Exhibition: TU Dortmund Art Walk 2024

Dulana Tillmann was awarded the Painting Prize for her work “Grounded”, in which she explored the connection between humans and nature. For the painting, she painted a figure on fabric whose feet seem to disappear under the cut-through tarpaulin in the painted earth. The jury praised: “The work shows a gesture of turning, exploration, and wonder. It departs from anthropological arrogance and thus opens up new possibilities for painting and art in general.”

Lucy Pawlowicz received the Graphic Arts Prize. In numerous series of experiments with lines, surfaces, and forms, she has investigated the interface between mathematics and art. In its statement, the jury pointed out that her graphics, without classical perspective, presented themselves consistently and uniformly, yet varied, due to the self-imposed conditions.

The Sculpture Prize went to Daniel Friedt. His work made of fabric, metal, and ceramics plays with the tension between flexibility and permanence and asks the question of what is retained and what is let go, according to the jury. With his work, the student invites viewers to reflect on their responsibility for themselves and their environment.

The jury awarded the Photography Prize to Marie Schütte for her work “With you and without me,” in which she addresses the often unspoken topic of miscarriage. With a collage of framed family photos in which she has superimposed herself and her sister until they are unrecognizable, she deals with the aftereffects of a miscarriage for the family history. “In doing so, she asks the question of whether the subsequent children would ever have been conceived without the loss. Her personal work also encourages viewers to reflect on their own selves,” the jury said.

For her graphic work, the rectorate awarded Lea Sommer the Editions Prize. The jury praised her precise observation of the plant world, whose insights she renders in rhythmic contexts through her drawings, while continually playing with new elements and colors. This results in a loving depiction that draws viewers into its flows and evokes a sense of wonder.