Thomas Astor 
Ernst Bernhardt 
Johann Faulhaber 
Felicitas Kunisch
Eva Noeske
Werner Schlecker 
Juliane Schmitt 
Sophia Seidler
August Walla

with contributions by Kurt Cassady & Michael Ray-Von
curated by Mathis Walter

28.02.2025 – 20.04.2025

Felicitas Kunisch, Superstar Dream, 
Dyed latex, 2025

Eva Noeske, Old Hollywood, 
Oil on linen, 2025 

Ernst Bernhardt, Bester Gruss, 
Copying pencil on postcard, 1912
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 463 Wiesloch-1 Nr. 13266 (12-13) 

Thomas Astor, Liebe Eltern!
Ink and pencil on lined paper, 1910
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 463 Wiesloch-1 Nr. 12329 (35-37)

Ernst Bernhardt, Werter Herr Heikmann!
Pencil on lined paper, 1911
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 463 Wiesloch-1 Nr. 13266 (60) 

Ernst Bernhardt, Von dem Brote Maria Stuart,
Ink on lined paper, 1908-1918 
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 463 Wiesloch-1 Nr. 13266 (14) 

Juliane Schmitt, Flying Handkerchief, 
Photo transfer on cotton handkerchief, 2024

Johann Faulhaber, „Brief“,
Pencil on lined paper, 1927 
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 463 Wiesloch-1 Nr. 15098 (25) 

Johann Faulhaber, „Brief“,
Ink on envelope, 1927
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 463 Wiesloch-1 Nr. 15098 (25) 

August Walla, Lettesumpf.!,  
Vintage silver print in wood frame, undated 

August Walla, Guggingerbaum.!,
Vintage silver print, undated 

August Walla, KOVEREK.? OBEN.?,
Vintage silver print with tape on magazine paper, 1971 

Werner Schlecker, Untitled,
Pencil on wall (documentary photo), 1997-2015  

Werner Schlecker, Untitled,
Pencil and colored pencil on paper, 2014 

Werner Schlecker, Ordnergetue,
Colored pencil on paper, 1997-2015   

Sophia Seidler, Untitled,
Pencil on paper (digital scan), 2024

No 2 Island is an accumulation of traces. They archive, document and communicate the personal systems of their authors. With their own language, logic and metaphors, they make sense of the world, give it structure and make it their own. They reveal a small excerpt, but leave us in the dark between great truth and little wit. 

In No 2 Island contemporary works meet documents created at the beginning of the 20th century, unearthed in the States Archives of Baden-Württemberg.

Photos: Gina Folly, 2025