Undine Bandelin & Dana Meyer
February 27, 2026 – May 16, 2026
The Heir to the Throne
Galerie Rothamel Frankfurt
The heir to the throne symbolizes power that is passed on—rarely questioned and usually without alternative. He carries expectations, projections, and the constant pressure to slip into a role that was written long before him. Whether in political systems or at the dinner table at home, hierarchies, dependencies, and subtle shifts in power are constantly being negotiated. Between megalomania and vulnerability, staging and inner conflict, power reveals itself not only as domination, but as a fragile construct. The throne becomes a stage on which social and private roles are constantly renegotiated, asserted, or shaken.
In the double exhibition by Undine Bandelin and Dana Meyer, steel sculptures meet painting and form social allegories with a strong presence. Dana Meyer's freely forged steel figures oscillate between power and poetry, lending the material a surprising liveliness. Undine Bandelin transforms the pictorial space into a stage on which drama and everyday life lie close together.
Both artists respond to the tensions of our present day and develop their works in a processual manner based on dynamics and movement. This results in a multi-layered dramaturgy that unfolds in the interplay between the characters and their psychological relationships.
We cordially invite you and your friends to the opening with the artists on Friday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m.!
Galerie Rothamel Frankfurt
Reuterweg 71
60323 Frankfurt am Main
T. +49 177 599 84 45