Kallirroi Ioannidou's 'Galvanizing Memories' at Kallmann-Museum, Ismaning
The Kallmann-Museum in Ismaning, Germany, hosted Kallirroi Ioannidou's exhibition titled 'Galvanizing Memories' from March 1 to June 14, 2026. The showcase included large paintings and charcoal artworks that delved into themes of bodily instability, featuring a prominent mural of a bruised purple cat with a shoulder wound, alongside smaller pieces depicting pink hands holding eyes. One room highlighted a bird with wings crafted from raw metal sheets, while another displayed twelve nearly two-meter-tall charcoal drawings representing evolving figures. Ioannidou, who was born in Stuttgart in 1986 and trained in Thessaloniki, studied at Universität der Künste Berlin. She was a finalist for the Kallmann-Preis der Kreissparkasse 2025, awarded to Javkhlan Ariunbold.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Galvanizing Memories' by Kallirroi Ioannidou at Kallmann-Museum, Ismaning, Germany, from March 1 to June 14, 2026.
- The show includes a mural of a cat in purple with a hole in its shoulder, a bird with metal hand-shaped wings, and twelve large charcoal drawings.
- Ioannidou was shortlisted for the Kallmann-Preis der Kreissparkasse 2025 alongside Jonas Brinker; the prize went to Javkhlan Ariunbold.
- Ioannidou studied painting at the Universität der Künste Berlin under Prof. Mark Lammert, after training in spatial planning in Thessaloniki.
- The Kallmann-Museum is a municipal museum in Ismaning, near Munich, built around the estate of sculptor Hans Jürgen Kallmann.
- Installation views photographed by Produktion Pitz and Cheongjin Keem.
- Ioannidou's previous exhibition 'Like Kids on a New Planet' was at Galerie Mellies, Detmold.
- The exhibition addresses themes of bodily identity and the boundaries between human and animal.
Entities
Artists
- Kallirroi Ioannidou
- Jonas Brinker
- Javkhlan Ariunbold
- Mark Lammert
- Hans Jürgen Kallmann
Institutions
- Kallmann-Museum
- Universität der Künste Berlin
- Galerie Mellies
- Catapult Contemporary
- Kallmann-Preis der Kreissparkasse
Locations
- Ismaning
- Germany
- Munich
- Berlin
- Thessaloniki
- Stuttgart
- Detmold