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Jochen Proehl presents new large-format paintings that navigate the boundary between abstraction and figuration. Proehl’s works take viewers on a journey beneath the surface, into the layers of earth and memory. Bringing together the structural density of archaeological
discoveries with earth tones and architectural traces, the artist transforms the canvas into a site of excavated memory.

Among Proehl’s sources of inspiration are construction sites and archaeological areas in Istanbul. Grounded in the marks left by human intervention on the land, the artist creates spaces that drift away from the limits of reality, in which viewers can engage with their own
images. The compositions, formed through broad brushstrokes that are at once calm and dynamic, unfold through an intuitive process guided by an internal rhythm. Proehl’s paintings remain memorable for their compelling visual language, which renders visible the unseen layers that shape our perception of place and history.

The exhibition can be seen at Anna Laudel Istanbul between 28 November 2025 – 11 January 2026.

Jochen Proehl

Jochen Proehl was born in 1958 in Lübeck, Germany, and spent his childhood and early youth in Istanbul. He studied German philology and history at Technische Universität Berlin, and continued his education at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin (now UDK) as a master student of Klaus Fußmann. Between 1996 and 2025, he taught extensively in Germany and  Turkey, holding guest and substitute professorships at Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel and Muthesius-Hochschule, and serving as a DAAD Visiting Lecturer at Marmara University. In Istanbul, he taught at leading institutions including Yıldız Technical University, Işık University, and Okan University. Proehl served as Director of the Istanbul Berlin Art Bridge and founding curator of BAUART Gallery, later becoming Director of Art and Culture and Head of the Department of Photography and Video at Bahçeşehir University.
Building cultural and academic bridges between Germany and Turkey throughout his career, Jochen Proehl continues to live and work in Istanbul.