20/08/2026
Cut Outs & Conversations
Hans-Peter Stark and Susa Templin
Opening: Friday, August 28, 2026, 7–10 pm
Exhibition: August 29 – September 26, 2026
Conversations: September 4, 11, 19 and 25, 7:30 pm – see below for more information
Finissage and reading: Sat, September 26, 7:30 pm
The exhibition "Cut Outs & Conversations" brings together works by Hans-Peter Stark and Susa Templin, which enter into dialogue through shared processes of cutting, layering, and superimposing their imagery. Stark and Templin approach the gallery space as a shared stage. Their works draw on individual experiences, which they explore through their visual exploration of the constantly changing urban fabric of Berlin. Alongside the presentation of their recent works, they are collaborating on an installation comprising photographic and painterly elements that opens up pictorial spaces composed of temporal and spatial layers.
Hans-Peter Stark translates photographic motifs into paintings composed of multiple layers applied using stencils. Their pared-down forms allow for a wide range of interpretations. While the stencils initially served solely as tools in the painting process, they are now also exhibited as works in their own right.
Stark completed his postgraduate studies as a Meisterschüler at the Mainz Academy of Fine Arts. He exhibits across Germany and internationally. His works are held in collections including the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, the Artothek at the Kölnisches Stadtmuseum, the Galerie der Stadt Fellbach, and the SØR Rusche Collection in Bielefeld.
https://www.hans-peter-stark.de
https://www.instagram.com/hanspeterstark/
Susa Templin deconstructs photographed space at the intersection of photography and sculpture. She lifts pictorial elements out of the flat plane, overlays them in translucent layers of different materials, and unfolds them into three-dimensional structures. Her architectural constructions coalesce into translucent, walk-in pictorial spaces.
She studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main and exhibits both nationally and internationally. Her works are held in collections including the Berlinische Galerie, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the Museum für Konkrete Kunst in Ingolstadt, and the Kunsthalle Mannheim.
https://susatemplin.com
https://www.instagram.com/susa.templin/
Conversations
The artists have developed a series of open discussions to accompany the exhibition. The conversations will address questions relating to the art system: Who curates art, and how? How are themes and content developed? Why do artists make art, and why do curators organize exhibitions? Where do independent and established art spaces, such as institutions and galleries, intersect? How much freedom is there in working within the art world? Why exhibit art at all?
Conversation No. 1
Friday, September 4, 7:30 pm
with Björn Brolewski, director of the Kommunale Galerie Parterre, Berlin
Conversation No. 2
Friday, September 11, 7:30 pm
with Thorsten Jantschek, arts correspondent for Deutschlandfunk
Conversation No. 3
Saturday, September 19, 7:30 pm
with Ludwig Seyfarth, writer and curator at KAI 10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf
Conversation No. 4
Friday, September 25, 7:30 pm
with Dr. Birgit Kulmer, director of Galerie Parrotta Contemporary, Cologne and Bonn
Finissage and reading
Saturday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Poet Tobias Falberg will read from his work. There will also be a presentation of the publication Wir singen das Wort Kerosin, featuring a selection of image-text poems created in collaboration with Hans-Peter Stark since 2010.
AXEL OBIGER – Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst . Brunnenstr. 29, 10119 Berlin Mitte . Th - Sa 3–7 pm and by appointment . axelobiger.com .