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Kerstin Podbiel
Matthias Hesselbacher | sound

curated by Cora Waschke

digital catalog (pdf)

argent
Richard-Sorge-Straße 64
Berlin Friedrichshain
Opening
Saturday 2026–1–31 | 18 – 21:00
Finissage
Sunday 2026-02-15 | 15 – 18:00
+ by appointment

 

KERSTIN PODBIEL

Born in 1983 in Eilenburg, studied fine arts at the Berlin University of the Arts. Exhibition venues i. a. Nizza, Berlin (2025), ZeitZone Gallery, Berlin (2024), Frappant Gallery, Hamburg (2019), Phantom Projects Contemporary Gallery, Troyes/France (2019), Berlin Klondyke, Maribor/Slovenia (2017), Salon Dahlmann, Berlin (2015), Awards: Dorothea Konwiarz Scholarship (2016), Ulrich and Burga Knispel Scholarship (2012), Helmut Thoma Prize (2008)

 

MATTHIAS HESSELBACHER

Born in 1978 in Stuttgart, studied at the Johannes Gutenberg Academy in Mainz and at the Berlin University of the Arts. Exhibition venues i. a. (sound & installation/ paintings:) Liebfrauenkirche, Duisburg (2025). Nachschlag, Berlin (2025), WestGermany, Berlin (2024), Bourouina Gallery, Berlin (2016), (sound & stage design 2017–present:) Alfred ve Dvore. Exhibition projects 2013–2015: Salon Hünenberger, Berlin