Paul Kindersley — Photo © John William

Paul Kindersley

Paul Kindersley (1985, United Kingdom) lives and works in London. He is active in the area of illustration, performance, film, pottery and storytelling. His work explores topics such as gender, identity and pop culture. Kindersley's art is often expressive and provocative, challenging conventional ideas with a hint of irony and absurdity.

Important solo exhibitions include Speak Your Story Into Life, Gasleak Mountain, Nottingham, (2022); Meander, 34 Bourdon Street, London (2021); Ship of Fools, SKIP Gallery in Selfridges, London (2019).

Recent collective exhibitions include: Contested Bodies, Leeds University Library Museum (2023/24); Highly Educated Secular Salamanders R Us, Massimo De Carlo Vspace (2023); Pour vous séduire, La Crypte d'Orsay, Paris (2022).

His films include The Burning Baby (2020); The Image (on behalf of Charleston Trust, 2018) and Das Spiel Der Hoffnung (2017). Kindersley is also a guest lecturer and drawing teacher at the University of the Arts London.

On display at COME CLOSER

Middelheimmuseum

Paul Kindersley, 'The Dreamer of the Forest' (video, 2024)

The Dreamer of the Forest, 2024

Performance, new work

Paul Kindersley brings the ‘characters’ in the Middelheim collection to life. Together with other performers he puts himself in the shoes of artworks such as Madame Stone by Charles Despiaux or the Dreamer of the Forest by Ossip Zadkine. Then he adds other roles. The video sculpture is a simultaneous performance, filmset and tableau vivant. The roles are different in each performance. Identical elements appear differently each time.

Please enter the island and the artwork carefully. Max. 5 people at a time.

Middelheimmuseum

Paul Kindersley, 'The Dreamer of the Forest' - foto © Tom Cornille

The Dreamer of the Forest, 2024

Video, new work

Continuous viewing, duration: approx. 40 mins. Please enter the island and the artwork carefully. Max. 5 people at a time.