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Krinzinger Schottenfeld is pleased to host Re-Retreat, Erik Schmidt’s latest solo show, which expands the elusive paradise he created with his previous project Retreat introducing new elements and material. The creative exploration of the polyhedric German painter, born in 1968, has often been shaped by the narratives of his travel experiences and his desire to illustrate what he perceives by the encounter with foreign cultures.

The exhibition takes us on a six-week trip the artist made last spring to Sri Lanka, across the villages surrounding Colombo, the capital city where mass protests …