Jan Philip Simon

Jan Philip Simon

A Cartography of Private Values: The World of Jan Philip Simon Jan Philip Simon, a Berlin-based artist born in 1987, operates within a fascinatingly ambiguous space—one that feels simultaneously deeply personal and universally resonant. His work isn’t easily categorized; it resists neat labels, preferring instead to unfold as an ongoing investigation into the subtle mechanisms of memory, desire, and the often-contradictory values we hold dear. While initially recognized for his meticulously rendered pencil drawings, Simon's practice has blossomed into a multifaceted exploration encompassing…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Jan Philip Simon's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.