Hannes Heinrich - EVEN DEMONS HAVE DEMONS: Munich

The exhibition title EVEN DEMONS HAVE DEMONS is tautological and redundant on a linguistic level. Semantically, it alludes to a change, even an intensification, of something familiar through that redundancy. Heinrich chose this title because he recognizes a form of expansion, one that surprises and yet seems obvious, in his artistic work. His charcoal drawings may initially appear excessive and give the impression of a single, strong gesture. In reality, they emerge through a process of constant reconsideration, reaction, and decision-making.

EVEN DEMONS HAVE DEMONS can, at first glance, provide relief, freeing us from the image of a genius, an unchangeable fact with which we can scarcely interact. It prompts us to think further, to transcend the quick glance, and to acknowledge complexity as a metamorphic possibility. Hannes Heinrich's painting process emerges from the philosophical doctrine of questioning everything. In doing so, he examines the pure appearance of an object, without allowing its functionality to influence. The artist paints objects from his studio with charcoal and wraps them in a yet-to-be-stretched canvas. The traces left by the object serve as the inspirational starting point for his compositions. This reveals a different, liberated perspective that manifests into new content. Viewers are thus invited to reinterpret familiar objects and interpret them differently. 

Hannes Heinrich studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and the Slade School of Fine Arts in London. His works have been exhibited at venues including Sotheby’s (Munich), Salon der Gegenwart (Hamburg), Display Gallery (London), Museu de Arte do Rio (Rio de Janeiro), and Lenbachhaus (Munich).