KALPA Art Living

11/10/2026

A DEEP IMMERSION IN "INDENTATIONS OF MEMORY": JANINE THÜNGEN-REICHENBACH'S SOLO EXHIBITION

Is it possible to etch the memory of time? In Thüngen-Reichenbach's practice, the fleeting echoes of passing years are impressed forever, creating a tangible continuum between the past and the future. The title Indentations of Memory finds its roots in the Medieval Latin indentāre, meaning "to furnish with teeth", emphasising the visceral, biting nature of time. The exhibition is an atlas of evocative narratives: impressions of traces and unveiled secrets from both nature and subterranean history. Born from the depths of time, Omega, Vuoto è Pieno, and DNA originate from silicon casts taken directly from the walls of paleo-Christian catacombs beneath the artist's residence. Through a molding process, raw, subterranean surfaces are reimagined and preserved in washi paper and bronze.

Formed from negative imprints of ancient bark along Rome's Via Appia Antica, these sculptures are distinguished by cratered textures, serving as protective shells for the void within; they reveal natural beauty and imperfections, like scars and insect tracks, transforming the trees into enduring, silent sentinels.

The artist identifies each Baumwelt by the precise Latin nomenclature of the tree from which the impression was taken, meticulously recording the trunk’s dimensions, species, and origin. With textures reminiscent of meteoric surfaces, these works transcend their botanical origins to carry a universal message: a meditation on the profound precariousness of all lives. Exhibited all together, the sculptures become physical thoughts in the act of transformation, accentuated by light reflected off elusive surfaces that lend them a haunting, impressionistic quality.

09/10/2026

A special thanks to ARTRIBUNE for the article about Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach's solo exhibition at Kalpa Art Living in Volterra.

The exhibition is open until November 1st.

Read the full article down below:

Si svolge a Volterra fino al 1° novembre, nei seducenti spazi di Palazzo Bonomini, tra le sedi di Kalpa Art Gallery, la mostra Indentations of Memory di Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach

27/09/2026

Final weeks - until 1st of November 2026, to experience German visual artist Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach’s solo exhibition at KALPA, Indentations of Memory, presenting a group of bronze and washi paper sculptures within the Gallery’s main historic venue in Volterra (Tuscany). Among them, the artist’s new series Baumwelt stems from the artist’s interest in the hidden connections among trees, recognising in their subterranean webs a metaphor for the invisible bonds that sustain life. Formed from negative imprints of ancient bark along Rome’s Via Appia Antica, these sculptures are distinguished by cratered textures, serving as protective shells for the void within; they reveal natural beauty and imperfections, like scars and insect tracks, transforming the trees into enduring, silent sentinels.

As part of this series, the Pinus Pinaster sculpture emerges with a particular texture and soft iron-red patina, without wax. As the title of the work indicates, the piece is a homage to a maritime pine specimen, characteristic of the Mediterranean world and originally distinguished by a robust bark marked by deep reddish fissures. With a form reminiscent of a meteor, this work transcends its botanical origins to carry a universal message: a meditation on the profound precariousness of all lives. It becomes a physical form in the act of transformation, accentuated by light reflected off the elusive surface that lends it a haunting, impressionistic quality.

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28/08/2026

Final weeks to visit and explore Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach’s solo exhibition at KALPA, Indentations of Memory, presenting a selection of bronze sculptures part of the artist’s new series Baumwelt, dedicated to the world of trees.

Among them are two sculptures honouring two of the most ancient and common trees in the Mediterranean landscape, the oak and the olive, respectively entitled Quercus Super and Olea Europea. Ancient, symbolic of strength, and evocative of their role and presence in past civilisations, their spirit is infused into bronze. Each sculpture is cast from a single tree, acting as a physical and artistic transposition of the living organism itself, and as a witness to the tree’s unique energy, inner tension, and breath. Focusing on nature’s impermanence, the Baumwelt bronzes explore the intersection of botanical memory and spherical form. The comprehensive project, encompassing bronze, glass, and silicon, stems from the artist’s interest in the hidden connections among trees, recognising in their subterranean webs a metaphor for the invisible bonds that sustain life.

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08/08/2026

KALPA is a space dedicated to the dialogue between art, material, and time. Rooted in a deep appreciation for craftsmanship and art research, the Gallery brings together contemporary artists whose practices explore the boundaries between art, design, and natural processes. Located in the historic center of Volterra, the Atelier, a former artisan alabaster workshop turned into an intimate exhibition space, sits just steps away from KALPA’s main venue in the 15th-century Palazzo Bonomini. Profoundly connected to history, the Atelier is deeply bound to Volterra’s legacy as the capital of alabaster, a material crafted since Etruscan times and a symbol of the territory spanning from Volterra to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Across the Atelier’s rooms, the language of the interior architecture establishes a stimulating synergy with the selected artworks, spanning paintings and sculptures made in a variety of materials, clay and raw earth, wood, oil, acrylic, and mixed media. Addressing ideas of intimacy, balance, and finesse, as well as an intuitive dialogue between finito and non-finito, the Gallery’s artists’ research begins with the observation of Nature to be translated into different forms, nuances, and media.

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27/07/2026

Rooted in a deep knowledge of textiles, Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach’s aesthetic and conceptual narrative explores the metamorphosis of matter and the spatio-temporal dimension. As suspended in space, her abstract wall sculptures and bas-reliefs created in washi are enriched by the inner spirit of the material itself, listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014. This paper is made of the fibres of the inner bark of grasses such as mulberry, gampi, and mitsumata, and offers a warm and delicate sensation to the touch. In her creations, the artist enhances these authentic qualities and introduces distortions, unexpected movements and angles, that challenge the viewer’s perception of a firm sculpture.
Janine’s works present themselves as a physical atlas of thoughts in the act of transformation, accentuated by the light reflected on their soft and elusive surfaces that lend an impressionistic effect. They are mostly entitled by letters from the Greek alphabet, which are employed in contemporary mathematics to denote particle flows and angles. Their forms reflect the artist’s interest in groundbreaking space-time physics, specifically theories that depict space as constantly contorting, stretching, and crushing.

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19/07/2026

An authentic haven for art and creative expression, KALPA is a destination where art, nature, and the human experience converge. Located in the historic center of Volterra, the Atelier, a former artisan alabaster workshop turned into an intimate exhibition space, sits just steps away from KALPA’s main venue in the 15th-century Palazzo Bonomini. Profoundly connected to history, the Atelier is deeply bound to Volterra’s legacy as the capital of alabaster, a material crafted since Etruscan times and a symbol of the territory spanning from Volterra to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Across the Atelier’s rooms, the language of the interior architecture establishes a stimulating synergy with the selected art, spanning wall and sculptural artworks made in a variety of materials, clay and raw earth, wood, oil, acrylic, and mixed media. Addressing ideas of intimacy, balance, and finesse, as well as an intuitive dialogue between finito and non-finito, the Gallery’s artists’ research begins with the observation of Nature to be translated into different forms, nuances, and media.

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10/07/2026

Within Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach’s solo exhibition, Indentations of Memory, on display at KALPA until August 2026, a selection of bronze sculptures is defined by a delicate, soft white patina, part of the artist’s new series Baumwelt dedicated to the world of trees.

Each sculpture is cast from a single, specific tree, Quercus ilex, Pinus pinaster, or Quercus suber, acting as a physical and artistic transposition of the living organism itself. Appearing as cosmic meteors, Thüngen-Reichenbach identifies each piece by its precise Latin nomenclature, meticulously recording the trunk’s dimensions, species, and origin. Every artwork becomes a microcosm in its own right: a witness of the tree’s unique energy, inner tension, and breath.

Through the dance of light across these light, textured surfaces, Thüngen-Reichenbach renders the solid ephemeral. By seeking out natural distortions and unexpected angles, she challenges our very perception of what a sculpture can - and should - be.

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30/06/2026

Until August 2026, on display at the KALPA main venue in Palazzo Bonomini, Volterra, Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach’s solo exhibition entitled “Indentations of Memory”. Through unique matrices, inverted casts of real surfaces of ancient walls and tree bark, the artist makes visible and palpable what normally remains hidden, transforming every mark, erosion, and wound into a testimony to biological, geological, and human stories.

The exhibited artworks, sculptures and bas-relief in bronze and washi paper, possess an organic movement set against an earthy, compact texture that reflects their intrinsic bond with the ground. The artist’s effort to “dematerialize” the sculpture introduces a deliberate discontinuity into the matter, evoking a sense of lightness and motion in each of her pieces.

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