Ben Grosse-Johannboecke
Looking at image consumption in the contemporary era, Ben Grosse-Johannboecke's works engage with the cycle of the “poor image” - images that loose resolution and context through constant circulation and appropriation. In 'Falling Blue Leaves' and 'Change or Perish', imagery of satellite footage from areas of socio-political conflict have been layered to the point of erosion. In “Change or Perish”, a metal cage constructs a barrier between the viewer, obscuring the last traces of the image below, whilst 'Falling Blue Leaves' uses what Grosse-Johannboacke calls pulses; painted repeated vertical stripes that obscure the image underneath.
Ben Grosse-Johannboecke (b.2002, Melle, Germany) recently completed his BA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, London (2024). Selected group exhibitions include Dérèglement des Sens, Purist Gallery, London (2025); Seem Both Distant and So Close, Warbling Collective, London (2025); Hypha Studios x Dispensary, Wrexham (2024); LAAF_SetTheory, Łódź, Poland (2024); MAP 11, Mamut Art Project, Istanbul (2024); Perspectives 2024, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea (2024); Reimagined Ruins, Safehouse 1 and 2, London (2024). He was selected for a forthcoming residency at Pracownie Litery I Ynaklu, Łódź, Poland (2025), and was featured in Artists to Watch 2025, curated by Lusia Seipp for ArtConnect.
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