current exhibition 
 

Konstantin Voit is the winner of the „Mannheimer Kunstpreis der Heinrich-Vetter-Stiftung“, which was open for entries in the painting category in 2026 and which, in addition to the prize money, includes an exhibition at PORT25 – Raum für Gegenwartskunst. With this biennial art prize, the City of Mannheim and the Heinrich Vetter Foundation support professional artists who live and work in the metropolitan region. 

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PORT25 is now exhibiting works from various series, offering a glimpse into Konstantin Voit’s multifaceted Œuvre or, to put it another way: the range of works produced by the “Malfabrik” (Painting Factory). The Malfabrik is, in a sense, synonymous with the artist himself, whilst also referring to the conceptual approach underpinning his work, which encompasses the principles of repeatability and reproduction, as well as the possibility of commissioning works. “Fair prices for all” is what the Malfabrik promises. This may well be seen as a slight dig at the art market. An ironic twist, however, is that Konstantin Voit is the director and sole employee of the Malfabrik, and that, although his works could theoretically be executed by other people, they are in fact paintings executed by the artist himself.

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​At the center of the exhibition is the new „Werbeblock 2.0“, which, whilst building on the first block of logos, modifies the original designs more significantly, a point highlighted by the subtitle „inspired by …“. Here, too, Voit plays with one of the fundamental characteristics of logos: their instant recognisability. Of course, that’s …, you think to yourself, yet the moment of recognition is immediately followed by confusion. For Konstantin Voit does not simply copy well-known brand logos, but rather varies the respective logo by retaining the basic shapes and colours, only to then replace central elements with related motifs from his famous stencil collection (the world’s largest). This creates a new image in which the familiar logo is sometimes only faintly echoed. „inspired by…“ applies here not only to the logo, but encompasses a complex web of allusions and motifs. This new body of work is far from complete. The designs for all currently planned works can be viewed in a card index box, and orders can already be placed.

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The works in the series “A Short Story of Everything”, from which the large-scale, multi-part pieces “Sun” and “Life” are on display, explore the really big questions. Whilst the sun’s glaring light and heat are rendered in a kind of oversized pointillism, anything is possible within the colourful diversity of life, which exists somewhere between order and chaos – just as in the work of Konstantin Voit.