You see what I might think and the pipes hear what the others see
Anton Janizewski•Feb 19, 2026 — Apr 04, 2026
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In his new body of work, the artist Ferdinand Dölberg explores the internal dialogue and the innermost thoughts we all have. This is not the first time the painter has used movable panels, but it is the first time they spin. The flip side of each module shows a detail of the other, and they are complemented by drawings. He presents the pieces in five cabinets, receptacles that mirror the monadic nature of our consciousness. The cabinets are connected by narrow gaps that allow viewers to hear and see details in the adjacent space. I examine every object like a thought is the title of one of his 2026 paintings, that shows details, hands and ribbons. One might turn that idea around too: once a thought is expressed, it becomes real— what if we could hear and see the innermost thoughts of others? Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders’s 1987 film, figures as a likely inspiration behind Dölberg’s latest work. The film stages the internal dialogues of its protagonists and makes them audible, at least…
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You see what I might think and the pipes hear what the others see
Anton Janizewski•Feb 19, 2026 — Apr 04, 2026
Press Release
In his new body of work, the artist Ferdinand Dölberg explores the internal dialogue and the innermost thoughts we all have. This is not the first time the painter has used movable panels, but it is the first time they spin. The flip side of each module shows a detail of the other, and they are complemented by drawings. He presents the pieces in five cabinets, receptacles that mirror the monadic nature of our consciousness. The cabinets are connected by narrow gaps that allow viewers to hear and see details in the adjacent space. I examine every object like a thought is the title of one of his 2026 paintings, that shows details, hands and ribbons. One might turn that idea around too: once a thought is expressed, it becomes real— what if we could hear and see the innermost thoughts of others? Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders’s 1987 film, figures as a likely inspiration behind Dölberg’s latest work. The film stages the internal dialogues of its protagonists and makes them audible, at least…




























