Galerie Gebr. Lehmann is delighted to present Stefanie Hollerbach's second solo exhibition.

Stefanie Hollerbach is a fascinating artist whose works are characterised by a subtle sensuality, a precise formal language and an extraordinary sense of materiality. Her multifaceted works are marked by a deep engagement with various media–from painting and sculpture to installations–and often refer to architectural forms, everyday objects and technical artefacts.

The term Aboutness describes the relationship between an object and that to which it refers. The exhibited works are based on an exploration of the construction and transformation of meaning. At first glance, abstract forms often refer to concrete things, and some works are based on found objects whose origins are still visible in physical traces–in scratches, folds or bends. These traces are deliberately picked up, amplified, negated or transferred into new contexts. In this sense, the term ‘aberration’ from the previous exhibition title remains relevant. Just as the painting “Shift” depicts slippage and blurring, in other works the deviation takes place within the process itself. Meanings are reconstructed without completely detaching themselves from what came before. Together, the works create a situational experience that oscillates between familiarity, randomness and quiet irritation.

Stefanie Hollerbach (born in 2000 in Steingaden, Bavaria) lives and works in Dresden. From 2016 to 2019, she completed an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor in Oberammergau. Since 2019, she has been studying at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. In 2023, she spent a year at the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague. Exhibitions in 2024 and 2025 included the Kunstverein Gera, the Galerie Intershop in Leipzig, the Projektgalerie Kunstsammlung Halle and the Museum Städtische Galerie in Dresden. Another solo exhibition will follow in November this year at the Kunstverein Junge Kunst in Trier.

Stefanie Hollerbach plays with transparency, layering and spatiality. She uses a variety of materials and processes them in such a way that compositional relationships emerge which are both impressive and immediately accessible. Many details only become visible when viewed up close. A central feature of her visual language is the combination of reduction and emotionality, linked by an impressive conceptual clarity. The forms are mostly clear and geometric, but there is a subtle warmth in the texture and treatment of the surfaces. She often works with motifs such as circles, lines or fragmentary forms, which come together to form larger contexts, creating a narrative, almost poetic dimension. Her works leave questions open and at the same time seem to offer an aesthetic solution.

There are often moments when we take for granted that something can be stable or light, or that something can hold. In my work, I am interested in dissolving and changing these assumptions. It is also a thought experiment I have with these two material properties - lightness and stability - especially when they come together.

(Stefanie Hollerbach, 2025)