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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 ceramic sculptures titled ‘Doppeltierhälften’ expand the artistic exploration of the forest into the exhibition space.

Frank Mädler (b. 1963, Torgelow) studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, Germany, under the direction of Astrid Klein, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca. In 2004, he won a scholarship to the German Academy in Rome at the Villa Massimo, an esteemed German prize for a visual artist. In 2007, Mädler graduated with his Masters in Fine Art from the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, Germany, where he lives and works today.

His work is part of various public and private collections, including the American Bank Collection, USA, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, the Antoine de Galbert Foundation in Paris, the Mulder Foundation in Lima, Peru, the Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie in Regensburg, Germany, the DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt, Germany, Art Collection Telekom, Berlin, and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden, Germany.Frank Mädler has published various monographs and books and has been written about by several curators, scholars and critics, including Martina Padberg, Tanja Dückers, Charlotte Gutmann, Maximillian Keller, Lily Koshitavshvili, Christina Leber, Agnes Matthias, Katharina Menzel, and Insa Wilke.

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About the Artist

Working within the realm of abstract realism, Frank Mädler juxtaposes colour, space, and sense of time in his compositions to blur the lines of reality and illusion. His experimentation with traditional technique conjures an ethereal quality to his work that is both alluring and hauntingly beautiful. ’[...] his pictures arouse emotions without veering into pathos [...] He strives to concentrate on something ‘essential’ [...] and produces an atmosphere that makes the world outside the camera’s frame appear irrelevant to the spectator.’ – Katharina Menzel

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Founded in 2017 the Frankfurt-based Galerie—Peter—Sillem focuses on contemporary international photography, exhibiting both emerging and well-established artists from all around the globe. The gallery—a member of the Association of German Galleries and Fine Art Dealers (BVDG)—also performs an advisory role for private and corporate photography collections.

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