Tracing Movement, Preserving Identity

From 17 October to 6 November 2026, Pashmin Art Gallery Hamburg presents the international group exhibition “Tracing Movement, Preserving Identity”, featuring Zhang Dawo (China), Willem Vos (the Netherlands), Christian Autzen (Germany), and Christine Hallof (Sweden).

The exhibition brings together calligraphic abstraction, expressive figuration, contemporary portraiture, and fluid abstraction. It explores how identity is shaped by movement, memory, personal experience, and cultural transitions.

Zhang Dawo transformed the tradition of Chinese calligraphy into a gestural and abstract visual language. Willem Vos moves between abstraction and figuration, allowing faces and forms to emerge from layered surfaces. Christian Autzen combines portraiture with abstraction and material experimentation, frequently incorporating gold, rust, and patina. Working with watercolour and coloured pencil, Christine Hallof creates flowing organic structures inspired by geological and biological forms.

Together, the four artistic positions present identity not as something fixed, but as an ongoing process of transformation and renewal.

Curated by Nour Nouri, the exhibition opens on Saturday, 17 October 2026, at 19:00. The opening reception will include an art lecture by Dr. Davood Khazaie.

Exhibition period:

17 October–6 November 2026

Opening reception:

Saturday, 17 October 2026, at 19:00

Venue:

Pashmin Art Gallery

Gotenstraße 21

20097 Hamburg, Germany