Frank Mädler’s exhibition Selbst explores how a life can be brought into representation – and what becomes of the self in the process. At its centre are the ceramic works he has been creating since 2022 under the title Selbstdarstellungen. Taking moments from his life as their starting point, they depict not only lived experience but also possible versions of himself. “That means,” Mädler says, “that I have always depicted myself, or a person I could also have been.…

Since early childhood, the forest has been a place of longing for Frank Mädler, connecting the familiar with the uncanny, a place where one can get lost. However, how can the forest be artistically represented, especially in times when it is directly threatened by destruction, using formal means? Frank Mädler employs photographic techniques such as focus and blur, but also intervenes in the photographic material through methods like overlays, additions, and scratches. His ce…

In his latest, mostly large-format works, Frank Mädler dedicates himself to surface and color. In camera-less photographs, he creates landscapes ("Felder") that deal with the process of reduction and simplification. Frank Mädler also continues his work with photograms ("Frauengruppen"). Color and the theme of memory play a central role in his new body of work, "Umgebungsbilder". Frank Mädler's ceramic objects not only add interesting…