PAPER gallery - Die Geduld des Papiers

For their exhibition at PAPER, Berlin-based artist-led gallery, Axel Obiger present Die Geduld des Papiers, which roughly translates to the patience of paper.

Artists from Axel Obiger will spend time in Manchester from their welcoming event on Friday 5th August at Soup Kitchen, through the installation of the exhibition, to establishing a small residency within PAPER gallery.

Focusing on work on paper, the exhibition will feature paintings, drawings, photos, paper mâché sculpture, and collage.

As Part of A Modest Show, PAPER, in collaboration with Independent record label No Such Thing, present an evening of art, music, food and drink from artist/musicians Ruby Tingle and Left Winter in order to welcome Axel Obiger to Manchester, as they prepare for their exhibition. The event takes place at Soup Kitchen on Friday 5th August with complimentary food and drink. The event will be ticketed.

Enrico Niemann
Peel off #1
Acrylic on paper
29.2 x 41.5 cm
2022

Enrico Niemann
Peel off #2
Acrylic on paper
29.2 x 41.5 cm
2022

Enrico Niemann
Accumulation
Acrylic paint on paper
55 x 38 cm
2022

Gabriele Kuenne
studio_series#3
Injektion print, pencil and oil on paper
26 x 19,5 cm
2020

Gabriele Kuenne
studio_series#4
Injektion print, pencil and oil on paper
26 x 19,5 cm
2020

Gabriele Kuenne
hma/MA/orge/Geb/ahem
Cardboard, Papermache´, Acrylic, UV varnish
35 x 19 cm
2022

Gabriele Kuenne
at/rie/öber/cht/nim
Cardboard, Papermache, Acrylic, UV varnish
35 x 23 cm
2022

Juliane Duda
FC_Z/B
Laser cutting in cardboard, paper, linen
22 x 26.8 cm
2014

Juliane Duda
FC_G/L
Laser cutting in cardboard, paper
21.8 x 26.6 cm
2014

Matthias Moravek
will echo with laughter #1
Watercolour, charcoal on Arches Paper
30 x 26 cm
2022

Matthias Moravek
will echo with laughter #2
Watercolour, charcoal on Arches Paper
11 x 20 cm
2022

Matthias Moravek
will echo with laughter #3
Watercolour, charcoal on Arches Paper
29 x 41cm
2022

Matthias Moravek
will echo with laughter
Watercolour, charcoal on Arches Paper
2022

Matthias Moravek
Moderniste IV
Cutout, charcoal on paper
30 x 20 cm
2016

Matthias Moravek
Moderniste V
Cutout, charcoal on paper
30 x 20 cm
2016

Maja Rohwetter
Gemischte Gefühle # 20 (Mixed Feelings # 20)
Collage
framed, distance fame, museum glass
41.5 x 31.5 cm
2022

Maja Rohwetter
Gemischte Gefühle # 21 (Mixed Feelings # 21)
Collage. unframed
40 x 30 cm
2022

Maja Rohwetter
Gemischte Gefühle # 22 (Mixed Feelings # 22)
Collage. unframed
40 x 30 cm
2022

Nathalie Grenzhaeuser
From the Black Ice Series No7:
Archival Fine Art Prints on Hahnemühle Paper
Edition 1/5+2 AP
57,2 x 40 cm
2016

Nathalie Grenzhaeuser
From the Black Ice Series No4:
Archival Fine Art Prints on Hahnemühle Paper
Edition 1/5+2 AP
57,2 x 40 cm
2016

Nathalie Grenzhaeuser
From the Black Ice Series No6:
Archival Fine Art Prints on Hahnemühle Paper
Edition 1/5+2 AP
57,2 x 40 cm
2016

Nathalie Grenzhaeuser
From the Black Ice Series No2:
Archival Fine Art Prints on Hahnemühle Paper
Edition 1/5 +2 AP
57.2 x 40 cm
2016

Harriet Groß
R5:001
Ink on Fabriano Paper mounted on handmade Paper
55.5 x 40.5 cm
2020

Thilo Droste
Signatur / Droste-Effekt #4
Risography on paper,
individualized by white out and fineliner
Edition of 65
32 x 44 cm
2014/2022

Thilo Droste
Signatur / Droste-Effekt #6
Risography on paper,
individualized by white out and fineliner
Edition of 65
32 x 44 cm
2014/2022

Alke Brinkman
O.T. #1
Drawing on handmade paper
33,2 x 24,2 cm
2022

Alke Brinkman
O.T. #2
Drawing on handmade paper
33,2 x 24,2 cm
2022

Above is a link to a 'making of' video that the team at Axel Obiger produced. Axel Obiger recereated PAPER's space and their exhibition in their Berlin gallery. The exhibition was originally cancelled during Lockdown in 2020 and Axel Obiger staged the Manchester show in their gallery, visible to passers-by in the street. Two years later, the physical show has finally been presented at PAPER in Manchester.

Installation Views

About Axel Obiger

The project-space, Axel Obiger is an artwork itself, questioning models and mechanisms of the art system. Axel Obiger is comprised of artists: Alke Brinkmann, Thilo Droste, Juliane Duda, Nathalie Grenzhaeuser, Harriet Groß, Gabriele Künne, Matthias Moravek, Enrico Niemann and Maja Rohwetter.

Axel Obiger is a space for contemporary art in Berlin-Mitte. Since its foundation in 2009, it has been promoting two-person and thematic exhibitions to promote a dialogue between the nine permanent gallery artists and invited guest artists and curators. Axel Obiger sees itself as a platform for socially relevant questions that are expressed in increasingly sophisticated artistic ideas and positions.

Axel Obiger not only creates a contact point for Berlin-based and international artistic positions, but also a place for intensive artistic discussion. The exhibitions take place on a monthly basis and are accompanied by lectures, performances, and screenings. Axel Obiger receives the Award for Artistic Project Rooms from the Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe, as well as funding from VG BildKunst and Berlin Senate.