“I don’t want a form that functions.
I want a gesture that stumbles.
I want a line that hesitates.
I want a decision that is later reversed.I believe in intuition,
Johannes Jakobi, artist-in-residence 2025/2026
but not in ignorance.
I believe in objects,
but not in representation.
I believe in mistakes,
but not in style.”
Johannes Jakobi, artist-in-residence 2025/2026 School Year
Johannes Jakobi is a concept artist, cultural worker and scientist based in Berlin. His work explores themes including heartbeats, out-of-body experiences, strong light, security gaps in the European electricity infrastructure and an archive of conscious/subconscious drawings featuring around 23,000 examples. The inspiration for and key characteristic of his work have always been the curiosity and inquiring mind of children and young people, with whom he has collaborated on many projects.