Kristján Guðmundsson | Mostly Drawings
Opening: Friday, 02 May 6 - 9 pm
Exhibition: 01 May - 14 June 2025
Venue: Persons Projects, Lindenstr. 35, Berlin
Persons Projects is privileged to present Kristján Guðmundsson’s
exhibition during this year’s Gallery Weekend in Berlin. He is one of
the most important conceptual artists to emerge from Iceland. The
exhibition extends Guðmundsson's lifelong fascination with the medium of
drawing, meticulously reducing the emotional expressiveness of each
piece by focusing his attention on the precise nature of the materials
used. His work reflects his minimal aesthetic philosophy, resonating
with an understated sense of poetry, humor, and pragmatism. This is most
evident in his ‘potential drawings,’ which combine graphite rods with
paper rolls, reducing the concept of the drawing to its essential
components. Complementing these abstract works, Guðmundsson’s graphite
typographical symbols—such as hashtags, exclamation marks, and other
signs encountered in everyday communication—become the raw material he
uses to redefine his visual language.