VIE CEE
The Vision of a City Vienna Could be
Central Eastern Europe,
2013
The focus of the work is the vision of a possible Central-Eastern European capital. On tours starting from his center of vital interests, Vienna, the cities Wolfgang Lehrner explores are not longer than a one-day bus trip from Vienna.
The commonalities, the artist sees in these cities are historical, cultural, economic and traffic aspects. Guided by this motto he connects local deterministic observations and draws them into the center of attention. Only on closer inspection, complex interrelationships are visible in the seemingly simple, everyday images: The image of a city that could be Vienna...
Exhibition Views, VIE CEE, Bawag Contemporary
Metropolis, 3-Screen Installation, random loop
The Promenade, Video Installation, random loop
The Diplomat Suite, Video, 18 Sec., loop
Color, Video Stills, Image Series
VIE CEE, Book, 128 pages
Essay by Cornelis van Almsick
Essay by Jade Niklai
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