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Dienstag, 8. Juli 2025

No Weapon World - festival exhibition

 A poster of mine will be on display in the festival exhibition No Weapon World

No Weapon World

11.07.2025 – 15.07.2025 (open Fri-Mon 12-18 h, plus additional evening events / Tue 12-17 h.

Vrij Paleis

Vrijpaleis 107, 1012 ZL Amsterdam, Netherlands


A poster art exhibition project for a world without weapons

In an era where the arms industry profoundly influences geopolitics and global security, Through the poster artexhibition, NoWeapon.world aspires to show a future where global security is based on cooperation, mutual respect, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, rather than on force and fear.














Montag, 7. Juli 2025

Ode aan de Linge - 9053 or Hidden.


Ode aan de Linge “Sensory Landscape”, Heemtuin Geldermalsen, Netherlands

9053 or Hidden. 

The title of the work refers to its location. A simple, minimalist land art installation set away from the main paths of the garden. The work takes a philosophical approach to this year's Ode aan de Linge theme, "Sensory Landscape." Much in nature and our everyday lives often remains hidden or unnoticed. The chosen location reminds us to use our ability to search and discover. The work itself represents the philosophical ideas of simplicity, purity, and sobriety. But it also tells us something about how fragile everything around us is and how closely connected it is. Stones, particularly in Zen philosophy, are more than just a decorative element. They carry deep symbolic meanings, ranging from the search for balance and inner harmony to a reminder of the transience of life. The stones in this installation are a symbol of mindfulness and the connection with our surroundings and ourselves. Autobiographical elements also appear in this installation. They reference my past as a sculptor working with stone. There's also a connection to my psychological problems and the search for orderly elements. The choice of location metaphorically reflects my increasingly intense longing to turn away from this world and master life's path with serenity and courage.

 Material , stones, gravel, rope, branches, earth, metal bowls.











 

Montag, 30. Juni 2025

Ode aan de Linge Art Festival

 This year's Ode aan de Linge art festival will take place on Sunday, July 6th 2025. This year's theme is "Sensory Landscape." I will create and present a small land art installation for the festival. 

Location: Heemtuin, entrance next to the marina, Achter 't Veer 7, Geldermalsen, Netherlands



Sonntag, 29. Juni 2025

RetroQuito'25 program / MIVA Narrativas Expandidas Festival

RetroQuito'25 program / MIVA Narrativas Expandidas Festival

My video work "Qué quiere mostrarme la ciudad" (What does the city want to show me?) will be shown from 4th to 25th July, 2025 as part of the RetroQuito'25 program (in collaboration with the New Museum of Networked Art) within the MIVA Narrativas Expandidas Festival, Quito, Ecuador. The video work is an artistic exploration of culture, space, and identity in Quito.

Thank you to the curator Wilfried Agricola De Cologne

https://2025.nmartproject.net/the-retrospective-quito-2025/




 

Dienstag, 17. Juni 2025

AURA MailART 2025

From time to time, I participate in mail art projects. For example, at the Kunstverein Duisburg. This time, I used one of my photographic works for my postcard.

AURA

MailART 2025

07/06/ 2025 – 29/06/2025

Kunstverein Duisburg

ARTloft

Weidenweg 10, 47059 Duisburg, Germany




 

Montag, 16. Juni 2025

ManiVesta


 I'm participating in the third edition of ManiVesta, themed "Gold", in the Dutch city of Gorinchem. The two-day art event has become a biennial highlight in the city, where art, cultural heritage, and society merge in a unique way. Exhibitions and performances will take place at 35 venues throughout the city, including museums, churches, galleries, shops, cafes, private homes, and public spaces. I'm exhibiting with Dutch artist Anna Marie Van Thiel de Vries at the Lutherse Schuilkerk (Location 24). I'm presenting a selection of small-format works on paper and canvas. This is somewhat unusual, as I haven't shown this type of work for many years, but have hidden it away.


ManiVesta 2025 Locatie 24:

21/06 – 22/06/2025, 11-17 h

De Lutherse Schuilkerk,

Langendijk 72, Gorinchem, Netherlands


As already mentioned, in this exhibition I present a selection of my works on paper and canvas, as well as my graphic works. Since my work is interdisciplinary and multimedia, the paintings and prints reflect only a small part of my entire oeuvre. The works on paper are a type of collage and mixed media using acrylic paint, chalk pencils, pigments, sometimes sand, and various papers from Nepal and Japan on sturdy Fabriano or Canson paper. Since this year's theme is gold, all works incorporate shades of gold.

https://www.manivesta.nl/









Sonntag, 8. Juni 2025

Copenhagen Photography Festival 2025. - ‘Fremkaldelser – Towards the Light’

 One of my photographic work was selected for the open call exhibition Vil du udstilles”.This is one of the exhibitions that will be held during the :

Copenhagen Photography Festival 2025.

‘Fremkaldelser – Towards the Light’

June 12–18, 11:00–20:00

Royal Danish Theatre – Gamle Scene

Kongens Nytorv 9, Copenhagen, Denmark

With the festival theme ‘Fremkaldelser – Towards the Light’, we focus on everything worth seeing. Memories and moments from peoples past and present are now invited to shine. We encourage everyone to submit a photo that means something special to them. Something hidden, or perhaps newly discovered. A photo that tells a story, captures an emotion, or reflects their sensitivity.




Samstag, 31. Mai 2025

6th International ExLibris Competition Varna 2025

6th International ExLibris Competition Varna 2025

06/06–01/07/2025

Opening 06/06/2025 – 18.30 h

Monday - Friday: 10:00 -18:30 /mSaturday: 11:00 - 15:00

Largo Art Gallery, 8 Han Krum Str., 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

The exhibition also shows my Exlibris (bookplate) works. The organizer of the prestigious graphic forum is the Jordan Petkov Art Foundation in partnership with the Largo Gallery. The competition is implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and the Culture Fund of the Municipality of Varna.





 

johannesgerard-artworks

https://johannesgerard-artworks.jimdosite.com/

On this new website, I present a selection of my paintings on canvas and paper, as well as my graphic works. Since I work in an interdisciplinary and multimedia manner as an artist, the paintings and prints reflect only a small part of my entire oeuvre. To provide a better, separate overview of all my works and avoid an overloaded presentation on a single website, I decided to create a separate website dedicated exclusively to these paintings and works on paper. Therefore, this website serves only as a brief summary and additional information about my paintings and works on paper. 





 

Samstag, 24. Mai 2025

Towards the Other

A contribution of mine with text and one photographic work entitled "you get so alone at times it just makes sense" is published in the book "Towards the Other"- Arts, Ethics and the boundaries of the Self

Towards the Other

Arts, Ethics and the boundaries of the Self

editor Aldobranti

edizioni Fosco Fornio, Petersfield, Hampshire, UK, 2025

ISBN 978-1-9995847-7-1

Artist of the space between the self and the Other

The question of how the self encounters the other - how it recognizes, resits or transforms in relation to that strangeness-has become ever more pressing. What once may have seen an abstract or philosophical preoccupation now lies exposed across the structures of daily life, where political frontiers grow rigid and conversations falters across lines of differences. The shrinking space for disagreement ,for unfamiliarity, for difference itself, is symptomatic of a broader ethical contraction-a retreat into sameness. at stake is the refusal of encounter, and with it, the foreclosure of relation.


The contribution 

The work “You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense” is a self-portrait with autobiographical elements. Autobiographical elements that reflect my inner self and my view of the world and the social environment around me have been prominent in my work since 2023. However, my work reflects these elements in a metaphorical and symbolic style. The work contains more than one interpretation. First, how I see myself if I were sitting in front of myself. A stone, without emotions, without charisma, without giving anything back, immobile ... and yet this stone can be unpredictable, a projectile, a weapon against myself, others or the world. The second interpretation is how I see others or, better, how I am connected to the other in a broader sense. Regardless of social aspects and the connection with other people or dimensions that are spiritual or touch the soul. For many years I have been struggling with my mental and social disorders. In addition to this, there is hearing damage and tinnitus. Since childhood, I have found it difficult to establish or maintain social contacts or to communicate my thoughts and feelings well. Part of the other has become loneliness over time. For me, however, being alone is not always painful, but it can be complex and challenging. I may be in a phase of longing for company and change, but I also have to ask myself if the process of longing and belonging to a social environment has begun or if I end up deliberately avoiding any belonging and attachment to anyone.




 

Freitag, 16. Mai 2025

“Unruly Publishing”

A work by me "4xme/4xich" in a completely different technique (scanner/photocopy art) will be shown at


Unruly Publishing”

M.F.F - The Museum of Photocopying / Museum für Fotokopie

16/05/2025 – 29/06/2025

Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 48, 45468 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany


The M.F.F. Museum of Photocopying is celebrating 40 years of “Unruly Publishing”. The exhibition tells and shows the motivation and stories of the people behind unruly forms of publishing, from copy & video art to zines and pirate radios. Part of the exhibition will show how artists, designers, photographers, and anyone interested in the subject have redefined the concept of the portrait in the context of scanner art. 





 

Donnerstag, 8. Mai 2025

Akustischer Abend - acoustic evening (artspring 2025)

Two of my sound art works “Voices in my Head” and “ornaments of empty times” will be presented and played at


Akustischer Abend - (artspring 2025)

[ˈapɡəˌfakt] – something is broken here"!

16.05.2025 (starting 19:00 h).

Theater unterm Dach

Danziger Strasse 101, 10405 Berlin, Germany


Akustischer Abend -acoustic evening is part of artspring festival

For the first time in the festival's history, artspring Berlin is placing a focus on sound art this year under the name artspring Klangkunst. Also known as sound art, this interdisciplinary art form, which uses sound and noise as its central material, will be the focus from 07/05 - 01/06/2025. Two curated exhibitions and an event program will be staged in cooperation with Pankow-based initiatives and practitioners of the genre and its border areas. A temporary radio studio will also be set up to report on and with art and artists, broadcast radio art, and accompany the events of artspring berlin. Let us hear what you connect acoustically with this year's theme "[ˈapɡəˌfakt] – something is broken here"! A curated selection of the contributions will be presented in the Theater unterm Dach on 16 May 2025 at the Akustischer Abend event format and/or played on the festival radio. 

www.artspring.berlin





 

Donnerstag, 1. Mai 2025

#6 DinA (<)

Three small graphic works of mine ("stay or follow" / Following The Arrow" / Moving into the unknown) are exhibited in Leipzig, Germany

#6 DinA (<)

Kunstfestival / Art Festival. This years theme is “Move”

01.05.2025 – 04.05.2025

Pöge-Haus

Hedwigstrasse 20, Leipzig, Germany

"Move!" This means movement, the opposite of standstill. It can also be associated with vibration, dance, endeavor, encounter, initiative, action, change of position, and a call to action.

DIN A [<]“ reflects the limitation of the artworks’ format which should not exceed DIN A4 in dimension. The artworks from 38 European artists include graphic works, prints, photography, painting and small sculpture pieces. The art festival is accompanied by concerts and performances 




 





Donnerstag, 24. April 2025

TEMPO

My work "Out of Balance" will be shown at the event of

TEMPO | artist collective

Saturday, April 26, 2025 · starts at 17.00 h.

Impreint Space

601 Green Lanes (entrance via staircase on Beresford Rd), London, UK

International artist collective showcasing works by 70 artists from around the world. A video of all the artworks will be projected during the event and will remain available as a permanent online display.




 

Samstag, 19. April 2025

ko-fi.com/johannesgerard

 I set up a page on ko-fi.com/johannesgerard. The site includes a gallery, a shop with some of my work, and a support/ donation page.

I would like to use my Ko-Fi page to generate some extra income for future art projects or artworks that require additional investment. This could be renting a studio for a video project, purchasing technical equipment, or paying assistants or models. Sometimes it also involves transport or travel costs. Anything helps, and it's always good to have an extra budget.

http://ko-fi.com/johannesgerard



Montag, 14. April 2025

Not Just about water. Wiro Mag: Aqua

Not Just about water. Wiro Mag: Aqua

My contribution to this publication includes two of my photographic works and some thoughts on the subject of water

Wiro Mag: Aqua brings together the work of thirty-one artists from around the world, underpinned by the theme of water.

When it comes to elements that bring humans together, can any contend water? Everything we understand depends on this precious resource in some way. Hydration, food, hygiene, materials, transport, and enrichment would all collapse without it. Water is a hub for all aspects of life, and connot be understated. .The publication curates the work of creatives who evaluate and engage with water on a granular level. Highlighting their concerns, feelings, memories, aspirations, and more in relation to this huge topic.”

Lyndon Watkinson, editor and publisher

My various portfolios contain numerous works from different disciplines that are directly and indirectly related to water/aqua. For this project, however, I decided to approach the topic from a slightly different perspective. The first work, "Open/Close – Drought," deals metaphorically with water scarcity and drought. "Don't take it for granted." The second proposal, "Help me... Raindrops!", deals with the opposite through too much water. Raindrops... too much water. Secondly, a few harmless raindrops at the beginning can be a harbinger of catastrophic flooding or a devastating period of continuous rain.

"Wiro Mag:Aqua” is the sixth iteration of a publication series published and produced by SU4IP. (Sheffield, UK).

Wiro-bound/digitally printed/A5/72 pages

instagram: @lyndonwatkinson


https://su4ip.cargo.site/Wiro-Mag-Aqua







Mittwoch, 9. April 2025

Retrospective Thoughts - Artist Talk at DESERTERS

 



On the opening day of DESERTERS, April 3, 2025, I delivered a live performance and artist talk titled "A State of Bared" at the Oriel y Bont Gallery on the South of Wales University at Treforest, Pontypridd CampusWales, to explore the key themes of DESERTS in terms of how a life changing sickness is a commonality that connects many artists' otherwise disparate practices across decades, genres and lifetimes*. Furthermore, I wanted to provide answers to what DESERTERS asks : "What is the relationship between illness and creation? 'Good health' has obvious merit—but what about the value of 'ill health'?" As I have had a personal career in the field of illness and disability alongside my artistic work, the two curators, Bella Kerr and Caroline Humphreys, asked if the artist talk and live performance could focus specifically on my art in relation to my personal mental health and hearing problems.

The artist talk, in particular, was mentally one of the most demanding I've ever given, so it was somewhat different from typical artist talks. Although it took a long time to prepare, throughout the process and even during the talk itself, I began to look at my art and the disciplines I work in with different eyes. To date, there isn't a single piece of my artwork that directly addresses or focuses on my personal disabilities and illnesses. For most of my life, I tried to hide my health issues, but it was only in the last two years that I became more open about my so-called "deficits." However, as I was selecting images of my work for the talk, I suddenly realized that many of my works metaphorically and covertly reflect my current health issues. These are related to my sometimes severe mental health issues, my hearing problems, and finally, a cancer diagnosis and treatment many years ago, from which I have since recovered.

I have also thought about how the audience would react to the performance, and especially to my talk, which was a revelation for me. However, I felt I had to speak honestly about my often dark and intense inner conflicts, my hallucinations, and the voices I hear; otherwise, the talk and performance would be pointless. But the reaction of the audience and the other exhibiting artists, each of whom had their own severe illness or disability, touched me very deeply in the end.

I, often hesitate to call myself an artist, nor do I feel a deep connection to the art world because I often maintain a distance from it. While I doubt that art can be therapy to save the world or society, or a panacea, it can be a means to overcome personal problems, avoid tunnel visions, and try to move on. In my case, it was and is also a medium for connecting with and coping with my social and everyday environment. However, I can only speak from my personal perspective, as every person and every health problem is different. Art, whether visual art, dance, theater, or music, can open a person's perspective. Important: You don't have to be an artist or feel compelled to create a masterpiece like Picasso or Michelangelo. Just do it, and it will open new horizons. Finally, based on my personal experience, I would like to offer only one piece of advice, especially regarding mental health issues and personal disorders: If you are suffering from them, seek help and therapy. Do not hesitate or wait.