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Paula Doepfner's Poetic Fragility at Galleria Mario Iannelli

exhibition · 2026-05-04

German artist Paula Doepfner (Berlin, 1980) presents a solo exhibition at Galleria Mario Iannelli in Rome, where her works blend calligraphic text, organic materials, and glass panes from a German bank—one vandalized, one unbreakable—encasing pressed leaves and petals in a vanitas. A melted ice block reveals a passage from Musil's *The Man Without Qualities*, while sketches of Roman pines become metaphors. Verses by Ungaretti and Anne Carson anchor the artistic-poetic discourse exploring psyche, body, and reality.

Key facts

  • Paula Doepfner was born in Berlin in 1980.
  • The exhibition is held at Galleria Mario Iannelli in Rome.
  • Works include glass panes from a German bank, one vandalized and one unbreakable.
  • Organic materials like pressed leaves and petals are used.
  • A melted ice block reveals text from Musil's *The Man Without Qualities*.
  • Sketches of Roman pines are featured.
  • The exhibition incorporates verses by Ungaretti and Anne Carson.
  • The show explores the osmosis between psyche, human body, and reality.

Entities

Artists

  • Paula Doepfner

Institutions

  • Galleria Mario Iannelli

Locations

  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Rome
  • Italy

Sources