Peinture Trouvée: Hubertus Hohenlohe

Where does beauty hide? Where does art emerge when no one is looking? In this series of large-format photographs, Hubertus Hohenlohe invites us to discover what remains unnoticed: crumpled paper fragments, towering piles of discarded sheets, forgotten fabrics, and other materials deemed worthless. What many see as mere waste, the artist unveils as compositions of texture, form, and unexpected color—an aesthetic testimony to the passage of time and the poetry of the overlooked.

Rooted in the concept of Objet Trouvé, Hohenlohe does not create, but rather uncovers. His lens rescues what has been cast aside, capturing the accidental beauty of discarded materials—folded papers turned into sculptural forms, layered fabrics revealing abstract landscapes, and remnants of pigment whispering traces of forgotten paintings. These found objects become windows into a world of Peinture Trouvée, where painting is no longer intentional, but a result of chance, time, and abandonment.

Through his precise framing and keen sensitivity to light, Hohenlohe elevates these remnants to a new dimension, allowing us to see them not as refuse, but as serendipitous artworks created by the forces of time and circumstance. The layers of paint drying on a palette, the ink stains on a forgotten sheet, the way dust and light settle upon a discarded canvas—each becomes a silent masterpiece, waiting to be noticed.

"Peinture Trouvée: The Art of Serendipity" invites us to rethink the act of seeing. It is a celebration of beauty in the unintentional, a call to recognize the artistic in what is left behind, and a reminder that sometimes, the greatest works are not painted by hand, but revealed by the world itself.