Christina Zimpel Wherever You Go, There You Are
Christina Zimpel
Wherever You Go, There You Are
For her third solo exhibition at Schönfeld Gallery in Brussels, Christina Zimpel presents a new series of portraits alive with colour, character and intrigue. Each figure seems to inhabit a world of its own: poised, contemplative, playful or mysterious.
Working with bold shapes and expressive colours, Zimpel distils the human figure to its essentials while retaining a strong sense of presence. Her compositions are confident and immediate, yet they leave room for interpretation.
Unexpected details such as a plume drifting from a face, an oversized blue bonnet or a single eye make the familiar feel a little strange. Titles such as Model, Vernissage, Friday Night and Backstage evoke places and moments, offering glimpses into stories that remain open to the imagination.
Wherever You Go, There You Are suggests that wherever we find ourselves, we carry our own experiences, thoughts and feelings with us. Zimpel’s figures possess that same unmistakable individuality. They invite us to look beyond appearances and imagine the inner lives behind their carefully composed façades.
With their distinctive blend of graphic simplicity, humour and understated psychological depth, these portraits reveal Christina Zimpel’s singular way of capturing what makes each of us who we are.
- Location
- Brussels
- Date
- Now open: —
- Open Sunday:
- 06-12-2026
Selected Images
“Behind every façade, a glimpse of ourselves.”
