Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach's Bronze and Washi Paper Sculptures Explore Memory at Kalpa Art Gallery in Volterra

Key facts

• Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach's solo exhibition "Indentations of Memory" is on view at Kalpa Art Gallery in Volterra, Italy, until November 1, 2026.
• The exhibition is installed in the spaces of Palazzo Bonomini and features bronze and washi paper works.
• The Baumwelt series consists of bronze sculptures cast from the bark of centuries-old trees, with geographical maps impressed on their surfaces.
• Curator Eleonora Raspi describes the works as a "great archive of memory" where everyone can recognize themselves.
• Thüngen-Reichenbach was born in Munich in 1964, lives in Rome, and previously worked in fashion design with Karl Lagerfeld and in theater as a set and costume designer.
• Her practice includes bronze, concrete, plastic materials, and Murano glass; at Volterra, bronze is the primary medium.
• The washi paper bas-relief Omega combines paleochristian catacomb casts with paper mulberry fibers introduced to Japan in 610.
• Alessandro Tusset di Collalto states that the works evoke Nature's deep consciousness and meditate on the fragility of existence and possible eternity.