thereafter, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover (Germany), 2025
Ian Waelder
Ian Waelder (born in 1993 in Madrid, Spain), lives in Frankfurt and Mallorca. His artistic practice explores memory and trace by isolating archival histories and language in relation to his biography, working through the poetics of the accident and the repurposing of the discarded. Waelder’s work spans a wide range of media, including photography, sculpture, sound, and installation. Central to his practice is a sense of porosity, allowing an encounter between stories and perspectives from the past and present. By using everyday materials such as newspapers, paper maché and cardboard, he gives shape to what has not been archived, photographed, recorded, or written, reflecting on the conditions and politics of memory formation. In addition to his practice as an artist, Waelder is the founder of Printer Fault Press, a publishing house and collaborative platform that provides space for the work of fellow artists, curators and writers.
Book (D. Bonhoeffer), 2025, Oat, pinenut, dried cranberry and olive oil on newspaper (Die Zeit, March 25th, 2025) Artglass AR 99 Water White, acid-free board, tape on Dibond, stainless steel 30 x 24 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.). Collection Kemmler Foundation
Variations of a Shoe (Clock), 2025, Reused glass display cases, dust, fixative, plastic wrap, adhesive tape, handmade child-sized wooden shoe last, modeling clay, the artist’s mother’s eyeglass lens 120 × 140 × 41,50 cm (47 1/4×55 1/8×16 3/8 in)
cadence, carlier | gebauer, Berlin (Germany), 2025
A Nose Is A Nose Is A Nose (Injured Bird, The Streets Are Still The Same), 2023, Used sneaker, papier-mache, tissue paper, cardboard box and sheet of anti-reflective glass. 31,5 x 23,5 x 15 cm (12 3/8×9 1/4×5 7/8 in)
Self-portrait, 2025, Raisins, dried blueberries, oats, butter, oregano and black pepper on newspaper (Die Zeit, November 30th, 2024), Artglass AR 99 Water White, acid-free board, tape on Dibond, stainless steel 30 x 24 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in)
Is it like today?, ethall, Barcelona (Spain), 2023
Thereafter (Running scene), 2025, Plotter print on tarp canvas covered by raw linen with stains of oil, air-dry porcelain, glue, detergent, diluted ink, collaged tissue paper, newspaper cut and inkjet print245 x 195 cm (96 1/2 x 76 3/4 in)