the first brushstroke touched the wall, the project idea was honoured with the Urbanana Award from Tourismus NRW.Finding the artists was quick. Alexis "Bust" Stephens, ARDIF, Demon, L.E.T., Marc C. Woehr, Roman Klonek, Oliver "MAGIC" Räke, SKIO, Théo Lopez and Top Notch contributed their artistic ideas, brought them to the walls and turned Pretty Wall Bilk into reality.From the Wall to the GalleryFor THE PRETTY WALL SHOW, we invited all the artists involved in the project to show their latest studio works. Like the works in the underpass, the selection in the gallery offers an excellent overview of the breadth of contemporary urban art. On show are paintings, mixed-media installations and drawings."THE PRETTY WALL SHOW"Exhibition 14 October – 25 November 2022Opening Friday, 14 October 2022, 7 pmPretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

A life jacket is a promise. Whoever puts one on hopes to reach the other shore alive. For countless people fleeing across the Mediterranean to Europe, it is the last symbol of hope. For many, that hope ends in death.Hope Turned to GriefIn his installation How is this happening!?, Düsseldorf urban artist L.E.T. reflects on the situation of refugees at the gates of Europe. Using life jackets as his material, he shows how this symbol of hope is transformed on the journey that most refugees undertake.The Life Jacket GraveyardA few months ago, L.E.T. travelled to Lesbos, where he visited the so-called life jacket graveyard: a vast landfill where life jackets left behind by refugees are collected. He had first seen this surreal image in a news report three years ago, and it had never let him go. On the island, he spoke with refugees and with volunteers from the organisation The Hope Project, forming his own picture of the situation.Three Body BagsAfter his return, he had three body bags sewn from the life jackets collected on Lesbos. They form the central element of the installation and show the transformation of hope into grief. They stand for the journey of countless people who, fleeing inhumane conditions, meet a cruel end at the gates of Fortress Europe. The installation is complemented by canvases that reflect L.E.T.'s experiences on Lesbos.No Room at the InnEspecially in the weeks before Christmas, the work inevitably calls to mind the image of the nativity scene. The expectant parents found no room at the inn and had to seek shelter in a stable, where their child was born. Predominantly Christian Europe, which once again this year celebrates Christmas with an abundance of material gifts, has still not internalised the commandment to love one's neighbour after some 2,000 years.The FilmOn his journey, L.E.T. was accompanied by Düsseldorf artist Laura Knapp and cameraman Chris Schwarz, who documented the artist's stay and the situation on the ground. The film is also part of the installation and can be viewed here. A making-of video of the exhibition set-up can be found here."How is this happening!?" L.E.T.Exhibition 11 December 2020 – 29 January 2021 Tuesday – Friday, 2 – 7 pm and by appointmentPretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

A piece of cardboard, a cutter, a spray can: that is all it takes to put an image on a wall in seconds, again and again. This simplicity has made the stencil one of the most important tools of art in public space.Paving the Way for Street ArtArtworks created with stencils have decisively shaped the visual language of street art and urban contemporary art. Starting with Blek le Rat, who began working with stencils in Paris in the early 1980s, the stencil paved the way for art in public space as we know it today.One Technique, Many SignaturesThe stencil makes it possible to repeat a motif quickly, precisely and as often as desired, on the street as well as in the studio. The five positions in this exhibition show how differently this technique can be used: from ironic pop culture references and photographically inspired urban portraits to socially critical paste-ups, sculpturally intertwined ribbons and nostalgic family scenes. The artists live and work in the Netherlands, France and Austria, Germany, the UK and the USA.FAKE Amsterdam-based artist FAKE has been active on the streets since 2005 and is considered one of the best-known stencil artists in the Netherlands. His cleanly cut, vividly coloured works draw on icons of everyday life and pop culture, adding a twist of humour and irony. One of his best-known works, "FAKE Love", tells of how much love can hurt.Jana & JS The Austrian-French duo has been painting together since 2006 and is known for multicoloured stencil works based on their own photographs. Jana & JS combine portraits with urban landscapes and architecture, deliberately choosing old materials that speak of the passage of time. After years in Madrid and Paris, they now live in Salzburg.kurznachzehn German-born artist kurznachzehn discovered her technique in 2011 through nostalgic family photos from the 1950s. She first sprays her multi-layered stencils onto paper and then pastes them up in the urban landscape. Since 2016, she has lived in San Diego, California, where her work adorns numerous façades.L.E.T. The initials stand for "Les Enfants Terribles". The French-born artist has been active on the street since 1992 and has shaped the cityscape of his adopted hometown, Düsseldorf, making him one of the street artists of the very first hour. He pairs his mostly black-and-white figures with charmingly provocative messages that expose the shortcomings of our consumer and fun-driven society with a wink.Otto Schade Born in Chile, the artist also known as "Osch" began his career as an architect and urban sculptor. He has lived in London since 2006, where his architectural understanding of space led him to develop his distinctive "ribbon" style. The intertwining bands shape his subjects and give them an almost sculptural presence."STENCILS ONLY"Exhibition 15 May – 26 June 2020 Tuesday – Friday, 2 – 7 pmDue to current circumstances, there will be no opening reception for this exhibition. However, the gallery is open during regular hours, and we look forward to your visit. If you would like to receive the exhibition catalogue (PDF), please send us an email.Pretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

If No walls for old men reminds you of No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy's novel and the Coen brothers' film, you're on the right track. But the title of L.E.T.'s solo exhibition should not be taken literally.An Old HandL.E.T. may be one of Germany's longest-active stencil artists, and therefore one of the old hands of the still fairly young movement of urban contemporary art. But he is far from old, and he certainly need not worry about running out of walls. The Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) in Munich recently dedicated a room to him, and this summer he travelled from one festival to the next to install his interventions in urban space on site.Quote, Deconstruct, ModifyRather, the title is an example of L.E.T.'s way of working: quoting, deconstructing and modifying the familiar. Having taken part in the STENCILS ONLY exhibitions several times, he now presents No walls for old men, his first solo show at Pretty Portal. Visitors can expect new and familiar works, a mix of installation and presentation.About the ArtistThe initials of the French-born artist L.E.T. stand for "Les Enfants Terribles". It is a name he has rightly adopted, as it was traditionally used to describe the outsiders and eccentrics of the art scene. L.E.T. is one of the urban artists of the very first hour. He has been active on the streets since 1992 and has shaped the look of several cities, including his adopted hometown of Düsseldorf. He sprays his motifs onto paper and then usually pastes them up around the city without asking permission.In his works, he takes up a wide variety of visual elements, often including well-known subjects, which he pairs with his distinctive, charmingly provocative statements, giving them a new meaning. Black-and-white figures with just a few accents of colour make the message stand out all the more. L.E.T. takes critical aim at the issues of our time, exposing the shortcomings of our consumer and fun-driven society with a wink. "No walls for old men" L.E.T.Opening Friday, 7 December 2018, 7 – 10 pmExhibition 10 December 2018 – 8 February 2019Pretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

Fortuna Düsseldorf is back in the Bundesliga. After five years in the second division, the traditional club has won promotion this season, and the whole city is celebrating. Shortly before the start of the new Bundesliga season, Pretty Portal is dedicating a very special exhibition to these "promotion heroes".Players, Coaches and LegendsAt the heart of the show are portraits of the current players and coaches who made promotion possible. Among others, there are works featuring Oliver Fink, Andreas "Lumpi" Lambertz, Rouwen Hennings, Axel Bellinghausen, Benito Raman, Adam Bodzek and Marcel Sobottka. Further portraits pay tribute to club legends such as Toni Turek and Gerd Zewe. The exhibition is rounded off by calligraphic works and a special "Fortuna ghost" by street artist PDOT, whose ghosts have become an integral part of Düsseldorf's cityscape.Urban Art with a Düsseldorf ConnectionFittingly, curator Klaus Rosskothen invited only urban and street artists with a connection to Düsseldorf, who engaged with Fortuna Düsseldorf for this exhibition. On show are works by Brian Storm, DECYCLE, DXTR, KJ263, L.E.T., Mexer, Mindix, ONI, PDOT, Roman Klonek, Strassenmaid and Tom71. All works were created especially for the exhibition and are available for purchase.Limited Screen Print EditionsLimited screen print editions are being produced for the exhibition from the portraits of Oliver Fink and Benito Raman, painted by Brian Storm and DXTR the Weird respectively. They will be available from the opening night onwards in the gallery and in our online shop at €95. Part of the proceeds will go to Fortuna Düsseldorf's youth work and youth academy.Opening with FortunaRealised in cooperation with Fortuna Düsseldorf, the exhibition opens on 9 August at the gallery in Düsseldorf-Bilk. The artists and several Fortuna players will be present at the opening."Aufstiegshelden" Fortuna meets Urban ArtA group exhibition with works by Brian Storm, DECYCLE, DXTR, KJ263, L.E.T., Mexer, Mindix, ONI, PDOT, Roman Klonek, Strassenmaid and Tom71Opening Thursday, 9 August 2018, 7 – 10 pmExhibition 10 August – 21 September 2018Pretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

A year full of exhibitions, encounters and new works is drawing to a close. To round off the year, we are bringing together 16 artists who shape the Pretty Portal programme in a large group exhibition. There is no overarching theme, but instead a broad cross-section of the diversity of urban contemporary art.Prints and EditionsOne focus of the exhibition is on prints and editions. Screen prints, woodcuts and other printmaking techniques have a long tradition in urban art. Closely linked to the history of the poster and the stencil, they make it possible to bring a pictorial idea to a wider audience in a limited edition. As a rule, the sheets are signed and numbered, and with hand-pulled editions in particular, small variations make each impression something special.For collectors, editions are an ideal way to get started, and for many a chance to own works by their favourite artists. And anyone still looking for a special gift will find a real treasure trove here, especially in the run-up to Christmas.16 PositionsOn show are works by BTOY, DECYCLE, FAKE, Fin DAC, ICY & SOT, L.E.T., Limow, Natalia Rak, Otto Schade, PDOT, Pixelpancho, Roman Klonek, Rowan Newton, Shai Dahan, Sokar Uno and Wolfgang Krell. The range extends from stencils and paste-ups to figurative painting, drawing and woodcuts. Artists from Düsseldorf are shown alongside international positions from across Europe and the USA.YEAR END SHOW 2016Opening Friday, 2 December 2016, 7 – 10 pmExhibition 2 December 2016 – 10 February 2017Pretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

A rat on a Paris wall: Blek le Rat began with stencilled images like this in the early 1980s, paving the way for art in public space as we know it today. Since then, graphic design, fashion and advertising have adopted the visual language of the stencil. Trends change from year to year, but in urban art the stencil is as relevant as ever.Stencils that take a standAs in previous years, in STENCILS ONLY 2016 we present artists who have gained international recognition for their stencil work. This year they are ICY & SOT, FAKE, EMESS and L.E.T. What unites them is a critical eye: whether human rights, political conflict or consumer society, all four use the stencil to take a stand, often with humour and an ironic twist.ICY & SOTThe brothers ICY & SOT come from Tabriz, Iran, and currently live in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2006 they have played a decisive role in shaping Iran’s urban art scene, using their distinctive stencils to break down preconceived ideas of Iranian tradition. They address social and political issues such as human rights and justice. Their murals can be seen in Iran, the United States and Europe.FAKEThe Dutch artist FAKE lives and works in Amsterdam. Having grown up in grey, sometimes dreary surroundings, he wanted to put a smile on people’s faces with irony and humour, and quickly discovered the stencil as his tool. His colourful, highly precise pictures draw on pop culture icons, tell stories and put a finger on controversial issues without pointing blame directly. He has exhibited in the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, the UK, the United States and Iran, among other places.EMESSEMESS, a former master student at the Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts), has spent more than a decade exploring how public space works and what effect it has. With irritating or provocative motifs and urban interventions, he challenges established beliefs and takes up local problems of global relevance that would otherwise be swept under the carpet. Humour and a sense of aesthetics draw attention to the content. For him there is no difference between the street and the gallery, and his work ranges from sculptures and installations to large-scale murals and posters, delicate woodcuts and vividly coloured prints.L.E.T.Originally from France, L.E.T. has been active on the street since 1992 and is one of the first-generation street artists. His initials stand for “Les Enfants Terribles”, a traditional term for the outsiders and eccentrics of the art world. He sprays his motifs on paper and pastes them up around the city as cut-outs, including in his current home town of Düsseldorf. Black-and-white figures with few accents of colour carry his charmingly provocative messages, with which he exposes the shortcomings of our consumer and fun-driven society with a wink. In the gallery he works on canvas, cardboard and wood, without any change to his unmistakable style.“STENCILS ONLY 2016” ICY & SOT, FAKE, EMESS, L.E.T. Exhibition: 26 February – 25 March 2016 Pretty Portal, Brunnenstraße 12, 40223 Düsseldorf

Groupshow feat. A1ONE, BTOY, DECYCLE, ELIOT, FinDAC, JANA&JS, kurznachzehn, L.E.T., Orticanoodles, Tankpretrol, Wolfgang Krell

On the street, repetition is what counts: a stencil allows a motif to be applied quickly, again and again. In the gallery, something else comes to the fore. Here it is about the technique each artist has found for themselves, a visual language that can be recognised at first glance, and the concept, the idea behind the image. In short: the artistic signature.Originals and editionsIn STENCILS ONLY 2013 we present original works by Jana & JS, L.E.T., Tankpetrol and Stefan Winterle. We are also showing the latest editions by BTOY, DECYCLE, Fin DAC and Orticanoodles, released by Pretty Portal in November and December 2013.Jana & JSJana & JS are an artist couple, she from Austria, he from France. They spray portraits based on their own photographs, often of themselves, on walls, wood and found objects.L.E.T.L.E.T. stands for “Les Enfants Terribles”. Since 1992 the Düsseldorf artist has shaped the streets of his home town with stencils and paste-ups. He already took part in STENCILS ONLY in 2011.TankpetrolBorn in Poland, Tankpetrol lives in Manchester, where he discovered stencil art. His works mostly centre on women in military-style clothing, surrounded by animals, geometric shapes and self-designed lettering.Stefan WinterleStefan Winterle was born in Lörrach in 1976 and started doing graffiti in 1993. Since 2000 he has focused entirely on cutting and spraying stencils, a process he describes as meditative: while preparing a set of stencils, he analyses the motif and plans the colours. Since 2010 he has also been curator of the Carhartt Gallery in Weil am Rhein.BTOYBTOY is the Barcelona artist Andrea Michaelsson. Her stencils are based on photographs and focus on strong female figures. In February she showed her solo exhibition The dispossessed with us.DECYCLE“Multi-layered is probably the best word for it,” says DECYCLE of his style (translated). Each picture is made from several stencils, one per colour, which are layered on top of each other to create the final motif. The content is multi-layered too: DECYCLE does not want to make a definitive statement but to make people think, and it is precisely the different interpretations that matter to him. His name stands for breaking out of habitual patterns of thought and out of his own daily routine, and for art that makes its way to places where no one expects it: the street.Fin DACThe Irish artist Fin DAC lives in London. He is known for portraits of women with a coloured band across the eyes, combining stencil and freehand painting.OrticanoodlesOrticanoodles are the Italian artist couple Alita and Wally from Milan. They are known for unusually complex, multi-layered stencil works.“STENCILS ONLY 2013” BTOY, DECYCLE, Fin DAC, Jana & JS, L.E.T., Orticanoodles, Tankpetrol, Stefan Winterle Vernissage: Friday, 22 November 2013 Exhibition: 22 November – 23 December 2013 Pretty Portal, Brunnenstraße 12, 40223 DüsseldorfNote (2026): Stefan Winterle ran the gallery in Weil am Rhein, now Colab Gallery, as its curator for a total of 14 years.

Urban Art Künstler setzen sich intensiv mit verschiedenen Drucktechniken bei der Erstellung ihrer Werke auseinander. Als Paste-Ups sehen wir sie in den Straßen, wo sie Teil unserer alltäglichen Wahrnehmung werden. Die Ausstellung „Prints & Editions“ konzentriert sich daher auf diesen Aspekt. Zu sehen sind Holzschnitte, Radierungen und insbesondere Siebdrucke von 2SickBastards, Arno Beck, Base23, BTOY, C215, Decycle, L.E.T., Mexer, Mr. Penfold, Orticanoodles, Remed, Roman Klonek, Sam3, SMASH137, Sweet Toof, Tom Brane und weiteren Künstlern, die von Pretty Portal vertreten werden. Zudem zeigt die Galerie Drucke aus eigener Sammlung, darunter Arbeiten von Blek le Rat, Nick Walker, Paul Insect, Dolk, Faile und Hush. 2SickBastards, Arno Beck, Base23, BTOY, C215, Decycle, DOLK, Faile, Hush, L.E.T., Mexer, Mr. Penfold, Nick Walker, Oliver Räke (MAGIC), Orticanoodles, Paul Insect, Remed, Roman Klonek, Sam3, Shepard Fairey, SMASH137, Sweet Toof, Tom Brane, Valentina Brostean, u.a. Ausstellung : 30.03.-28.4.2012 Vernissage: 30.03.2012, 19-22h

By the time a stencil appears on a wall, most of the work has already been done. The image in the artist’s mind has to be broken down into areas and layers, each colour needs its own stencil, and every cut determines how the finished work will look. With multi-coloured stencils in particular, this preparation is complex. It shapes the style just as much as what happens after spraying, since many works are then painted further and reworked by hand. On the street, the stencil shows its real strength: a motif can be applied quickly, again and again and in many places, each time very much alike.Hardly any technique has shaped the image of street art and contemporary urban art as much. Stencilled images have become an integral part of public space and influence design, fashion and advertising.Between photography and graphicsAs last year, in STENCILS ONLY 2011 we present artists from the European urban art scene who work with stencils. The works of these seven artists show how much room for experimentation the technique offers. Some look photographic, others graphic. They draw on icons of everyday life and pop culture, or quote and reinterpret the messages of other urban artists.BTOY (Barcelona)BTOY is the artist Andrea Michaelsson, who comes from photography. Her stencils are made from photographic sources and focus on female figures from past decades, inspired by old posters and by Andy Warhol. In 2008 she took part in the Cans Festival in London.C215 (Paris)C215 is the French artist Christian Guémy, one of the best-known stencil artists in Europe. He mainly portrays people on the margins of society, children and, again and again, his daughter Nina. He often places his stencils on letterboxes, electricity boxes and doors, the furniture of the city.Czarnobyl (Berlin)Born in Poland, Damian Terlecki has lived in Berlin since 1993, where the punk and squatter scene of the 1990s shaped his work. His multi-layered stencil pictures combine precise portraits with machine drawings and found stencils. They look like visions of a dystopian future, influenced by films such as Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker and the cyberpunk of William Gibson.ESOB (Düsseldorf)ESOB comes from the Düsseldorf graffiti scene and works as a graphic designer.FAKE (Amsterdam)The Amsterdam artist FAKE works with icons of pop culture and everyday life. He reassembles them with humour and a critical eye on society.L.E.T. (Düsseldorf)L.E.T. stands for “Les Enfants Terribles”. Since 1992 the artist has shaped the streets of his home town of Düsseldorf with stencils and paste-ups. With a wink, he takes aim at the issues of our time and the shortcomings of our consumer and fun-driven society.PISA73 (Berlin)PISA73 is an artist and designer and has been active as a graffiti artist since the 1990s. He studied visual communication at the Hochschule Pforzheim. He is known for multi-layered stencils based on his own photographs.“STENCILS ONLY 2011” BTOY, C215, Czarnobyl, ESOB, FAKE, L.E.T., PISA73 Vernissage: Friday, 14 October 2011, 7 – 11 pm Exhibition: 14 October – 11 November 2011 Pretty Portal, Brunnenstraße 12, 40223 Düsseldorf