CHRIS_GOETTEL

Photo: Markus Ruf, www.markusruf.de

Aufgewachsen bin ich im Saarland, einer Region in Deutschland, die durch die Kohleindustrie wie kaum eine andere Kulturlandschaft über mehr als 150 Jahre geprägt wurde. Jeder, der dort aufgewachsen ist, hat ein Familienmitglied, das für diesen Industriezweig gearbeitet hat.

Zentral für meine Herangehensweise ist die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Dadaismus – insbesondere dessen Verständnis des Absurden, Zufälligen und Fragmentarischen als produktive Kräfte im künstlerischen Prozess. In meinen Arbeiten verschmelzen Collage, Malerei und Fotografie zu hybriden Bildgefügen, die sich zwischen Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion bewegen. Überlagerungen, Widersprüche und überraschende Materialdialoge sind dabei nicht Störungen, sondern integrale Bestandteile der Komposition. In jüngerer Zeit liegt mein Fokus verstärkt auf Zeichnung und Fotografie. Thematisch richtet sich mein Blick auf industrielle Landschaften, oftmals inspiriert von meiner Herkunftsregion, dem Saarland. Diese Gegend ist geprägt von einer besonderen Topografie der Erinnerung – einer „Landschaft in Schwarz“, deren Dunkelheit nicht nur auf die Kohle verweist, sondern auf die tiefen Spuren des industriellen Strukturwandels. Schwarz fungiert in meinen Arbeiten nicht allein als Farbe, sondern als Träger kollektiver und individueller Erinnerung, als visuelles Archiv von Identität und Transformation.

I grew up in Saarland, a region in Germany that has been characterised by the coal industry like no other cultural landscape for more than 150 years. Everyone who grew up there has a family member who worked in this industry. This also applies to my family.

Central to my approach is an engagement with Dadaism – especially its embrace of the absurd, the accidental, and the fragmentary as productive forces in the creative process. In my work, collage, painting, and photography merge into hybrid visual structures that move between construction and deconstruction. Overlaps, contradictions, and unexpected material dialogues are not disruptions but integral components of the composition. In recent years, I have focused increasingly on drawing and photography. Thematically, my attention is drawn to industrial landscapes, often inspired by my native Saarland. This region is marked by a particular topography of memory – a “landscape in black,” whose darkness not only recalls coal but also the deep traces left by industrial transformation. In my work, black is not merely a color, but a vessel of collective and personal memory, a visual archive of identity and change.

Exhibition 2010

LICHT FELD Gallery, Basel
Paintings

Projektraum Visarte M54, Basel
Paintings, Photography

Exhibition 2011

LICHT FELD Gallery, Basel
MalereiPaintings

Exhibition 2012

Gundeldinger Feld Eoipso, Basel
Paintings

Exhibition 2013

LICHT FELD Gallery, Basel, Filter 4 Kultur Affairs
Videoinstallation, Paintings in Installation

Art/Design tour, Marseille
Drawings, Paintings

Imm Cologne, Stylepark Featured edition
Sculptur (Redition, pimped Otty from Raake)

Art in Szene, Art update Loeba, Lörrach
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2014

Museum Haus Salmegg Rheinfelden
Drawings, Collage, Paintings

Pythongallery, Erlenbach (Zürich)
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Pulpo Gallery, Lörrach
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Gallery Neuheisel Saarbrücken
Drawings, Collage

Pulpo Gallery, Lörrach
Paintings, Drawings, Collage

Exhibition 2016

Edwin Surplus, Weil am Rhein
Drawings, Collage, Paintings

Zooloose, Basel
Drawings, Collage, Paintings

Voltabräu
Drawings, Collage, Paintings

Gallery Löffel
Paintings

Gallery Katapult, Basel
Drawings, Collage, Paintings

Scope/Art Basel
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2017
Werk 8, Basel
Paintings

Gallery NO_3 Hamburg
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Artelier Ouvert Strassboug
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Villa Berberich , Bad Säckingen
Videoinstallation

Visarte M54, Basel
Videoinstallation

Artstübli, Basel
Gallery für Urban art

Exhibition 2018

Villa K, St.Louis
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Volta Bräu Basel
Paintings

Artgarage Laufenburg
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Galeriehotel Teufelhof, Basel
Initiator Art Stuebli Galerie
Malerei, Zeichnungen, Collage

Projektraum Visarte M54, Basel
Malerei, Zeichnungen, Collage, Video

Gallery Neuheisel Saarbrücken
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2019

Gallery Downstairs, Basel
Paintings, Drawings, Collage

Gallery 143, Lörrach
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Hotel Krone, Weil am Rhein
Installation, Video, Photography, Drawings

Galerie 143, Lörrach, Atelier Ouvert In Basel
Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2010

LICHT FELD Gallery, BaselPaintings

Projektraum Visarte M54, BaselPaintings, Photography

Exhibition 2011

LICHT FELD Gallery, BaselMalereiPaintings

Exhibition 2012

Gundeldinger Feld Eoipso, BaselPaintings

Exhibition 2013

LICHT FELD Gallery, Basel, Filter 4 Kultur AffairsVideoinstallation, Paintings in Installation

Art/Design tour, MarseilleDrawings, Paintings

Imm Cologne, Stylepark Featured editionSculptur (Redition, pimped Otty from Raake)

Art in Szene, Art update Loeba, LörrachPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2014

Museum Haus Salmegg RheinfeldenDrawings, Collage, Paintings

Pythongallery, Erlenbach (Zürich)Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Pulpo Gallery, LörrachPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Gallery Neuheisel SaarbrückenDrawings, Collage

Pulpo Gallery, LörrachPaintings, Drawings, Collage

Exhibition 2016

Edwin Surplus, Weil am RheinDrawings, Collage, Paintings

Zooloose, BaselDrawings, Collage, Paintings

VoltabräuDrawings, Collage, Paintings

Gallery LöffelPaintings

Gallery Katapult, BaselDrawings, Collage, Paintings

Scope/Art BaselPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2017Werk 8, BaselPaintings

Gallery NO_3 HamburgPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Artelier Ouvert StrassbougPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Villa Berberich , Bad SäckingenVideoinstallation

Visarte M54, BaselVideoinstallation

Artstübli, BaselGallery für Urban art

Exhibition 2018

Villa K, St.LouisPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Volta Bräu BaselPaintings

Artgarage LaufenburgPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Galeriehotel Teufelhof, BaselInitiator Art Stuebli GalerieMalerei, Zeichnungen, Collage

Projektraum Visarte M54, BaselMalerei, Zeichnungen, Collage, Video

Gallery Neuheisel SaarbrückenPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2019

Gallery Downstairs, BaselPaintings, Drawings, Collage

Gallery 143, LörrachPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Hotel Krone, Weil am RheinInstallation, Video, Photography, Drawings

Galerie 143, Lörrach, Atelier Ouvert In BaselPaintings, Drawings, Collage, Videoinstallation

Exhibition 2020

Gallerie 143, LörrachFoto Overdrawing as Artist Duo "Edgar & Dieter"

Porsche CenterFoto Overdrawing as Artist Duo "Edgar & Dieter"

Artstübli, Gallery for Urban ArtPink is the new Green

Baijia Lake Art Museum ChinaSoloexhibition in Nanjing and Shezen

Exhibition 2021Corona Break

Exhibition 2022

Artstübli, Gallery for Urban ArtPeace of Art

Hotel Hechler GmbH

Galerie Katapult In Exile_Basel

Kunstverein Schopfheim"Auf Sicht"

The Others FairTurin Contemporary Art Fair

Exhibition 2023

Volta Show Art BaselArtworks in Black

Galerie KatapultGroup Show

Exhibition 2024

Artstübli, Gallery Pink & Black

Transformation UnterwerkOpen Atelier

Exhibition 2025

Transformation UnterwerkOpen Atelier

Connect in RheinfeldenGruppenausstellung

TrafohalleGruppenaustellung mit Simona Deflorin