Johannes Mundinger was born in 1982 in Offenburg, Germany, and is based in Berlin. His abstract wall paintings interact directly with the surrounding architectural elements and atmospheres he perceives. The works also often refer to the site’s historical and social context or play aesthetically with elements and atmospheres in order to develop the subject matter. His murals can be found in many European cities, but also in Mexico City, Jerusalem, and Atlantic City. Mundinger graduated from the Münster School of Design and also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.

Mundinger’s new work, shown here, is about coping with the overwhelming number of simultaneous disasters happening around the world – from right-wing extremist attacks in Neukölln to state persecution of gay men in Chechnya. He collects records of these events in his constantly growing online archive, and then works to anchor this online archive physically: starting from the canvas, it expands further onto the wall.

On loan courtesy of the artist.