Daniel Lergon (b.1978, Bonn) is a German artist who experiments with Jight effects and chemical reactions, exploring optics and perception. He began his inquiries into color, the interaction of Jight on different surfaces and optical effects. Lergon has been working with fabrics of different optical and physical qualities, to which he applies lacquers and transparent varnishes to produce a broad range of effects that vary with the position of the viewer. In his early works, Lergon used color pigments within the range of the color spectrum, applying them to all kinds of material surfaces. In later work, while using transparent varnishes and synthetic, retro reflective fabric as painting surface {which reflects the light in the same direction from which it comes), he also includes colors at the very extremes of the spectrum into his work. His intensive study of the colors was thus always tied to the materiality of the painting's ground and the question regarding this influence this would have on the viewer's perception.

Lazy Mike was established in 2018 by Mikhail Ovcharenko and Tatiana Melnikova. Initially, the gallery gained recognition through pop-up exhibitions in various locations, including Los Angeles, for three years. In 2020, it secured a permanent space and continued its activities, later relocating to Riga in October 2022. The gallery is also planning to open a new branch in Seoul this autumn. Lazy Mike operates as a multifunctional project combining the roles of an exhibition space and an agency, representing international artists of different generations and conceptual preferences. The gallery emphasizes the democratization of art and supports social causes while actively engaging in educational activities. Currently, Lazy Mike collaborates with 11 emerging and mid-career artists whose works are part of public and private collections worldwide. The gallery publicly opposes the Russian government and has been involved in anti-government activities since 2011. Additionally, Lazy Mike supports the "You’re Not Alone" project, which works to prevent violence against women and supports victims of domestic violence. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the gallery donated 50% of its sales to the Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund.