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.

Gallery address: 4 Second Lane, Tai Hang