Nils Jendri – Splitter

The catalogues of hood projects are each dedicated to an exhibition in their space in Düsseldorf. The exhibition series is curated by Peter Michalski.

In this volume Freiburg based painter Nils Jendri is featured. The works of the artists are not letter based or seem to have a direct connection to his graffiti writing past, but his main tool when working is the spray can. Fadings, lines and drips are elements which can be found throughout his work and build his visual language.

“Nils Jendri’s preferred medium for applying paint to a canvas is the spray can. Nevertheless, he emphasises being a painter, because, since the beginning of modernism, this term has shifted from being defined by the tools used to the artworks themselves. Nils Jendri demonstrates how well he lives up to this claim in his exhibition ‘Splitter’ at hood projects. What these radically colourful and abstract works have in common is that the motif unfolds within the given physical size. The pictorial composition consists of an implied construct that provides a certain stability but is complemented by seemingly chaotic structures and deliberately inconsistent lines. The work shows a state in between static and dynamic. It has an inherent rhythm and thus refers to the painting process, in which he likes to be accompanied by electronic music. He has been familiar with the act of spraying for decades, and it is this technique of application that contributes to the work’s impression of motion within it.”

28 pages, 14,8 x 21 cm, exhibition catalogue
Language: German / English
Release: May 2025
Publisher: Hood Projects