Liminal Spaces - Falk Töpfer

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28.03.2026 TO 19.05.2026

Liminal spaces are an aesthetic current that comes from the digital world. They depict places—or non-places—that feel familiar yet undefined, suspended in an indeterminate time. Time seems to dissolve in transitional spaces such as corridors with no clear destination, or houses placed within almost unreal landscapes.

Through unnatural colour palettes and subtle shifts in framing, Falk Töpfer creates unsettling architectures and landscapes. However, these spaces are not strictly planned; they arise more from intuition than intention. Changes in perspective and the playful use of colour gradually give shape to these non-places, where presence and absence are held in tension within the atmosphere of the work.

What feels out of place can be unsettling, but not necessarily negative. On the contrary, disruption can also open a space for a kind of magic. As Mark Fisher suggested, the feeling that something does not belong often signals that we are encountering something new. In that strangeness, a particular fascination—and a quiet form of beauty—emerges.

 Ricard Casals Coiduras


WORKS

 

     
Im Garten
Falk Töpfer, 2023

Oil on canvas
75 x 50 cm 
Vlastislav
Falk Töpfer, 2025
Oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm 
Haus am Weg
Falk Töpfer, 2024

Oil on canvas
60 x 50 cm 
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Etzdorf
Falk Töpfer, 2025

Oil on canvas
130 x 80 cm
Schornstein
Falk Töpfer, 2023

Oil on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Weg
Falk Töpfer, 2025

Oil on canvas
50 x 70 cm
     
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Room
Falk Töpfer, 2026

Oil on canvas
60 x 50 cm
Scheune
Falk Töpfer, 2023

Oil on canvas
60 x 79 cm
Im Museum
Falk Töpfer, 2022

Oil on canvas
50 x 40 cm
     
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Into the Wild
Falk Töpfer, 2026

Oil on canvas
50 x 60 cm 
Karlsbad
Falk Töpfer, 2026

Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm 
 
     
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Coventry
Falk Töpfer

Chinese ink on paper
20 x 24 cm 
Radebeul
Falk Töpfer

Chinese ink on paper
14 x 14 cm 
 
     

 

 

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ajuntament DEPCAT

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