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  <div class="page active" id="p0">
    <div class="p0-left">
      <div class="gallery-wordmark">Volta — Contemporary Art</div>
      <div class="p0-hero">
        <div class="exhibition-tag">Current Exhibition</div>
        <h1 class="p0-title">Surface<br>/<br><span class="accent">Pressure</span></h1>
        <p class="p0-sub">New works by Noa Svensson. Painting as excavation — as the removal of what was always already there.</p>
        <button class="stroke-btn" data-next="1"><span>See all exhibitions</span></button>
      </div>
      <div class="p0-footer-info">
        <div class="on-view-badge">On View</div>
        <div class="p0-dates">12 September — 18 November 2025</div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="p0-right">
      <div class="painting">
        <div class="paint-top">
          <div class="paint-shape"></div>
          <div class="paint-shape2"></div>
        </div>
        <div class="paint-bottom">
          <div class="paint-bl"></div>
          <div class="paint-br"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="painting-caption">
        <div class="cap-title">Surface / Pressure No. 7</div>
        <div class="cap-dim">Oil on linen · 240 × 180 cm</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="page" id="p1">
    <div class="p1-top">
      <h2 class="p1-title">Exhibitions</h2>
      <div class="p1-count">Current + Upcoming</div>
    </div>
    <div class="exh-list">
      <div class="exh-row">
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-num">01</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><div><div class="exh-title">Surface / Pressure</div><div class="exh-artist">Noa Svensson</div></div></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-dates">12 Sep — 18 Nov 2025</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-status status-now">Now On</span></div>
      </div>
      <div class="exh-row">
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-num">02</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><div><div class="exh-title">Weight of Light</div><div class="exh-artist">Tomás Erdős</div></div></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-dates">28 Nov — 14 Feb 2026</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-status status-up">Upcoming</span></div>
      </div>
      <div class="exh-row">
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-num">03</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><div><div class="exh-title">Groundwork</div><div class="exh-artist">Amara Osei</div></div></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-dates">22 Feb — 10 May 2026</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-status status-up">Upcoming</span></div>
      </div>
      <div class="exh-row">
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-num">04</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><div><div class="exh-title">Interval</div><div class="exh-artist">Group Exhibition</div></div></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-dates">1 Jun — 30 Aug 2025</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-status status-past">Closed</span></div>
      </div>
      <div class="exh-row">
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-num">05</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><div><div class="exh-title">After the Voice</div><div class="exh-artist">Priya Krishnaswamy</div></div></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-dates">15 Mar — 28 May 2025</span></div>
        <div class="exh-cell"><span class="exh-status status-past">Closed</span></div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="page" id="p2">
    <div class="p2-main">
      <div>
        <div class="p2-eyebrow">Featured Artist</div>
        <h2 class="p2-artist-name">Noa<br><span class="line2">Svensson</span></h2>
        <div class="p2-born">b. 1982 · Stockholm · Lives and works in Berlin and Oslo</div>
        <p class="p2-bio">Svensson's paintings begin with dense, opaque surfaces which she systematically removes — scraping, sanding, and dissolving layers until something she cannot account for emerges. She considers the work finished when she no longer recognises her own intentions in it.</p>
      </div>
      <div class="p2-stats">
        <div class="p2-stat"><div class="p2-stat-num">42</div><div class="p2-stat-label">Solo exhibitions</div></div>
        <div class="p2-stat"><div class="p2-stat-num">18</div><div class="p2-stat-label">Museums collecting</div></div>
        <div class="p2-stat"><div class="p2-stat-num">2009</div><div class="p2-stat-label">First solo show</div></div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="p2-right">
      <div class="p2-works-label">Selected Works</div>
      <div class="work-item"><div class="work-year">2025</div><div class="work-title">Surface / Pressure No. 7</div><div class="work-medium">Oil on linen · 240 × 180 cm</div></div>
      <div class="work-item"><div class="work-year">2024</div><div class="work-title">Still Counting</div><div class="work-medium">Mixed media on panel · 120 × 90 cm</div></div>
      <div class="work-item"><div class="work-year">2023</div><div class="work-title">The Weight of It</div><div class="work-medium">Oil, sand, wax on canvas · 300 × 200 cm</div></div>
      <div class="work-item"><div class="work-year">2022</div><div class="work-title">Revision (IV)</div><div class="work-medium">Graphite, oil on board · 80 × 60 cm</div></div>
      <div class="work-item"><div class="work-year">2021</div><div class="work-title">Groundlessness</div><div class="work-medium">Oil on aluminium · 200 × 160 cm</div></div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="page" id="p3">
    <div class="p3-bg-text">VOLTA</div>
    <div class="p3-content">
      <div class="p3-left">
        <h2 class="p3-big">COME<br>SEE<br>ART</h2>
        <p class="p3-tagline">We don't believe art needs to be explained before it can be felt. Come with an open hour and no particular expectations.</p>
      </div>
      <div class="p3-right">
        <div class="visit-row"><div class="visit-key">Location</div><div class="visit-val">Torstraße 88, Berlin</div></div>
        <div class="visit-row"><div class="visit-key">Tues — Friday</div><div class="visit-val">11am — 7pm</div></div>
        <div class="visit-row"><div class="visit-key">Saturday</div><div class="visit-val">10am — 6pm</div></div>
        <div class="visit-row"><div class="visit-key">Sunday — Monday</div><div class="visit-val">Closed</div></div>
        <div class="visit-row"><div class="visit-key">Admission</div><div class="visit-val">Free, always</div></div>
        <div class="visit-row"><div class="visit-key">Contact</div><div class="visit-val">[email protected]</div></div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

</div>

<!-- Nav -->
<div class="stroke-nav" id="strokeNav">
  <button class="stroke-nav-item active" data-i="0"><span>Home</span><div class="nav-stroke-line"></div></button>
  <button class="stroke-nav-item" data-i="1"><span>Exhibitions</span><div class="nav-stroke-line"></div></button>
  <button class="stroke-nav-item" data-i="2"><span>Artist</span><div class="nav-stroke-line"></div></button>
  <button class="stroke-nav-item" data-i="3"><span>Visit</span><div class="nav-stroke-line"></div></button>
</div>
CSS
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
:root{
  --white:#fafaf8;
  --off:#f0eeea;
  --ink:#0a0a0a;
  --dim:rgba(10,10,10,0.35);
  --faint:rgba(10,10,10,0.06);
  --accent:#e84030;
}
html,body{height:100%;overflow:hidden;background:var(--white);font-family:'Hanken Grotesk',sans-serif;color:var(--ink);}

/* Pages */
.pages{position:fixed;inset:0;}
.page{position:absolute;inset:0;visibility:hidden;pointer-events:none;}
.page.active{visibility:visible;pointer-events:auto;}

/* Stroke canvas */
#strokeCanvas{
  position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:700;pointer-events:none;
}

/* PAGE 0 — GALLERY HOME */
#p0{
  background:var(--white);
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
}

.p0-left{
  padding:64px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
  justify-content:space-between;
  border-right:1px solid var(--faint);
}

.gallery-wordmark{
  font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:0.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);
}

.p0-hero{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
}

.exhibition-tag{
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--dim);margin-bottom:20px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;
}
.exhibition-tag::before{
  content:'';width:20px;height:2px;background:var(--accent);
  flex-shrink:0;
}

.p0-title{
  font-size:clamp(48px,7.5vw,100px);
  font-weight:900;line-height:0.9;
  letter-spacing:-0.05em;color:var(--ink);
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.p0-title .accent{color:var(--accent);}

.p0-sub{
  font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;font-weight:200;font-style:italic;
  color:var(--dim);max-width:360px;
  margin-bottom:40px;
}

.stroke-btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;
  background:var(--ink);color:var(--white);
  padding:16px 36px;border:none;
  font-family:'Hanken Grotesk',sans-serif;
  font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  cursor:pointer;width:fit-content;
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
  transition:transform .15s;
}
.stroke-btn:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);}
.stroke-btn::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;
  background:var(--accent);
  transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;
  transition:transform .3s cubic-bezier(0.76,0,0.24,1);
}
.stroke-btn:hover::before{transform:scaleX(1);}
.stroke-btn span{position:relative;z-index:1;}

.p0-footer-info{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;
}

.on-view-badge{
  font-size:8px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  background:var(--accent);color:var(--white);
  padding:4px 12px;font-weight:700;
}

.p0-dates{
  font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--dim);
  font-style:italic;
}

.p0-right{
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
  background:var(--off);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
}

/* Abstract painting: rect compositions */
.painting{
  position:absolute;inset:0;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-rows:60% 40%;
  gap:2px;
  padding:2px;
}
.paint-top{
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e,#0d0d1a);
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.paint-bottom{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:60% 40%;gap:2px;
}
.paint-bl{background:var(--accent);}
.paint-br{background:var(--off);}

/* White shape overlay */
.paint-shape{
  position:absolute;
  width:180px;height:180px;
  border-radius:50% 10% 50% 10%;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  top:30%;left:20%;
}
.paint-shape2{
  position:absolute;
  width:80px;height:120px;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  bottom:10%;right:15%;
  border-radius:50% 50% 0 0;
}

.painting-caption{
  position:absolute;bottom:20px;left:24px;right:24px;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;
  z-index:2;
}
.cap-title{
  font-size:12px;font-style:italic;font-weight:200;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}
.cap-dim{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.12em;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);}

/* PAGE 1 — EXHIBITIONS */
#p1{
  background:var(--white);
  padding:64px;
  overflow-y:auto;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
}

.p1-top{
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;
  margin-bottom:52px;
  padding-bottom:24px;
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);
}

.p1-title{
  font-size:clamp(48px,8vw,100px);
  font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-0.05em;line-height:0.9;
  color:var(--ink);
}

.p1-count{
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.25em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--dim);font-weight:300;
  padding-bottom:8px;
}

.exh-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;}

.exh-row{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:80px 1fr 200px 120px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--faint);
  transition:background .15s;
  cursor:pointer;
}
.exh-row:hover{background:rgba(10,10,10,0.02);}

.exh-cell{
  padding:24px 20px;
  border-right:1px solid var(--faint);
  display:flex;align-items:center;
}
.exh-cell:last-child{border-right:none;}

.exh-num{
  font-size:9px;color:var(--dim);
  letter-spacing:0.1em;font-weight:300;
}

.exh-title{
  font-size:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;
  color:var(--ink);
}

.exh-artist{
  font-size:11px;font-weight:200;font-style:italic;
  color:var(--dim);margin-top:4px;
}

.exh-dates{
  font-size:10px;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;color:var(--dim);
  letter-spacing:0.04em;
}

.exh-status{
  font-size:8px;letter-spacing:0.15em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:4px 12px;font-weight:700;
}
.status-now{background:var(--accent);color:var(--white);}
.status-up{background:var(--ink);color:var(--white);}
.status-past{color:var(--dim);border:1px solid var(--faint);}

/* PAGE 2 — ARTIST */
#p2{
  background:var(--ink);
  color:var(--white);
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 480px;
}

.p2-main{
  padding:64px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;
  border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
}

.p2-eyebrow{
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3);margin-bottom:28px;
}

.p2-artist-name{
  font-size:clamp(48px,7vw,96px);
  font-weight:900;line-height:0.9;
  letter-spacing:-0.04em;
  color:var(--white);
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.p2-artist-name .line2{
  display:block;
  color:var(--accent);
}

.p2-born{
  font-size:11px;font-style:italic;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3);margin-bottom:40px;
  letter-spacing:0.06em;
}

.p2-bio{
  font-size:14px;line-height:1.85;font-weight:200;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
  max-width:480px;font-style:italic;
}

.p2-stats{
  display:flex;gap:40px;
  padding-top:32px;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
}
.p2-stat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;}
.p2-stat-num{
  font-size:36px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-0.04em;
  color:var(--white);
}
.p2-stat-label{
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);font-weight:300;
}

.p2-right{
  padding:64px 56px;
  background:#111;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
  gap:0;overflow-y:auto;
}

.p2-works-label{
  font-size:8px;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.2);margin-bottom:28px;
}

.work-item{
  padding:20px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;
  cursor:pointer;
  transition:opacity .2s;
}
.work-item:hover{opacity:0.7;}
.work-year{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.15em;color:var(--accent);font-weight:700;}
.work-title{font-size:14px;font-style:italic;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);}
.work-medium{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3);font-weight:200;}

/* PAGE 3 — VISIT */
#p3{
  background:var(--accent);
  color:var(--white);
  display:flex;align-items:flex-end;
  padding:64px;
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}

.p3-bg-text{
  position:absolute;
  font-size:25vw;font-weight:900;
  color:rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.06em;
  top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-45%,-55%);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  pointer-events:none;user-select:none;
}

.p3-content{
  position:relative;z-index:1;
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  gap:80px;width:100%;
}

.p3-left{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;
}

.p3-big{
  font-size:clamp(48px,9vw,120px);
  font-weight:900;line-height:0.9;
  letter-spacing:-0.05em;
  color:var(--white);margin-bottom:24px;
}

.p3-tagline{
  font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;font-weight:200;font-style:italic;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
  max-width:400px;
}

.p3-right{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;
  justify-content:flex-end;
}

.visit-row{
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;
  padding:16px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
}
.visit-key{
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-weight:700;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
}
.visit-val{
  font-size:13px;font-style:italic;color:var(--white);font-weight:300;
}

/* Stroke nav */
.stroke-nav{
  position:fixed;top:40px;right:48px;z-index:800;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px;
  align-items:flex-end;
}

.stroke-nav-item{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;
  background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;
  padding:6px 0;
  font-family:'Hanken Grotesk',sans-serif;
  font-size:8px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(10,10,10,0.2);
  transition:color .2s;
}
.stroke-nav-item:hover{color:rgba(10,10,10,0.5);}
.stroke-nav-item.active{color:var(--ink);}

.nav-stroke-line{
  width:20px;height:2px;
  background:currentColor;
  transition:width .35s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
}
.stroke-nav-item.active .nav-stroke-line{width:40px;}
.stroke-nav-item:hover .nav-stroke-line{width:32px;}

@media(max-width:768px){
  #p0,#p2{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .p0-right,.p2-right{display:none;}
  .p0-left,.p2-main{padding:40px 28px;}
  #p1{padding:40px 28px;}
  .exh-row{grid-template-columns:1fr 100px;}
  .exh-num,.exh-dates{display:none;}
  #p3{padding:40px 28px;}
  .p3-content{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;}
  .stroke-nav{top:auto;right:20px;bottom:20px;}
}
JS
const canvas=document.getElementById('strokeCanvas');
const ctx=canvas.getContext('2d');
const pages=document.querySelectorAll('.page');
const navItems=document.querySelectorAll('.stroke-nav-item');
const nav=document.getElementById('strokeNav');
let cur=0,busy=false;

function resize(){canvas.width=window.innerWidth;canvas.height=window.innerHeight;}
resize();window.addEventListener('resize',resize);

function buildStrokePath(ctx,W,H,progress){
  const midY=H*0.5;
  const variance=H*0.18;

  ctx.beginPath();

  const waves=5;
  for(let w=0;w<waves;w++){
    const yOff=(w/(waves-1)-0.5)*variance*2;
    const cp1x=W*0.25,cp1y=midY+yOff+(Math.sin(w)*variance*0.3);
    const cp2x=W*0.65,cp2y=midY-yOff+(Math.cos(w)*variance*0.25);
    const ex=W*progress*1.05,ey=midY+yOff*0.5;

    if(w===0){
      ctx.moveTo(-20,midY-variance);
    }

    ctx.bezierCurveTo(
      cp1x,cp1y,
      cp2x,cp2y,
      Math.min(ex,W+20),ey
    );
  }

  for(let w=waves-1;w>=0;w--){
    const yOff=(w/(waves-1)-0.5)*variance*2;
    const cp1x=W*0.65,cp1y=midY-yOff+variance*0.3;
    const cp2x=W*0.25,cp2y=midY+yOff-variance*0.2;
    ctx.bezierCurveTo(
      Math.min(W*progress,W+20)+20,midY+yOff*0.5+variance*0.1,
      cp1x,cp1y,
      cp2x,cp2y
    );
  }

  ctx.closePath();
}

const strokeColors=['#0a0a0a','#0a0a0a','#fafaf8','#e84030'];

function strokeTransition(color,mid,done){
  let progress=0;
  const dur=50;
  const W=canvas.width,H=canvas.height;

  let midDone=false;

  function draw(){
    ctx.clearRect(0,0,W,H);
    const p=progress/dur;
    const ep=p<0.5?2*p*p:1-Math.pow(-2*p+2,2)/2;

    ctx.save();
    buildStrokePath(ctx,W,H,ep*1.05);

    const g=ctx.createLinearGradient(0,H*0.3,0,H*0.7);
    g.addColorStop(0,color);
    g.addColorStop(0.3,color);
    g.addColorStop(0.7,color);
    g.addColorStop(1,color);
    ctx.fillStyle=g;
    ctx.fill();

    ctx.globalCompositeOperation='destination-out';
    for(let i=0;i<8;i++){
      const noiseY=H*0.5+(Math.sin(i*2.7+progress*0.1)*H*0.08);
      const noiseX=Math.random()*W*ep;
      const r=Math.random()*30+10;
      ctx.beginPath();
      ctx.arc(noiseX,noiseY,r,0,Math.PI*2);
      ctx.fillStyle='rgba(0,0,0,0.06)';
      ctx.fill();
    }
    ctx.globalCompositeOperation='source-over';
    ctx.restore();

    if(ep>0.48&&!midDone){midDone=true;mid&&mid();}
    progress++;

    if(progress<=dur){
      requestAnimationFrame(draw);
    }else{
      let alpha=1;
      function fadeOut(){
        ctx.clearRect(0,0,W,H);
        ctx.save();
        buildStrokePath(ctx,W,H,1.05);
        ctx.fillStyle=color;
        ctx.globalAlpha=alpha;
        ctx.fill();
        ctx.globalAlpha=1;
        ctx.restore();
        alpha-=0.12;
        if(alpha>0) requestAnimationFrame(fadeOut);
        else{ctx.clearRect(0,0,W,H);done&&done();}
      }
      requestAnimationFrame(fadeOut);
    }
  }
  requestAnimationFrame(draw);
}

function goTo(n){
  if(busy||n===cur)return;
  busy=true;
  const prev=cur;cur=n;
  navItems.forEach((it,i)=>it.classList.toggle('active',i===cur));

  nav.style.color=cur===2?'white':'';

  strokeTransition(strokeColors[cur],
    ()=>{
      pages[prev].classList.remove('active');
      pages[cur].classList.add('active');
    },
    ()=>{busy=false;}
  );
}

navItems.forEach(it=>it.addEventListener('click',()=>goTo(+it.dataset.i)));
document.querySelectorAll('[data-next]').forEach(b=>b.addEventListener('click',()=>goTo(+b.dataset.next)));

let wt=0;
window.addEventListener('wheel',e=>{
  const now=Date.now();if(now-wt<1200)return;wt=now;
  goTo(Math.max(0,Math.min(3,cur+(e.deltaY>0?1:-1))));
},{passive:true});
document.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{
  if(e.key==='ArrowRight')goTo(Math.min(3,cur+1));
  if(e.key==='ArrowLeft')goTo(Math.max(0,cur-1));
});