Marie-Kathrin Saalfrank: Dissolution at kultur.lokal.fürth
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When figures dissolve in the light: Marie-Kathrin Saalfrank in Fürth
With Dissolution, Marie-Kathrin Saalfrank presents a showcase of her recent artistic development at kultur.lokal.fürth. The exhibition combines painting, drawing, and digital media into visual worlds where female figures float between presence and dissolution. The result is an art experience that brings together intimacy, irritation, and aesthetic experience in an open, accessible space. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/marie-kathrin-saalfrank-aufloesung-1500-03-05-2026-422781/?utm_source=openai))
A space between workshop and exhibition
kultur.lokal.fürth transforms for this presentation not only into an exhibition space but also into an open workshop. This format's unique strength lies here: art is not viewed distantly but felt in its creation. A watercolor workshop, an artist talk, and the Drink & Draw format expand the exhibition into a lively art education offering that intertwines observation and personal activity. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/marie-kathrin-saalfrank-aufloesung-1500-03-05-2026-422781/?utm_source=openai))
Figure, surface, fragility
Saalfrank's works revolve around female figures in various stages of dissolution. Her visual language thrives on an ambivalent tension: the surfaces appear attractive, richly colored, and atmospheric, while moments of uncertainty open within them. Art historically, this practice can be read as a contemporary engagement with figure, identity, and media image production. The artist has been working for years at the intersection of artistic photomontage, digital painting, and experimental methods, and since 2022, also with text-to-image generators as an artistic tool. ([marie-kathrin-saalfrank.de](https://www.marie-kathrin-saalfrank.de/about.html?utm_source=openai))
Biographical background and artistic position
Marie-Kathrin Saalfrank was born in 1987 in Berlin, grew up in Bayreuth, and studied painting and art education at the Academy of Fine Arts Nürnberg. Since 2017, she has been teaching design and media at the Lothar-von-Faber School in Nürnberg. Her CV points to a practice that combines pedagogical experience, experimental image discovery, and reflective art production. Awards such as the Canon Profifoto Grant, second place at the Academy Prize Nürnberg, the Audience Award of the Art Promotion Prize of the city of Lauf, and second place at the Art Prize of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart underline her authority in the field of young contemporary art. ([marie-kathrin-saalfrank.de](https://www.marie-kathrin-saalfrank.de/about.html?utm_source=openai))
Between personal experience and contemporary visual language
The connection between artistic research and biographical experience is particularly striking. Saalfrank has been dealing with ME/CFS for several years, a neuroimmunological disease that shapes her life and work reality. This perspective lends the works a quiet urgency: the fragile figures, states of suspension, and brittle body images gain additional depth. The exhibition thus also becomes a reflection on vulnerability, visibility, and self-perception in contemporary art. ([marie-kathrin-saalfrank.de](https://www.marie-kathrin-saalfrank.de/about.html?utm_source=openai))
Visit, program, and atmosphere
Those visiting kultur.lokal.fürth will experience an exhibition in a compact, urban setting right in the heart of Fürth city center. Admission is free, and the presentation runs as a continuous showcase from April 24 to May 3, 2026, with individual events taking place in the afternoon. For art enthusiasts, this presents a rare opportunity to not only experience finished works but also the processes, techniques, and thought spaces of the artist directly. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/marie-kathrin-saalfrank-aufloesung-1500-03-05-2026-422781/?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion: Dissolution is more than an exhibition – it is a precisely curated art experience between painting, digital image worlds, and artistic self-questioning. Anyone wishing to experience contemporary art with openness, sensitivity, and curiosity should definitely visit this exhibition live in Fürth. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/marie-kathrin-saalfrank-aufloesung-1500-03-05-2026-422781/?utm_source=openai))
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