Fragmentary Process as Creative Principle
- Oil on canvas
- Based on 25 Colours Stockholm
- 25 modules, each 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
- 5 x 5 Matrix, “BINGO!”
- Overall composition: 7,50 x 7,50 m (295.27 x 295.27 in)
- Concept and the first Veracity Report: July 2024
- Painting process: November 2024 – February 2026
TOPIA is an abstract work shaped by a fragmentary process. Its 25 autonomous modules function as distinct fragments, each revealing its full potential within the evolving overall constellation. The work unfolds as an abstract landscape, navigating psychological and archetypal layers.
The development of the composition within its predefined structure, while remaining open throughout the painting process, is central to the work. The finished painting becomes a state from which momentum emerges, documented in parallel through the Veracity Report. With the completion of the 25th module, TOPIA becomes one coherent painting.
The term Topia derives from the Greek word topio (τοπίο), meaning “landscape.” The modular structure is a deliberate principle of the work, allowing the abstract landscape to unfold module by module.
Veracity report
A proper report on ever-shifting perspectives within the fragmentarily unfolding landscape of Topia
Overall Installation
7,50 x 7,50 m (295.3 x 295.3 in)
25 modules
Each: oil on canvas, 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm (59 x 59 x 1.8 in)
Arranged in a 5 × 5 grid, labeled T, O, P, I, A (columns) and 1–5 (rows)
Artist note
I began with an initial sketch: a circle within a square, divided into 25 fields. I primed each field in a different colour, establishing a defined starting condition. I then worked in an open, process-driven way, allowing the composition to unfold module by module. As only a maximum of six modules could be worked on simultaneously, their arrangement was repeatedly adjusted throughout the process. TOPIA took shape through the painting process itself and is now complete as a coherent abstract landscape.