Knast (2022)
| Edition | Limited Edition |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Portrait |
| Technique | Zeichnung |
| Height | 120 cm |
| Width | 80 cm |
(English below)
Material/Technique: Photography + digital drawing on aluminium Dibond / mixed media
Year of creation: 2022
Limited edition. 5
Delivery: Aluminium Dibond / the work is signed on the reverse and comes with a certificate of authenticity
Dimensions: H: 120 cm, W: 80 cm, D: 0.03 cm
About the work Knast (2022)
Time that stands still, compulsion, repetition, or the obsessive clinging to something intangible. The frenzied lines intrude upon the image, distorting the figure, adding emotion that would otherwise remain hidden by the mere photographic representation, and blurring the boundary between physical existence and inner feeling.
ENGLISH
Material/Technique: Photography + Digital Drawing on Alu Dibond / Mixed Media
Year of Creation: 2022
Limited Edition: 5
Delivery: Alu Dibond / The artwork is signed on the reverse and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Size: H: 120 cm, W: 80 cm, D: 0.03 cm
About Knast (2022)
Time that stands still, compulsion, repetition, or the obsessive clinging to something intangible. The frantic lines intrude upon the image, distort the figure, add emotion that would have remained hidden in a mere photographic representation, and dissolve the boundary between physical existence and inner perception.
Malou & Arit
We are the artist duo ‘Malou & Arit’. Our art is a fusion of photography and illustration. The result is a world that lies somewhere between reality and fiction. We add another layer to photography through what we call ‘digital scratching’. Sometimes we destroy. Sometimes we add. We have been working together since 2018.
We are digital artists who exhibit in both digital and analogue spaces. Nevertheless, we regard the digital files as the original works. That is why we use NFT technology to make the digital work unique and non-reproducible.
Arit
began studying Fine Art at the Münster Academy of Fine Art in 2015, specialising in digital art, and became a master student under Professor Andreas Köpnick in 2021. He graduated with a diploma in 2025. Köpnick’s analytical approach to image composition is evident in Arit’s clearly structured visual language.
Malou
studied illustration at the Münster School of Design under Felix Scheinberger from 2016 and completed her Master’s degree at the Cologne International School of Design in 2023. Her training with Scheinberger fostered her intuitive and spontaneous line work and her willingness to embrace the unfinished.
Exhibitions & Awards (selection)
Dec 2019: Sponsorship Award Exhibition organised by the Friends of the Münster Academy of Fine Art, LWL Museum Münster
September 2020: Tour of the Münster Academy of Fine Art
2021: Grant from the Kulturstiftung NRW, funding for an artistic exploration of the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2021: KUBOSHOW digital art fair
Nov 2021: Solo exhibition, B-Side, Münster
June 2022: Tour of the Münster Academy of Fine Art
May 2022 & 2024: Vielsicht Festival, Münster
March 2023: Live podcast and exhibition ‘How is digitalisation changing art?’, REACH Münster (with Johanna Schwarzer, Lisa Kostenko, Nora Staege)
Jan 2025: Graduation exhibition, Münster Academy of Fine Art
