Pia Poi grew up in Oberammergau and currently resides between Munich and Berlin. The artist studied sociology and initially paved her way into consulting, working in the automotive and change management sector for years during her studies. She has been practicing photography since the age of fourteen. Pia Poi explores socio-philosophical themes, placing her focus on questions of the concept of truth and questioning subjectivity, as well as postmodernity and its impact on the individual. Her works showcase complex color fields and contrasts, with soft transitions and recurring symmetry defining her style. The accompanying texts are also written by the artist. She is currently exhibited nationwide in solo shows, group exhibitions, and art fairs. "Art has always been where I didn't have to pretend, didn't have to be harder than I was... art gives me the space to express exactly what I think and feel... what occupies me, even without speaking, it is a reflection of myself." "I am incredibly fascinated by the beauty, the colorful variety, and the depth that the night brings. I go out at night with my music playing in my ears and let myself be guided from one light source to the next; I also capture shadows and reflections with my camera. Sometimes I sit for an hour on the ground in front of a lantern or a shop window to get the best shot..."
WORKS
WHO IS PIA POI
"Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph."
PROJECTS + EXHIBITIONS
Artfairs:
2021: ArtMuc München - KATALOG
2021: INCorporating Artfair Hamburg - KATALOG
Solo Exhibitions:
2021: "Pictures of Images" at Wedeking Munich
2022: "Abstractions" Privat gallery in Moabit-Berlin
2023: "NICE TO MEET ME" Ilmazu München
2023: "NICE TO MEET ME" Tcha - Joya Burda, Berlin
2023: "Künstler für Kinder" Benefizveranstaltung mit Adigrad Vision e.V
2023: Kollaboration mit Fabian Zug
2024: P1 München "DESIRE AND RATIO" & "NICE TO MEET ME"
2024: Kulturraum Neuhausen "Pictures of Images“
2024: Architurbüro Landau und Kindelbacher
2024: Einrichtungshaus Böhmler
Group Exhibitions:
2023: "Eyecandy" at Mim "Space for Culture and Art" in Munich
2023: "Dreamscapes" Noisy Buffer München with Artists from AdbK
Projects:
Director and creative concept by Pia Poi Multisensoric Experiance "Mixological interpretation of Art" at Bar & Restaurant "Herzog" in Munich
2021: ArtMuc München - KATALOG
2021: INCorporating Artfair Hamburg - KATALOG
Solo Exhibitions:
2021: "Pictures of Images" at Wedeking Munich
2022: "Abstractions" Privat gallery in Moabit-Berlin
2023: "NICE TO MEET ME" Ilmazu München
2023: "NICE TO MEET ME" Tcha - Joya Burda, Berlin
2023: "Künstler für Kinder" Benefizveranstaltung mit Adigrad Vision e.V
2023: Kollaboration mit Fabian Zug
2024: P1 München "DESIRE AND RATIO" & "NICE TO MEET ME"
2024: Kulturraum Neuhausen "Pictures of Images“
2024: Architurbüro Landau und Kindelbacher
2024: Einrichtungshaus Böhmler
Group Exhibitions:
2023: "Eyecandy" at Mim "Space for Culture and Art" in Munich
2023: "Dreamscapes" Noisy Buffer München with Artists from AdbK
Projects:
Director and creative concept by Pia Poi Multisensoric Experiance "Mixological interpretation of Art" at Bar & Restaurant "Herzog" in Munich
What they say
"Schönheit ist oft nur eine Frage der richtigen Perspektive“
Süddeutsche Zeitung 26.Juni 2023
Pia Schöttke will "eine Perspektive finden, in der ich die Besonderheiten des Alltäglichen hervorheben kann".
Die Nacht ist das Atelier von Pia Schöttke, 25. Hier verwandelt sie München zu abstrakten Kunstwerken.
Es geht nicht um Gegenstände - sie möchte die Besonderheiten des Alltäglichen hervorheben.
Von Julian Gülker
Es geht nicht um Gegenstände - sie möchte die Besonderheiten des Alltäglichen hervorheben.
Von Julian Gülker