Prologue at Anna Laudel: Time, Memory, and Imagination in Düsseldorf

Event: Serkan Küçüközcü: Prologue in Anna Laudel, Mühlenstraße 1, 40213 Düsseldorf on 11. November 2026

Date and Time

11. November 2026 12:00

Location

Düsseldorf
40 Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Price

Free

About this Event

Exhibitions & Museums

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

Serkan Küçüközcü: Prologue – Memories Become Images

With Prologue, Anna Laudel in Düsseldorf presents an exhibition by the Turkish artist Serkan Küçüközcü that addresses the themes of time, memory, and imagination. At the center are color-intensive acrylic paintings on canvas, in which personal encounters and observations are transformed into poetic image spaces.

Between Memory and Imagination

Küçüközcü's paintings begin with fleeting moments. Detached from their original context, memories transform into open image signs, inviting new perspectives. The exhibition makes visible how aesthetic experience arises from the tension between the familiar and the foreign.

Dreamlike Image Spaces

The artist places everyday objects in unknown environments, creating a quiet, sometimes surreal atmosphere in the exhibition. Empty spaces, unusual constellations, and a vibrant color palette give the paintings a peculiar weightlessness. The viewing of the works leads into landscapes where time does not appear linear, but as an echo of experiences, feelings, and inner images.

Painting Between Present and Memory

Serkan Küçüközcü was born in 1980 in Eskişehir and studied printmaking at Anadolu Üniversitesi. His artistic practice combines the sensitivity of painting with a precise attention to image signs, materials, and composition. Art historically, his work connects to dreamlike and surrealist image strategies, but develops its own language of contemporary painting.

In earlier works, familiar things like toys, balloons, or carousels appear in desolate, imaginary landscapes. This shift of the everyday raises questions of belonging, childhood, and memory. Prologue simultaneously marks the start of his presence in Düsseldorf and his first presentation to an audience in Germany.

Art Experience at Anna Laudel

The exhibition offers space for a deliberate contemplation of the works. Between vibrant acrylic surfaces, open horizons, and quiet objects, an atmospheric encounter with images emerges that do not explain everything. It is precisely in this openness that their strength lies: every visitor finds their own memory images, associations, and paths through the exhibition.

Conclusion: An Invitation to Aesthetic Experience

Prologue connects contemporary painting, poetic imagination, and art-historically relevant questions about time and memory. Art enthusiasts can expect a concentrated art experience with color-intensive acrylic paintings and dreamlike image spaces. A visit to Anna Laudel enriches cultural perception and opens new perspectives on the power of memory.

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