Philipp Eichhorn
Transit_

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Archiv Philipp Eichhorn 2026.

Philipp Eichhorn (born in Berlin in 1983) is a visual artist who lives and works in Halle (Saale). He studied painting and textile arts at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle under Prof. Ulrich Reimkasten and graduated with a degree in fine arts.

Eichhorn is a co-founder of the artist collective Fehlformat. His artistic practice focuses on mural painting and public art. His most recent projects include works primarily in Halle (Saale), Chemnitz, Cottbus, and Berlin, including installations at train stations, cultural institutions, and social and community venues.

Eichhorn was an artist-in-residence at the Rebel Art Gallery in Chemnitz and at Gleina Castle (Saxony-Anhalt), and received an exhibition and gallery grant from the Saxony-Anhalt Art Foundation. He has participated in group exhibitions at venues including the UWE Festival in Etzdorf (Saxony), the Jahn Galerie in Leipzig, the ZeitKunstGalerie in Halle (Saale), as well as in Berlin, Magdeburg, Meiningen, Jena, and Dresden.

Work Title: Transit_

Philipp Eichhorn’s works arise from his observation of his immediate living environment. Through reduction and abstraction, he condenses social dynamics, personal memories, and urban spaces into a clear visual language that transcends mere representation. For the 1st openart Lausitz Biennale in 2026, Philipp Eichhorn designed the long hallway of the former administrative building at Am Markt 20 in Doberlug-Kirchhain under the title Transit_. On one side of the hallway appear the prefabricated apartment buildings of his childhood in the former GDR, and on the other side, fragments of the cab of the former F60 lignite excavator. Both visual worlds evoke change, loss, and memory. The hallway itself thus becomes a place of transition—between past and present, personal history and social upheaval. This work clearly highlights the transitional function of the long hallway in the former GDR administrative building.