Galerie SLP: THE SKY WAS NEVER MEANT TO HOLD US

CHRISTIANE GRIMM | JOHN VITALE

OPENING: 07 MARCH 2025 | 17-20:00;

ON SHOW: 07.03-19.04.2025 | Tue-Sat | 11-19:00.

This immersive show invites viewers to experience the intersection of material, light, rhythm, and perception, where the boundaries between form and dissolution, weight and weightlessness, color and sound remain in constant flux.

Through their respective practices, Grimm and Vitale explore the limits of materiality and perception, using techniques that encourage movement, shifting perspectives, and an ever-evolving engagement with their work.

Christiane Grimm

Since the mid-1980s, Christiane Grimm has been creating color and light spaces, focusing her research on the luminosity of color, its nuances, combinations, and effects on viewers. A trained architect and self-taught artist, Grimm creates visual objects, architectural light sculptures, and boxes that explore how color perception is influenced by lighting and material.

John Vitale

Vitale is a self-taught abstract painter whose work explores the complexities of human experience. His career is developing quickly, and this exhibition at Galerie SLP marks his debut in the Berlin art scene. His paintings are characterized by organic shapes, lines, plateaus, and rich color palettes, creating captivating visual narratives. Vitale employs a meticulous process, often spending weeks on a piece. He utilizes a combination of acrylics, house paint, enamels, pencils, canvas scraps, and oil sticks, layering materials to archive time and experience tangibly.