Eli
Schläppi
(Germany)
(德国)
Eli Schläppi is a Swiss artist working in painting and drawing, born and raised near Basel and based in Hamburg since 2020. She studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule Basel and trained in graphic design before working for many years as a naturopathic practitioner, licensed by the Swiss cantonal authority, in her own practice in Baselland, Switzerland. She later returned intensively to drawing and painting through programs in Hamburg, Berlin, and the Pentiment International Summer Academy at HAW Hamburg.
Her abstract work is closely tied to lived experience, bodily perception, and the natural world. Years of engagement with Chinese medicine, Daoist thought, and East Asian calligraphic traditions inform her understanding of gesture, flow, balance, and transformation. Rivers, volcanic landscapes, northern skies, light, and ecological systems recur as sources of inspiration. Works such as “Not green but blue river”, inspired by Switzerland’s Aare River, “Hamburg’s Sky-Elbe-Beach”, and “Lanzarote” translate natural forces into sweeping lines and layered fields of color. Her practice combines Western abstraction with Eastern philosophical thought while emphasizing direct, physical engagement with materials.
Schläppi’s exhibition history includes “Miniaturtextilkunst 83” in Hanover and the Netherlands Textilmuseum in Tilburg in 1984. Recent presentations include “IFUPA” at Photo.Kunst.Raum in Hamburg in 2023, “Umkehr der Erinnerungen” at Photo.Kunst.Raum in Hamburg in 2023, a solo exhibition at Galerie Wasser in Hamburg in 2025, the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris in 2025, and “International Contemporary Echoes” at Another Art Museum in Guangzhou, China, in 2026. Her work was also presented in “Seelenlandschaften” at the Schlossmuseen Greiz in 2026.
Eli Schläppi 是一位瑞士艺术家，主要从事绘画与素描创作。她出生并成长于巴塞尔附近，自2020年起生活和工作于汉堡。她曾就读于巴塞尔工艺美术学校，并接受平面设计训练。此后，她曾多年在瑞士巴塞尔乡村州经营自己的自然疗法诊所，并获得瑞士州级主管机构颁发的执业许可。后来，她重新将重心投入素描与绘画，并通过汉堡、柏林的多个艺术项目，以及汉堡应用科学大学 Pentiment 国际夏季艺术学院继续深化自己的艺术实践。
她的抽象创作与个人生命经验、身体感知以及自然世界紧密相连。多年来对中医、道家思想以及东亚书法传统的深入接触，影响了她对动作、流动、平衡与转化的理解。河流、火山地貌、北方天空、光线与生态系统反复成为其创作灵感的重要来源。
诸如《Not green but blue river》——一件受到瑞士阿勒河启发的作品——以及《Hamburg’s Sky-Elbe-Beach》和《Lanzarote》等作品，将自然力量转化为富有动势的线条与层层叠加的色彩场域。她的艺术实践将西方抽象艺术与东方哲学思想相结合，同时强调与材料之间直接而身体性的互动。
Schläppi 的展览经历包括1984年在汉诺威举办的“Miniaturtextilkunst 83”以及荷兰蒂尔堡纺织博物馆的展出。近年来的重要展览包括：2023年在汉堡 Photo.Kunst.Raum 举办的“IFUPA”和“Umkehr der Erinnerungen”，2025年在汉堡 Galerie Wasser 举办的个展，以及同年在巴黎卢浮宫卡鲁塞尔空间的展出。2026年，她参加了在中国广州 Another Art Museum 举办的“International Contemporary Echoes”展览；同年，她的作品亦在格赖茨城堡博物馆举办的“Seelenlandschaften”展览中呈现。
