MIKE OKAY – Fehler is’ King At the heart of his work are nostalgic moments and quotes from the childhood and youth of his generation. He is fascinated by childrens drawings, the untrained hand, the imperfections in the presentation, mistakes. Seriousness, correctness and perfectionism contradict a modern conception of childhood and are less interesting for Mike Okay. It wants to be rough and unpolished. Geometric shapes, abstracted animals, ball of wool, skateboards, matchbox cars, toys and bizarre scenarios are recurring motifs, which form in a very bold, carefree and informal way to a curious miniature world. In his pictures there is a happy chaos. A childish anarchy that does not hurt, but makes you smile and asks you to allow the absurd and let your imagination run wild. As co-founder of the artist collective KLUB7, he has been working alongside his friends Diskorobot, Kid Cash, Otto Baum, Lowskii and Dani Daphne since 1998. Mike Okay lives in Halle and works together with his artist collective in Halle and Berlin and all over the world