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FRAMED #67 Pascal Schumacher / Exhibition Musafer Qassim
Pascal Schumacher’s LUNA contrasts his solo album SOL, embracing a darker, more meticulous vision. Created with Belgium’s Echo Collective, it weaves rich post-classical textures into layered compositions — a natural progression where light and shadow gently meet.
Time & Location
25 Mar 2022, 19:30
Simplonstraße 29, Simplonstraße 29, 10245 Berlin, Germany
About the event
MUSIC – Album release „Luna“ by Pascal Schumacher
Pascal Schumacher’s new album „Luna“ stands in diametric opposition to his previous release, „Sol“. And it’s not just the play on the albums’ titles, which already point to the differing moods of lightness and darkness, both releases also stem from opposing creative standpoints. While „Sol“ carried in it a sense of spontaneous discovery as Schumacher – after years of playing with bands and ensembles – ventured out in his first solo endeavour, „Luna“ captures a more meticulous side to the musician’s work which involved once again composing for other players; more specifically for the Belgium post-classical ensemble Echo Collective, who lends to the album its many layers and textures. Despite the contradictions, „Sol“ and „Luna“ aren’t in any way antagonistic to each other; on the contrary, their duality feels wholly complementary, expressing a natural musical progression, much like day gently feeds into night.
ART EXHIBITION – Musafer Qassim
I explore the experiences that have deeply fascinated me. When I was in Iraq, I painted about war. I came to Germany at the end of 2015, and on my journey here, I witnessed and absorbed many things connected to people and movement—flight, demonstrations, migration, travel, swimming, sports, and even the movements of animals. All of these are also linked to the meaning of my first name: Musafer—“the traveler”.
Most of my themes originate in my Yazidi culture and my memories of it, but they are also shaped by the present moment and contemporary politics. I engage with Abstract Expressionism, where spontaneity and freedom are essential. At the same time, I often begin with a theme drawn from my mind or my sketchbook. I find a subject, and from there, my brushstrokes move freely and intuitively across the canvas. The tension between painterly complexity and the simplicity of the brushstroke defines my work.
I aim to abstract forms and surfaces. I am constantly searching for ways to resolve a painting—exploring new possibilities and working until the interplay of color and form reaches the right balance and complexity, conveys an emotional resonance that aligns with my inner state, and reflects my personal sense of mood.