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)
- Painting process: January 2025 – February 2026
- VERACITY REPORT
TOPIA is a fragmentary abstract body of work developed step by step. It consists of 25 autonomous modules, each functioning as a distinct fragment while revealing its full potential within the evolving overall constellation. The work unfolds as an abstract landscape shaped by psychological and archetypal layers. The process of reordering and recalibrating the modules, while keeping the composition open throughout its development, is central to the work. The completed painting is a conscious snapshot of this evolving process, documented in parallel through the Veracity Report. With the placement of the 25th module, TOPIA becomes complete as one coherent painting.
Making of in the studio, hamburg:
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 emerged through the painting process itself and is now complete as a coherent abstract landscape.
The 25 modules
Overall Installation View
