Still no vacation in sight, but you’re itching for a trip somewhere new? Then let Christoph Niemann send you to the desert. The Berlin-based illustrator and artist – known for his illustrative work for Zeit Magazin and the New Yorker, among others – invites you along for an exhibition featuring his travel sketches. He has been on the road in the California desert and in places many of us know but may not have visited: Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley – to give just three names that instantly spark an absolute wanderlust in me. But sometimes the mental image of a place is almost better than the reality. And every now and then, someone else’s image of that very place – in this case Christoph Niemann’s view of the California landscape – is better than any pale memory: namely, luminous, fleeting, and delightfully out-of-focus in watercolor aesthetics. So, if you’re ready for a little trip to the west coast, head to Mitte – and if you want to bring a souvenir home: his pop-up store is right next door and features his books and prints for sale. Happy Traveling!
Text: Nina Trippel / Credit: Christoph Niemann 2023
Studio Christoph Niemann, Schröderstr.2, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
01.–02.06.2023 16–19h & Sa 11–18h. The pop-up store is right next door.
@studiochristophniemann
