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Big City Dreamers
A duo exhibition by Katya Quel and Lou Jelenski
The show is presented by Erratum @erratum_projects Kulup 26, Berlin
April, 2025
Rooted in the raw pulse of urban life, Big City Dreamers brings together two artists whose practices emerged from the graffiti-laced streets of major cities and have since evolved into rich, personal forms of world-building.
Katya Quel and Lou Jelenski share a common starting point — the visual language of the street — yet their paths diverge into distinct material explorations. Jelenski presents a series of metal sculptural objects that feel both industrial and intimate, echoing the architecture and energy of the city. Quel unveils new ceramic works alongside a video piece that follows a dreamy, underdog figure drifting asleep—and perhaps falling in love—on a subway ride through another vast metropolis.
Together, their works resonate like an ode to urban solitude, fleeting encounters, and the poetic potential of the overlooked.