When can I see the exhibition Whispers in the Noise – Quiet Suspicions?

The exhibition is on display from September 23 to November 11, 2026.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

The exhibition takes place at the Treppenhaus Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Medical Valley Center, Henkestraße 91, 91052 Erlangen.

What is the entry fee?

The visit to the exhibition is free.

What works are shown by Thomas R. Hoess?

About 45 object images, collages, and sculptures are presented.

Are there guided tours or workshops?

No guided tours or workshops are indicated in the available event information for this exhibition.

Is the exhibition accessible for the disabled?

There are no confirmed details available in the provided event information regarding accessibility.

Quiet Suspicions: Discover contemporary art full of puzzles in Erlangen

Name: Whispers in the Noise – Quiet Suspicions
Start: 2026-10-07T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-11T23:59:00+01:00
Location: Galerie Treppenhaus

When images speak softly: Thomas R. Hoess at the Treppenhaus Gallery

Normally, images remain silent. In the exhibition Whispers in the Noise – Quiet Suspicions, however, they enter into a conceptual dialogue with their audience. From September 23 to November 11, 2026, the artist Thomas R. Hoess will show around 45 object images, collages, and sculptures at the Treppenhaus Gallery in Erlangen.

Between object image, collage, and sculpture

Thomas R. Hoess combines found objects, image fragments, and spatial elements into idiosyncratic visual constellations. His works traverse the realms of assemblage, object art, and collage. Everyday materials detach from their familiar context and gain a new, often disconcerting presence within precisely composed visual worlds.

The works narrate, assert, pose questions, and analyze the current zeitgeist. Their visual language remains concentrated and profound. Lines, surfaces, forms, and spaces direct the viewer's attention to what seems secondary. From the interplay of irony, observations of time, and poetic ambiguity, quiet suspicions about life in the present emerge.

An exhibition atmosphere full of nuances

The Treppenhaus Gallery offers an unusual architectural framework for the works. In the light-flooded staircase of the Medical Valley Center, art, movement, and everyday life intersect. As one passes by, individual details initially appear fleeting before a conscious observation reveals their narrative and often profound effect.

Hoess works with the tension between the familiar and the alienated. An object remains recognizable while simultaneously appearing enigmatic. Materials seem concrete and mysterious, forms surpass their original function. This aesthetic experience does not demand quick solutions but rather invites a curious approach to material, space, and meaning.

Art historical classification and cultural education

The exhibition connects with central methods of modern and contemporary object art: collecting, reinterpreting, and rearranging existing things. As in assemblage, materials are not only utilized as formal elements but also read as traces of social reality.

The viewing of the works offers a vivid access to questions of material aesthetics, meaning formation, and curation. What happens when an object loses its function? How does an image change once it interacts with space? And what stories arise from the combination of seemingly incompatible elements? The art experience connects sensory perception with cultural education.

The artist Thomas R. Hoess

Thomas R. Hoess lives and works in Hetzles. His artistic output includes object images, assemblages, sculptures, and photographic works. The publication Lichtverlangen documents his engagement with image effects, material, and focused perception. Previous presentations at the Treppenhaus Gallery and other exhibition venues showcase his ability to transform everyday objects into independent visual narratives.

The new exhibition also does not provide definitive answers. Its 45 works initiate thought processes and allow space for irritation, memory, and personal associations. The quiet suspicion becomes a method of art that sharpens the gaze without confining it.

Conclusion: An art experience between silence and observation of time

Visitors can expect a concentrated, sensory, and intellectually composed exhibition. Object images, collages, and sculptures unite material, space, and social observation into a distinct visual language. Anyone wishing to not only view contemporary art but experience it as an aesthetic phenomenon should definitely visit Whispers in the Noise – Quiet Suspicions at the Treppenhaus Gallery live.