Jonas Roßmeißl, alumnus of the HGB Leipzig, was honoured with the Hamburger Bahnhof Studio Award 2026. Congratulations to him! The award was presented for the first time by Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart as part of the benefit gala "A Night In Berlin" and honours young artists for their contribution to contemporary art.
Jonas Roßmeißl, born in Erlangen, lives and works in Wuppertal. His studies in media art with Peggy Buth and Clemens von Wedemeyer at the HGB Leipzig and his studies in economics have shaped Roßmeißl's view of work, production and social structures.
In his artistic practice, he combines sculpture and installation with issues of craftsmanship, architecture and society. His works arise from an intensive examination of technical systems, their modes of operation and their physical conditions. His focus is not only on digital technologies, but in particular on their material foundations, such as friction, wear and resistance. Roßmeißl's works make the often invisible infrastructures of our present visible and translate them into precisely developed sculptural forms.
In terms of content, Roßmeißl's work moves between fascination and critical distance from technological developments. "I work with and against technology," is how the artist describes his own attitude. The starting point of his practice is a "longing for understanding". In a recent interview with the Stader Collection, he talks about his artistic approach.
The Hamburger Bahnhof Studio Award is endowed with 15,000 euros each and is aimed at artists under the age of 35 who live and work in Germany. In addition to Roßmeißl, Abdulhamid Kircher and Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju also received the award. The prize was presented by the artists Katharina Grosse, Ayoung Kim and Gabriele Knapstein, the deputy director.
By presenting the Hamburger Bahnhof Studio Award for the first time, the institution is setting an example for the promotion of young artistic positions. The award is to be presented annually in future.