Name: EXHIBITION OPENING OLD MAN ODYSSEY. A Cycling Expedition in 24 Days, Street Drawings and Postcard Songs
Start: 2026-05-14T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-14T14:00:00+02:00
Location: Städtische Galerie im Kulturforum Traunstein

Peter Riek opens Old Man Odyssey, a poetic journey between drawing, path and memory

With Old Man Odyssey, the Municipal Gallery in the Cultural Forum Traunstein presents an exhibition that reinterprets drawing as movement, form of thought and aesthetic experience. At the opening on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Mayor Dr. Christian Hümmer and Judith Bader will introduce the project. Admission is free.

Drawing as a journey through space and time

Peter Riek is one of those contemporary artists who think of drawing far beyond the classic sheet. His work includes paper works, street drawings, wall drawings, and site-specific installations. In Traunstein, this attitude meets a place that connects contemporary art with educational claims. The exhibition promises an exploration of works where line, rhythm, and path experience intertwine.

24 days on the road: cycling expedition as an artistic principle

The exhibition title references a cycling journey, on wandering and inner navigation. This is exactly where the strength of Riek's art lies: He translates external movement into drawing form. His street drawings and postcard songs open a poetic space between everyday life, landscape, and memory. The art experience thereby gains a quiet intensity that is nourished by the reduction and precision of the line.

Traunstein as a place for concentrated exhibition experience

The Municipal Gallery in the Cultural Forum Traunstein is known for changing exhibitions, tours, and educational offers. The house understands itself as a forum for contemporary art and cultural education. Especially for an exhibition like Old Man Odyssey, a special exhibition atmosphere is created here: historical location, clear spaces, concentrated perception, and a program that facilitates access to art.

Art historical classification and poetic handwriting

Riek's works stand in a tradition of drawing that lives from immediate seeing, from trace and temporality. His practice combines expressive energy with meditative condensation. The exhibition in Traunstein ties into this line and shows how drawing, as an independent art form, can carry entire worlds of experience. Those interested in drawing, contemporary art, and curated exhibitions will find here a presentation that is as sensory as it is intellectually stimulating.

Conclusion

Old Man Odyssey promises an impressive start for a visit to the exhibition in Traunstein: artistically demanding, poetically open, and entirely built on the power of drawing. Anyone who wants to experience the connection of movement, space, and line live should definitely visit this exhibition on site.