tobias koenig, (b.1987) lives and works as an artist in Berlin. His work practice combines sculpture, drawing and text.

Labour, care and sacrifice have been recurring themes in Koenig’s work. His art is rich with symbols of work and physical exertion (dysfunctional spades with ornamented tips), nurture (a bird feeder with phallic water bowls) and transformation (a flame burning in the artist’s threadbare hat).

He showed at Württembergischer Kunstverein/Schloss Solitude, Ortstermin/Galerie Nord, Brandenburgischer Kunstverein, Plus Dede, Berliner Festspiele ICC/Floating University, Haus der Statistik, Vorspiel Transmediale, SOX