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  • Light as a feather and mysterious

    Light as a feather and mysterious

    A series about bird feathers and their stories Many of my works show bird-like creatures – creatures that do not exist in reality and yet demand their place somewhere between memory, observation and fantasy. And yet the thought always creeps up on me that I am still a long way from the actual diversity of…


  • Collage with stylized Pyrmont anchor cross and plant remnant by Magdalena Hohlweg

    300 years of the town of Pyrmont | 300 personalities

    The title of this art project says it all: 300 years of the town of Pyrmont | 300 personalities. A long line of important and illustrious historical spa guests and residents of Bad Pyrmont provide me with ample inspiration for new and idiosyncratic personalities. The extraordinary natural phenomena typical of Bad Pyrmont, such as the…

  • Pyrmont Castle Museum

    Bad Pyrmont Castle Museum – Definitely the right setting Next year, the town of Bad Pyrmont will be celebrating its 300th anniversary. I am delighted at how committed the town’s residents are to planning a wide range of activities with a great deal of personal involvement. I am delighted to be involved in the preparations…

  • Hand-picked – down to the last detail

    Looking at the details, it is not so easy to say what is important. What makes the whole thing work? Could anything be dispensed with?

  • 9. Miniature Fürstenwalde

    9. Miniature in the visual arts Fürstenwalde/Spree

    The diverse and exciting exhibition can be visited until November 23, 2018. I am delighted with the beautiful presentation. I think the framing of my work is a great idea.

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  • Single flour beetle pupa on light background

    Lullaby for pupas

    The metamorphosis… is a magnificent transformation and an impressive miracle. For even the seemingly motionless dolls are in the midst of a silent tour de force, an invisible construction site of life. Incredible changes take place on the way from egg to adult insect. Several weeks pass before the mealworm turns into a nymph or…

  • Collage with butterfly wings and drawing - child and butterfly

    Letting go

    Letting go Letting go without expectations and without any bitterness. This is not always easy. Letting go is a meaningful word. It must be used with caution and respect. With best wishes Magdalena

  • Miniatur-Assemblage mit Puppenhand und Ginstersamenschote von Magdalena Hohlweg- eine Vogelgestalt frisst aus der Hand

    Look closely

    youtube every single detail. Getting as close as possible to the tiny details works best…

  • "Mixed-media collage on wood with a Madonna stamp, crowned by a flattened cartridge case, framed by a birth control pill wrapper with chocolate paper and found objects such as bottle caps and pigtails."

    Icon – Sweet Love

    This small icon is a work that has been created over the years by collecting one found object after another. A work that is close to my heart. Icon “sweet love”, size approx. 17 x 26 cm, incl. framing 60 x 80 cm The icon was part of my special exhibition “Romanticism 2.0” at the…

  • Elbchule project: Collage of everyday found objects reinterpreted as imaginative birds.

    Small, fine school project

    Elbschule – cultural school When I first enter the spacious and invitingly bright foyer of the Elbschule in Hamburg Altona, full of joyful expectations, I am amazed by the cheerful babble of children’s voices. Just what it sounds like in a school. As the Elbschule is mostly attended by deaf children, I had imagined communication…


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