FULCRUM STUDY is the second solo show by Nico Krijno, a sculptor- photographer based in Cape Town. Krijno’s work concerns itself with the tension beneath the surface of things, particularly that which underlies the everyday and the mundane. Through a process of assembling found objects and materials and translating these sculptures and installations into photographs, Krijno examines the relationship between the two disciplines and their inherent limitations. The photographic 'still life' studies reveal the purposelessness and absurdity of certain objects when placed out of context and lend them anonymity by creating new roles for them, forcing a conversation that combines irony, humour and melancholy. To this end, Krijno explains, "editing and presentation are crucial in placing nature and our constructed world either in harmony or at odds... I want to show that the truth is not something simple, that there are not always clear and definitive answers."

"Both staged and spontaneous, Nico Krijno's images frequently reference their creation, establishing a new, parallel reality that puts our imagination and our objective perception at loggerheads"
- The Popular Workshop

"[His] dioramas become subjects for formal inquiry. The vignettes that he creates blur the lines between kitsch and classical... The scenes are reminiscent of a Miami patio, a Savannah parlor or a Vegas show – all in bourgeois grandeur" - Leora Lutz, San Francisco Arts Quarterly, online.

Nico Krijno (b.1981, Cape Town) started taking photos at a very young age while growing up in a small town in the South African semi-desert, before venturing to Cape Town to pursue his career in photography and film, using commercial, fashion & architectural commissions to support an independent, fine-art practice. His photographs are at once hyperreal and otherworldly, pointing at the banality of existence through the semiotics of everyday objects, with humour, sexual innuendo and surreality present in equal measure. Raw and magical, the work contains a dirty realism he is beginning to make his own. Krijno's first solo show, 'On How To Fill Those Gaps' in late 2011 - and the accompanying self published book - was widely lauded and selected works have since been included in group shows in Edinburgh, Milan, Los Angeles, San-Francisco, Glasgow & London. He was nominated for the Paul Huf Award 2013.