Creating worlds within the beauty of decay.

There is a probability that his place of birth, the former artist colony Worpswede, is responsible for Kim Köster’s decision to work as an artist. However, unlike Mackensen, Ende and Modersohn 100 years earlier, Köster was drawn from the beautiful rural area in the north of Germany to the capital Berlin.

It was there that Köster found the time and space to collect various stimuli that inspired him and made him look into different stylistic directions. What emerged was the expression of individualised enclaves within an anonymous metropolis. This eventually constituted the material foundation that helped shape his brand of creative thinking and give it the particular character that can be found in all of Köster’s works.

In addition, Kim Köster’s work is characterised by the application of complex techniques. His creative drive does not allow him to settle for painting canvasses – different surfaces and materials are painted in various ways, indoor spaces are designed and extended, until these scenes are captured in the most expressive photo in terms of composition.

Only by constantly exploiting all kinds of new media Köster is able to satisfy his urge to experiment, clearly visible in projects like “Ana Somnia” and “99 Rooms”. The apocalyptic sentiment is a recurring theme in Köster’s work. He uses both symbolic exaggeration and countless surrealistic elements to create this atmosphere.Humans become victims of their perpetual pursuit for progress and control. They seem to fail due to the uncontrollable chaos of mechanisation, consumption and velocity. Thus, decay, dirt and destruction become sensually perceivable by-products of a technically overcharged information and industrial society.