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Matthias Lehmann

Matthias Lehmann

Meißen, Germany

Conceptual art, Installation, Sculpture • Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany • Studied at Dresden, Germany

Published  01/07/2019   |   Updated  20/06/2025

Paper and more

The experimental approach to the material paper—which, due to its very nature, loses its two-dimensional form with the first fold or curve and inevitably transitions into three-dimensional space—forms the starting point and foundation of many of Matthias Lehmann's artistic works. In numerous folders and archives, he explores the possibilities of folding and curving on a small scale through experimentation, later applying these findings to...

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The experimental approach to the material paper—which, due to its very nature, loses its two-dimensional form with the first fold or curve and inevitably transitions into three-dimensional space—forms the starting point and foundation of many of Matthias Lehmann's artistic works. In numerous folders and archives, he explores the possibilities of folding and curving on a small scale through experimentation, later applying these findings to larger, sometimes space-encompassing works and installations.

Matthias Lehmann
Paper, folded, sanded | 5,5 x 4,5 x 3 m | 2024 TOPOGRAPHIE DER SEHNSUCHT – Auf den Spuren Caspar David Friedrichs | StadtMuseum Pirna | 2024

Paper, folded, sanded | 5,5 x 4,5 x 3 m | 2024 TOPOGRAPHIE DER SEHNSUCHT – Auf den Spuren Caspar David Friedrichs | StadtMuseum Pirna | 2024

Alucobond plus anodized look (like façade cladding) cut, milled, folded, 6.8 x 3.6 x 1 m Sächsischer Rechnungshof Döbeln | 2023

Alucobond plus anodized look (like façade cladding) cut, milled, folded, 6.8 x 3.6 x 1 m Sächsischer Rechnungshof Döbeln | 2023

brass, lacquered, polished | 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.2 m | 2025

brass, lacquered, polished | 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.2 m | 2025

Aluminum sheet, 10 mm (cut, milled, folded, welded, ground), surface coating Forstlichen Ausbildungsstätte Bad Reiboldsgrün | 2023

Aluminum sheet, 10 mm (cut, milled, folded, welded, ground), surface coating Forstlichen Ausbildungsstätte Bad Reiboldsgrün | 2023

paper | 3.2 x 3.1 x 2.5 m STRouX & artspring | Berlin Atelierhaus Prenzlauer Promenade | 2025

paper | 3.2 x 3.1 x 2.5 m STRouX & artspring | Berlin Atelierhaus Prenzlauer Promenade | 2025

Recycled paper, 7 x 5 x 3 m Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz 2021

Recycled paper, 7 x 5 x 3 m Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz 2021

white concrete | 3 objects | 1 x 1,4 x 0,18 m Kunst am Bau | MODULARE KITA-BAUTEN Berlin | 2024

white concrete | 3 objects | 1 x 1,4 x 0,18 m Kunst am Bau | MODULARE KITA-BAUTEN Berlin | 2024

Painted aluminium sheet | 220 x 140 x 120 cm | 2024 presented at „das „GRÜNE ZITAT  Exhibition in the park of Schloss Kaarz 12.5.2024 - 7.10.2024

Painted aluminium sheet | 220 x 140 x 120 cm | 2024 presented at „das „GRÜNE ZITAT Exhibition in the park of Schloss Kaarz 12.5.2024 - 7.10.2024

paper | DIN A4 sheet perforated | 29.7 x 21.0 cm, variable depth | 2024

paper | DIN A4 sheet perforated | 29.7 x 21.0 cm, variable depth | 2024

Recycled paper, folded, glued 80 × 160 x 6 cm | 2023 | Purchased by the art collection of the Saxon State Parliament

Recycled paper, folded, glued 80 × 160 x 6 cm | 2023 | Purchased by the art collection of the Saxon State Parliament

multiplex birch | 50 x 58 x 2 cm | 125 x 60 x 40 | 2023

multiplex birch | 50 x 58 x 2 cm | 125 x 60 x 40 | 2023

Recycled paper, 1 x 0.7 m & 2.4 x 1.5 m | 2021 FALTX was acquired by the Kulturstiftung of the Free State of Saxony for the Dresden State Art Collections

Recycled paper, 1 x 0.7 m & 2.4 x 1.5 m | 2021 FALTX was acquired by the Kulturstiftung of the Free State of Saxony for the Dresden State Art Collections

Paper, printed inside 65 x 65 x 40 cm | 65 x 65 x 120 cm | 65 x 65 x 140 cm | 2020

Paper, printed inside 65 x 65 x 40 cm | 65 x 65 x 120 cm | 65 x 65 x 140 cm | 2020


EXHIBITIONS

SOLO

2025

DURCHWEG | Matthias Lehmann | STRouX | artspring | Atelierhaus Prenzlauer Promenade | Berlin

2024

PING PONG | Lisa Pahlke & Matthias Lehmann | Neuer Kunstverein Regensburg

2023

TRAIN SPOT | Matthias Lehmann | KLAGG Artspace Dresden

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GROUP

2025

VOM VERSCHWINDEN - IM FLUSS | Interventionen und Installationen im öffentlichen - ländlichen Raum | Jamlitz

NEUE BRÜCKE | Prof. Christian Macketanz and Graduates of HfbK Dresden | Landtag NRW | Düsseldorf

2024

TOPOGRAFIE DER SEHNSUCHT | Auf den Spuren Caspar David Friedrichs | Stadtmuseum Pirna

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PUBLICATIONS

Lisa Pahlke & Matthias Lehmann PAPERDINX Galerie Adlergasse Dresden October 21 - December 16 2022PAPERWORKS Matthias Lehmann Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz 9. April bis 8. Mai 2021Matthias Lehmann, Entgleisungen eines Deltaeder

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AWARDS

2024 | First prize | Public Art Competition „Kunst am Bau“ | MODULARE KITA-BAUTEN Berlin

2023 | Working scholarship from STIFTUNG KUNSTFONDS | NEUSTART KULTUR PLUS | together with Lisa Pahlke

2023 | Residency grant | Ministry of the German-speaking Community of East Belgium

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EDUCATION (detailed)

2000, Study for Sculpture, Diploma, HfBK Dresden

2005, Masterstudy, HfBK Dresden

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