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Exhibition at Romer Young Gallery examines the instability of remaining upright against gravity

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Romer Young Gallery presents its second solo exhibition with Kirk Stoller, I Hope I Don’t Fall Down. I Hope I Don’t Fall Down examines the instability of remaining upright against gravity but explores this from a point of view where doubt is explicit, and determination an underlying question. This exhibition is a companion show to Stoller’s recent exhibition at Galerie Axel Obiger in Berlin. For that show, I Will Stay Erect, Stoller adopted the opposite point of reference; a hint of self-doubt betrayed the determination of the show’s title. Connection and support are consistent themes in Stoller’s work. Stoller builds sculptures using found wood, plastics, and parts of things that he divorces from their original context. These weathered materials are then combined with glossy and colorful surfaces which the artist handcrafts with careful consideration. Stoller accentuates relationsh