22/05/2026
Immanuel Birkert is included in the exhibition “On Paradise” May 31 — August 28, 2026
[…] The exhibition understands paradise not as a real place, but as a powerful concept that shapes landscapes, bodies, and social structures. Interior spaces and garden are closely intertwined. What appears inside the house as motif or narrative continues outside as a spatial experience. At its core lies less an origin than a loss. Within visual traditions, paradise often appears as the memory of a condition that has already disappeared. Yet this longing is not without consequences. Landscapes are designed, bodies are regulated, and nature is transformed into image. […]
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Image: Immanuel Birkert, Shady Garden (ll), 2023, 40 × 32 × 23 cm, Latex paint on fired clay, Photo: