Fabian Herkenhoener's Debut Solo Show at T293 in Rome

Fabian Herkenhoener (born 1984 in Hennef) presents his first solo exhibition at Galleria T293 in Rome. The works feature texts on white or colored canvases arranged in geometric grids or mimicking handwritten notes. Herkenhoener selects verses from his own poetry and works by Rimbaud, Bataille, Eliot, as well as passages from Burroughs and rap songs, which are randomly mixed by a software. The resulting meaningless texts are then copied onto canvases or walls. The words acquire emotional and aesthetic significance beyond semantics, becoming signs whose form and placement are carefully curated. The artist relinquishes total control, as the backgrounds are created by rubbing canvases on colored pigments scattered on the floor. The exhibition title, meaning "just arrived home," underscores the transition between domestic intimacy and the outside world.