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As an artist, I believe it's about cultivating a specific mindset, perhaps even a character or personality, that aligns with developing an artistic language. This mental structure aids in navigating the vast possibilities of art creation and helps filter the constant influx of external influences from the world and the art world. It involves resisting the urge to pursue too many divergent paths.

Nearly 13 years ago, I created a work titled "Mask / Self-portrait." It features a dust mask that reveals the negative impression of my face on the inside, with the mask's cords defining the volume of my head as negative space. While I call it a self-portrait, I envision the potential to scale this double life-sized piece to a point where people could walk through the void within the head. It wouldn't merely represent my portrait, but would become a reflection of us all, illustrating the daily decisions we make in response to critics, opinions, and various influences that continually enter our lives.

This aspect of initiating reflection is vital to my work, influencing how I construct and present my art. Art, in my view, isn't inherently about decision-making, but it is founded on it. Engaging with art opens up avenues for experiences and self-discovery, fostering awareness and teaching us about our individual identities.

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Erik Andersen, Isabelle Borges, Sergey Bratkov, Ulrike Buhl, Yvon Chabrowski, Grigori Dor, Lukas Glinkowski, Julija Goyd, Jens HausmannInna, Levinson Mazenett, Quiroga, Mascha Naumova Jurgen Ostarhild, Cornelia Renz, Achim Riethmann, Sander Saarmets, Nina E. Schönefeld, Dagmar Schürrer, Liudmila Siewerski, Zuzanna Zita Skiba, Ivonne Thein, Berit Uhlhorn, Nicole Wendel, René Wirths, Sofiia Yesakova

Curated by: Grigori Dor & Mascha Naumova

Curator: Seungmi Lee

Erik Andersen, Laura Arena & Liz Kosack, Maryna Baranovska, Vlas Belov, Volo Bevza, Tetiana Malinovska, Roman Mikhailov, Victoria Pidust, Alexey Shmurak, Nina E. Schönefeld, Natascha Shulte, Artem Volokitin, Zolotar.

Curator: Daria Prydybailo

Brilliant Monochrome

It means ‘the most beautiful and perfect color’ as the ink
(SUMUK) contains five traditional Korean colors, i.e. blue, yellow, red, white, and black.

Curator: Seungmi Lee

Erik Andersen, Inna Artemova, Birte Bosse, Jérôme Chazeix, Sandra Hauser, Gregor Hildebrandt, Bethan Hughes, Yukiko Jungesblut, Zinu Kim, Jeremy Knowles, Kodac Ko, Jay Lee, Jeewi Lee, Yiannis Pappas, Fabian Reetz, Thomas Rentmeister, Elinor Sahm, Laura Schawelka, Merani Schilcher, Lorina Speder, David Szauder, William Winter, Hana Yoo

Curated by Anna Ratcliffe | Peter Ungeheuer

Erik Andersen, Wolfgang Flad, Vanessa Henn, Katharina Hinsberg, Judith Hopf, Mathias Hornung, Annette Kelm, Isabel Kerkermeier, Kathrin Landa, Hartmut Landauer, Miriam Lenk, Cesy Leonard, Matthias Megyeri, Jost Münster, Nadja Schöllhammer, Klaus Weber

gallerist: Imke Valentien
curated by Hergen Wöbken

Erik Andersen, Jofroi Amaral, Lotta Bartoschewski, Olivia Berckemeyer, Per Christian Brown, Birte Bosse, Andreas Hachulla, Gregor Hildebrandt, Alicja Kwade, Miriam Lenk, Via Levandowski, Catherine Lorent, Marius Mathisrud, Toshihiko Mitsuya, Manfred Peckl, Luciana Penjak, Maik Schierloh, Susanne Schirdewahn, Sandra Schlipköter, Nadja Schöllhammer, Nina Schuiki, Miray Seramet, Caro Suerkemper, Zuzanna Zita Skiba, Tracey Snelling, Csilla Szabó, Lucy Teasdale, PhilipTopolovac, Peter Vink, Sador Weinsčlucker and Marian Wijnvoord

"Wiedererwachen" is curated and organized by Semra Sevin, Berlin.

Erik Andersen was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1977. He lives and works in Berlin. Andersen extensively uses materials such as epoxy resin and fiberglass. His sculptures, installations, and paintings often tread the line between two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. He merges recognizable elements of the human form with a semi-abstract, minimalistic visual language. Layered, tactile surfaces play on physicality and movement, while prompting interaction with the viewer. Andersen’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Germany, Europe, and the US. Andersen currently shows at Diskurs Berlin as well as in the show Chimera at Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin, Germany

"Chimera" is curated and organized by Semra Sevin, Berlin.