UMBRELLAS IN FOCUS: VIENNA CONTEMPORARY 2024 (2024)

4K, 10 sec and 23 sec, 9:16 (0,56:1), colour,  mono 

Keywords: Vienna Contemporary, Climate Change, Art and Humour 

This spontaneous photo and video recording was taken at the “Messe” subway station in Vienna on the penultimate day of Vienna Contemporary. The abandoned umbrellas, whose number continued to grow, were left behind by fair visitors.

Having wandered through the fair—searching for inspiring works or observing visitors at the booth where I was represented—I then realized that this was the most striking image of the day.

It speaks of people who were not prepared for the stormy gusts or simply didn’t want to get wet. Whether it qualifies as an artistic work, I do not know—but for me, it is a surreal Dérive image of Vienna Contemporary 2024.