Hakan Mandalinci: "Paradoxon" at the Island Tip in Heilbronn

Event: Hakan Mandalinci "Paradoxon" in Inselspitze, Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke, 74072 Heilbronn on 24. October 2026

Date and Time

24. October 2026 12:00

Artist

Location

Inselspitze
Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke 1, 74072 Heilbronn, Deutschland

Price

Free

About this Event

Exhibitions & Museums

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

Hakan Mandalinci makes a strong statement with "Paradoxon" at the island tip

With the exhibition "Paradoxon", Hakan Mandalinci opens a multifaceted pictorial space in Heilbronn between memory, fragment, and present. The show combines painting, drawing, printmaking, objects, and installation into an artistic experience that compellingly addresses questions of identity, civilization, and historical continuity.

Between ancient traces and the atomic age

The current phase of creation traverses five series of works that read like chapters of a spiritual archaeology. Mandalinci works with the friction between ancient fragments and the iconography of the atomic age, between meditative time protocols and an imagery that makes the fragile visible. This results in an exhibition where materiality and meaning are closely intertwined.

An artist between drawing, printmaking, and painterly condensation

Hakan Mandalinci is a self-taught, Turkish-origin painter, draftsman, and printmaker who lives and works in Eppingen. His works are known for provocative visual ideas and the intertwining of historical figures with contemporary presence. Etching, aquatint, woodcut, and monotype shape his oeuvre as much as the joy of cultural-historical quotation and symbolic layering.

"Fragmentum" as a cinematic focal point

For the Long Night of Culture, the short film "Fragmentum" centers around the uninterrupted search for identity. The interplay between physical artifact and psychological memory fragment deepens the exhibition by adding a poetic, almost contemplative layer. The program is complemented by music from Erbil Sarıca with vocals, guitar, and handpan.

The island tip as a fitting place for an exhibition about transitions

The island tip in Heilbronn is a place of cultural exchange and changing exhibitions. Directly on the Neckar, below the Friedrich-Ebert Bridge, a special exhibition atmosphere unfolds here: open, close to the city, attentive to new forms of art and public. For Mandalinci's themes of friction, transformation, and memory, this place provides a compelling stage.

Conclusion: A free artistic experience with high intellectual density

"Paradoxon" promises an exhibition that wants not only to be viewed but also to be read and questioned. Anyone who appreciates art as an aesthetic experience between history, symbols, and the present should definitely experience this show live in Heilbronn.

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