Fools of chance, 2025 (detail) Aluminium cast, spinel diamond, tape, air cushion 44x22x18cm
To be titled, 2025
Concrete
46 x 22 x 29 cm
CV:
In 2016/17 Jannis Besen gained extensive theatre experience and worked as an assistant director at Schauspielhaus Zurich, Gare Du Nord Basel, and Volksoper Vienna in productions by René Pollesch, Milo Rau and Theater HORA. In 2021, he completed a curatorial internship at KW Berlin.
Art Academy studies:
In 2018 he began his studies of fine arts at HFBK Hamburg under Martin Boyce. In summer 2021 he exchanged to Beaux-Arts Paris (ENSBA Paris) with Bojan Sarcevic. Subsequently he transfered to the Art Academy in Munich and Düsseldorf to continue studying under Alexandra Bircken.
Pressure to grow, 2025
height: 44cm
Bronze, colombian emeralds.
- Clown school fun language (abstract), 2025
Oil on photo print on canvas, cushion, newspaper
canvas 60x80cm, dimensions vary with installation
Annual exhibition ADBK Munich, 07/2025
Chess paintings, 2024, 115x115 cm (each)
Oil on / behind canvas
Chess paintings (detail)Clown school love language, 2024 180x80cm
Two oil paintings and one oil painted found object
Ready made autumn break, 2022
Groupshow Nokwoodang Culture and Arts Foundation, Heanam, South Korea
fyi: For this exhibition I did not bring any material at all but wanted to work with found objects only.
ShAmE, 2023
Drawing sewn into city map of Paris sewn into pillow
Installation shot of Ordo rerum - Duo show 07/2025 at EAREAR space, München.