Here green dominates. And that is not meant politically, but refers to the absolutely predominant color in the large-scale paintings by the Weilheim artist Reiner Heidorn, which can be seen in the auditorium of the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried until February 18. The autodidact Heidorn titled the exhibition “Cellular Diary” and that says a lot. In fact, what can be seen in the pictures is clearly reminiscent of cell cultures, bacteria, and even the universe, as the artist himself says: “The pointillism of microscopic images of fresh water or chlorophyll has become a starting point for my current work.”
An exhibition in exactly the right environment. The art historian and curator Sonja Lechner quotes Friedrich Hölderlin: “The holy green, the witness of the blessed, deep life of the world.” She sees Heidorn’s works as an attempt to “create a cosmos that pays homage to all that is living”. According to her, “drips and soaks, streaks and speckles, undulates and wafts towards the viewer in a wealth of variants that seem to know neither color nor formal limits: from light lime green to pistachio, emerald, turquoise to olive is in his palette To find everything that constitutes the color – complemented by earth and water colors. ” You think you are walking through a jungle or rainforest and you can literally feel the moisture.
Heidorn’s pictures shown in Martinsried are by no means objective or concrete, they rather depict the whole or a total. Two meters by two meters, that’s roughly the almost oversized-looking size of the works to which the artist has given his own name. The microscopic elements come from a painting technique called “Dissolutio”, which means “to disappear”. The 55-year-old sees himself in a contemporary discourse on current issues such as climate change or, in general, the alienation of humans with their natural surroundings. One can think a little about the title of his works: “Reenectment Garden”, “Distant Requiem”, “Floatwater” or simply “Fleur”. The pictures hanging on the walls are – on purpose, as Heidorn says – untitled, but you can orientate yourself on a brochure that is on display.
Reiner Heidorn has been painting for 40 years and is no longer a stranger. He had exhibitions in the United States, Brazil and Dubai as well as in several German cities. “After a few exhibition projects, I also noticed that this feeling of weightlessness and infinity touches and calms people around the world,” he says. He made the connection to Martinsried two years ago, also because “the exhibition site is not commercial and reflects my theme.” Many of the works shown in Martinsried have not yet been shown publicly.
The exhibition is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on public holidays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The 2-G plus rules apply.