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STRANGEPLACE current exhibitions

Upcoming: 14.8.2025

Sabishii 寂しい

An Attempt at Melancholy
The exhibition brings together Peter Voigt’s deserted architectural photographs of Tokyo and Katrin Paul’s fragile paper works in a quiet dialogue about “Sabishii” 寂しい – that feeling of emotional emptiness and gentle melancholy that places and spaces can convey through their visible loneliness and hidden memories.

Opening: Thursday, 14.8.2025, 19:00h
Introduction by the artist and curator: Max Pauer

open from 16:00–19:00
SAT 16.8. / SUN 17.8.
SAT 23.8. / SUN 24.8.
or by appointment

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Katrin Paul

is an artist working internationally with paper, installation, and photography. Her studies took her to Dortmund and Karlsruhe as well as to the Tama Art University in Tokyo, where she lived and worked during several study and scholarship stays. In her artistic practice, she explores the materiality of paper, transforming it through techniques such as tearing, folding, and the application of heat and liquids. Her works move between drawing, object, and spatial installation. Paul has exhibited her work in Japan, the USA, and Europe and has participated in numerous exhibitions.


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Peter Voigt

Photographer and visual artist. He pursues long-term projects that explore social dynamics and their spatial impact on human-shaped landscapes and urban spaces. His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Voigt’s photographs are characterized by a clear, minimalist visual language. Using large-format cameras, he captures architectural details and the atmosphere of Japanese cities with impressive precision.