Poptraumatic
My diploma exhibition at Galerie Jochen Hempel in Leipzig featured five works, most of which I created specifically for this context, all revolving around the vinyl record as a central motif. I was interested in translating the strategies and phenomena of pop music into the realm of visual art, examining them within a new conceptual and spatial framework.Psychoanalysis played a central role in both the creation and interpretation of the works. The pieces spanned a range of media—from traditional printmaking and sculpture to an expansive video installation. Each work operated at the intersection of pop-cultural references from music, film, and fashion, and more subjective, emotional expression.
Repetition, absence, emotional overwhelm, rupture, and destruction—core characteristics of psychological trauma—emerged throughout the works, not as direct representations, but as formal and affective structures.
The exhibition offered a space for reflection on the vinyl record—not only as a nostalgic or iconic object, but as a medium through which aesthetic, psychological, and pop-cultural discourses could be explored.
Exhibition Booklet (PDF)
Photos: Enrico Grunert
Year: 2012
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