GROUP SHOW MADE
FOR OUTDOORS

MENEGHETTI WINE HOTEL & WINERY, ISTRIA, CROATIA
16 SEPTEMBER 2025 – 31 OCTOBER 2026

Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery, a Relais & Châteaux estate nestled in the sun-soaked vineyards and olive groves of southern Istria, is proud to announce the opening of its second sculpture garden exhibition, MADE FOR OUTDOORS. Curated by Berlin-based art consultant Reiner Opoku, the new presentation brings together 12 three-dimensional works by renowned contemporary artists including Claudia Comte, Devon DeJardin, Jeppe Hein, Hans Kuppelwieser, Kerim Seiler, Arne Quinze, and David Zink Yi.

DAVID ZINK YI, WASHINGTONIA, 2017
Photo: Matej Paluh//Meneghetti; Courtesy the artist and KÖNIG GALERIE

Spanning over 120,000 square meters of rolling landscape across the hotel and winery grounds, the exhibition transforms the estate’s natural setting into a stage for sculptural expression—blending art and environment in perfect harmony. Following the success of the inaugural exhibition "Lupines" by Arne Quinze in 2023, this second edition expands the vision, offering a thoughtful and dynamic encounter between human creativity and the organic world.

Devon DeJardin, GUARDIAN ABERASH, 2023
Photo: Matej Paluh//Meneghetti; Courtesy the artists and KÖNIG GALERIE

“MADE FOR OUTDOORS invites a group of artists whose sculptural practices examine perception, participation, and the evolving dialogue between nature and constructed form,” says curator Reiner Opoku. “Each work contributes to an unfolding narrative across the landscape—inviting guests to wander, reflect, and connect.”

Among the exhibition's highlights are Claudia Comte’s "Luca and Albertine" (both 2017), two marble sculptures from her Cactus series. Hand-carved from pristine Carrara marble, these works reinterpret the playful cactus form through the language of classical sculpture, juxtaposing organic whimsy with the gravitas of polished stone.

Claudia Comte, LUCA (MARBLE CACTUS), 2017
Devon DeJardin, GUARDIAN ABERASH, 2023
Claudia Comte, ALBERTINE (MARBLE CACTUS), 2017
Photo: Matej Paluh//Meneghetti; Courtesy the artists and KÖNIG GALERIE

In contrast, Jeppe Hein’s "Modified Social Bench #28" (2012) and works from his Mirror Balloon series transform familiar objects into catalysts for interaction and self-awareness. The bench—twisting and looping in unexpected ways—invites spontaneous engagement, while the hovering mirrored forms reflect viewers and landscape alike, creating disorienting yet meditative experiences.

Jeppe Hein, WISHES FOR TWO (CORAL BLUE I AND MEDIUM ORANGE ESSENCE), 2020
Jeppe Hein, DARK MAY GREEN AND MEDIUM PURPLE MIRROR BALLOON, 2023
Jeppe Hein, MODIFIED SOCIAL BENCH #28, 2011
Photo: Matej Paluh//Meneghetti; Courtesy the artist and KÖNIG GALERIE

Known for his lively interpretation of nature and all of its mesmerizing cycles, Quinze brings a buoyant air of a transforming garden to Istria. With his use of material, color, and organic shapes, the sculpture creates a new sense of nature and inspires contemplation at the historic villa. The immersive five-meter-tall installation takes visitors on a journey of beauty and tranquility in the abundance of lush greenery and spacious countryside adjacent to the hotel.

Arne Quinze, LUPINE FLOWER, 2020
Photo: Studio Arne Quinze; Courtesy of the artist

Set amidst Istria’s bucolic scenery—surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, and views of the historic Brijuni Islands—the sculpture garden is more than an art exhibition; it is a curated experience of place. With deep roots in the Istrian way of life, Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery represents a rare synthesis of nature, art, gastronomy, and hospitality. This latest cultural initiative continues the estate’s evolution as a destination for discerning travelers and art lovers alike.

With the launch of this exhibition, Meneghetti affirms its role as a cultural landmark in the Adriatic, fostering dialogue between local heritage and global contemporary art. The sculpture garden is open to hotel guests, offering a rich visual and sensory journey through one of Croatia’s most refined landscapes.

FEATURED ARTISTS

CLAUDIA COMTE
Claudia Comte (b. 1983 in Grancy, Switzerland) is an artist based in the countryside outside of Basel, Switzerland. She studied at the Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne, ECAL (2004-2007) followed by a Masters of Art in Science of Education at Haute Ecole Pédagogique, Visual Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland (2008-2010). 

Comte works between media, often combining sculptures or installations with wall paintings to create environments where works relate to each other with a visual rhythm that is both methodical and playful. Her work is defined by her interest in the memory of materials and by a careful observation of how the hand relates to d...
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DEVON DEJARDIN
Devon DeJardin (b. 1993 in Portland, Oregon) lives and works in Los Angeles. DeJardin studied world religions before embarking on a career as an artist. He is self-taught and works in a range of media, though painting and sculpture predominate, supplemented by a new series of works on paper. His art straddles the languages of figurative and abstract representation, creating composite figures out of stylized geometric shapes, devoid of any distinguishing marks or referential traces to the outside world. DeJardin’s painterly compositions sit near the flat plane of the canvas and assert their unique amalgam of forms with a presence like that ...
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JEPPE HEIN
Jeppe Hein (b. 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Städel Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Jeppe Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where art, architecture, and technical inventions intersect. Unique in their formal simplicity and notable for their frequent use of humor, his works engage in a lively dialogue with the traditions of Minimalist sculpture and Conceptual art of the 1970s. Jeppe Hein’s works often feature ...
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ARNE QUINZE
Arne Quinze (b. 1971 in Belgium) is a Belgian contemporary artist, painter and sculptor. His work involves everything from small drawings and paintings to medium-sized sculptures to massive installations. Quinze was born in Belgium in 1971 and currently lives and works in Sint-Martens-Latem, a town near the Belgian city of Ghent. His early career in the 1980s was as a graffiti artist. He always questioned the role of our cities and started his search for cities to become open-air museums. His work quickly evolved from Street Art to Public Art with recurring themes such as social interaction, urbanisation, and diversity.
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DAVID ZINK YI
David Zink Yi (b. 1973 in Lima, Peru) lives and works in Berlin. He explores the body as a site of identity, memory, and transformation, engaging with a wide range of media in the process. From video and sculpture to ceramics, sound, and performance, his art reflects his complex heritage. As a descendant of Indigenous Peruvians, as well as Chinese, Italian, and German immigrants, his own body – situated at the intersection of diverse cultural identities – becomes a focal point in his practice. Zink Yi’s earliest works focused on self-reflection, using the camera to develop a form of self-ethnography. This approach later evolved into a prot...
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