Unit 2: London – Berlin – Klein-Warnow
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I arrived in London in January 2020. Being finally in London was a great feeling. It was very inspiring and exciting to live in a new city, where every step you take bring you in street you did not know before. I discovered the City and took long walk in every direction. When I went to a room visiting in Clapham, I felt home immediately. London was a very productive and intesive time for me. I went to the studio in the chelsea college almost everyday and went to see a lot exhibitions. Most remarkable for me were probably the Exhibtion “Radical Figures” at Whitechapel Gallery aswell as the William Blake Exhibition in the Tate.
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‘radical figures’ Whitechapel Gallery, London
Having the oppurtunity to study one term Fine Arts in the MA Course of the Chelsea College was such a great thing for me. I met a lot of interesting kind and nice people trough the course and learned a lot about art trough the talk with the other students and with the teachers. It is really sad that due the Covid-19 epidemic college was closed from march on, although of course it was the best and most responsible decision.
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‘YES! NOW! (Platz an der Sonne)”
by Frank Jimin Hopp
Oi on Canvas
190 x 130 cm
2020
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‘Corona Angst”
by Frank Jimin Hopp
Oi on Cardboard
38 x 28 cm
2020
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‘Westler, Wrestler!”
by Frank Jimin Hopp
Charcoal on Paper
200 x 120 cm
2020
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‘Selbstportrait als Deutsche Eiche”
by Frank Jimin Hopp
Charcoal on Paper
200 x 120 cm
2020
The decision to leave London earlier than planned due to the uncertain situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was very difficult. I felt very comfortable in London. Due to the uncertainty in the situation at that time, I finally decided to return to Berlin early. I hope I will come back to London soon. I miss the City a lot!
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When I first arrived in Berlin, I was a bit down and disoriented. Without further ado, I rented a studio in Berlin-Wedding and continued my artistic practice. The studio is very sunny, spacious and large and I am still happy today that I was able to find this wonderful studio in such a short time. The fact that I had the opportunity to go to the studio every day during the first Corona Wave was worth a lot.
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Studio View, Berlin, 2020 Foto: Luis Bortt
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The change of location, the many impressions in London and through the new Corona situation were probably also reflected in the new works.
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
200 x 180 cm
2020
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“Survival of The Sickest II”
By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
150 x 120 cm
2020
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Because I didn’t have a studio in Berlin in the beginning, after I came back from London, I started making a lot of drawings on paper. These works on paper with different materials I still do regularly today.
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Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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Mixed-Media on Paper
21 x 15 cm
2020
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In June I got the great opportunity to life and work four weeks at KuBa: Kulturbahnhof as an artist in residency in Klein-Warnow in Brandenburg, Germany. It was very nice to be this close to the nature for such a long time. The forrest was 2 minutes away by foot from the residency and it was really nice to relax and calm down – especially in all the uncertainty with the Covid 19 Situation. Being away from Berlin gave me the chance to focus on my work and so I painted a lot in those four weeks. I also experimented with Monoprints and continued my drawings. It was also a very precious and special time for me due to the fact, that this was my first experience as an artist in residency.
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
110 x 100 cm
2020
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
110 x 100 cm
2020
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
110 x 100 cm
2020
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
110 x 100 cm
2020
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By Frank Jimin Hopp
Oil on Canvas
110 x 100 cm
2020
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KuBa: Kulturbahnhof – Artist Residency, Klein-Warnow, Brandenburg, Germany.
Now I am back in Berlin at my Studio and I continue my work and prepare my participation for my degree show in July 2021 at the UdK Berlin. I am very happy and thankful, that I was nominated for the scholarship program for artists from the German foundation Cusanuswerk e.V., so I can focus on my work even more.
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