Disruption and Progress
Supported
by ARTist and Viennabase - Homes for Students. In the context of Foto Wien.
Two corresponding exhibition
parts by artists Michael Bachhofer and Iulian Moise explore the theme of Disruption and Progress.
Shanghai saec. XXI
Iulian Moise’s work focuses on the cultural
and aesthetic transformation of Shanghai. Amidst glass skyscrapers, massive infrastructures, and the accelerated pace of modernization,
only fragments of the past remain: winding alleys, crowded squares, architectural details. Yet the pressure of development
also fuels enormous technological progress—traditional living spaces are displaced to make way for new functions, optimized
processes, and the demands of a globalized city. His photographs capture how memory and cultural heritage are not only endangered
but also transformed within these processes.
Automated Photography
Michael Bachhofer
approaches Disruption and Progress through technological innovation and disruptions in traditional photography, using
automated and analytical processes. Hundreds of thousands, even millions of images, are condensed into compact distillates—refined
through a process reminiscent of alchemy. He presents large-scale, ultra-high-resolution 2D scans, interactive 2.5D scans,
and stereoscopic 3D visualizations—works created with his self-developed photographic robots. The most recent, a 3D insect
scanner, even takes on the role of a performer during the exhibition.
Ausstellung
Ausstellungseröffnung
10. Oktober
2025, 19:00
OpenCave, Kaisermühlenstraße 14, 1220 Wien
Ausstellungsdauer
11. Oktober 2025 - 07. November 2025
OpenCave, Kaisermühlenstraße
14, 1220 Wien
