Echoes of Empire: Kendra Troschel and the Memory of Cyrus the Great
© of all images belongs to Kendra Troschel Civilizations survive not only through monuments and texts, but through the stories that later generations choose to remember. Few figures embody this process more profoundly than Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire and one of antiquity’s most enduring rulers. More than twenty-five centuries after his […]
Speculative Architecture
Ultimates from scaling as limes-εἴδη analogous to ‘minima moralia’ of World Reason (عِلْم ˁilm) –? proerga micra in relation to futuristic (mundane, prorso-) mythologisation strategies concerning the condicio noetica (Part 1) by Andreas Ehlers, Hamburg, Germany Maximisation, carried through to its pure conclusion, is not to be feared. Is not Venice the Serenissima unsurpassed: her intensification of the ‘Stato’ concept, her nómos bíou, rendered real beyond […]
Being and Art: A Modern Aristotelian View on an Old Problem
By Nikolas van der Koelen What constitutes a work of art? Aristotle’s aperçufrom his Metaphysics XII, nóēsis noéseōs nóēsis, or “awareness [is] awareness of awareness,” allows for a surprisingly modern and profound, even refreshing view of the problem, in spite of it being the central insight in one of the most-discussed works of European philosophy. This […]
Symbols, Gardens, and Imagination: The Evolving World of Helene Kristensen
Helene Kristensen, born in 1971, is a Danish artist whose creative journey is shaped by a rich blend of cultural influences and diverse life experiences. From a young age, her passion for drawing and sketching led her to explore art classes and workshops both in Denmark and the Middle East. Kristensen’s life has been a […]
The Weight of What Endures: The Art of Nowgol Mohseni
Nowgol Mohseni’s artistic practice is rooted in rupture rather than continuity. Her work does not arise from abstract reflection on identity, but from lived experiences of exclusion, displacement, and distance from home. Born and raised in Iran, she developed as an artist within a cultural and political environment where personal expression is inseparable from social […]
Reflections and Resonances: Contemporary Art in Historic Greiz
Greiz Castle and Residence Museums (Museen der Schloss- und Residenzstadt Greiz) (Thuringia, Germany)Duration: 3 October – 22 November 2025 Curatorial TeamRainer Koch (Director, Museums Greiz)Nour Nouri (Director, Pashmin Art Consortia)Dr. Davood Khazaie (International Curator) A Living Dialogue Between Past and Present Now in its final weeks, Reflections and Resonances continues to captivate visitors in the […]
From Huangpu River to Elbe River
Post-Exhibition Press Release Hamburg, Germany – October 2025 — The exhibition “From Huangpu River to Elbe River” concluded this month at Pashmin Art Gallery in Hamburg, marking a milestone in the 40-year sister-city relationship between Shanghai and Hamburg. Bringing together six leading artists—Professor Li Lei, Lu Lan, and Jiang Hai Cang from Shanghai, and Natalja […]
The Evolutionary Canvas: Life, Energy, and Transformation in Hélios Boechat’s Art
Introduction Hélios Boechat, a Brazilian-German artist, combines a unique academic background in economics, music, and visual arts to create a rich, multidimensional body of work. He studied economics at the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and pursued music at the Conservatory Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro and […]
Jolanda Keeris: Fuzzy Logic in Color – Art of Transitions, Densities, and Blurred Boundaries
Jolanda Keeris, an artist based in Veldhoven, Netherlands, imbues her canvases with a profound sensitivity born from a personal journey. A passionate former teacher, her path shifted due to an autoimmune disease, leading her to art through a painting class suggested by her daughter. She refined her technique under Hanneke van der Zanden, while her […]
Kendra Troschel: Visual Meditations on Transcendence, Memory, and Journey
Kendra Troschel’s art offers a deeply personal and universal exploration of spiritual journey, memory, and presence through vivid, textured paintings inspired by profound poetic sources. Her works Sohrab’s Gondola, Sohrab’s Mother, and Journey each channel themes of escape, maternal care, and the quest for meaning, inviting viewers to engage in a contemplative dialogue on life’s […]