Posted:Jun 12, 2010

Psychoanalysis: Gazes on Photo and Video Art from Austria opens

Austrian artists gathered at Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya for a film and photography exhibition exploring “the latent darkness and insanity hidden inside bodies and cities”…

The artists and curators discussing their works during the opening lecture.
The artists and curators discussing their works during the opening lecture.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

 From left: Helmut Weber, Markus Schinwald and Aglaia Konrad.
From left: Helmut Weber, Markus Schinwald and Aglaia Konrad.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

From left: Maria Hahnnenkamp and Ursula Mayer.
From left: Maria Hahnnenkamp and Ursula Mayer.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

From left: the curator Walter Seidl, Sabine Bitter & Helmut Weber, Markus Schinwald.
From left: the curator Walter Seidl, Sabine Bitter & Helmut Weber, Markus Schinwald.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Sabine Bitter in the gallery during the opening party.
Sabine Bitter in the gallery during the opening party.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

A detail of the big wallpaper collage on the second floor: Bitter/Weber, 'EN#1: Studies in Metabolism after the end of the public'.
A detail of the big wallpaper collage on the second floor: Bitter/Weber, 'EN#1: Studies in Metabolism after the end of the public'.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Guests in front of 'image.source', a work by Bitter/Weber.
Guests in front of 'image.source', a work by Bitter/Weber.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Detail of 'image.source', by Bitter/Weber, photographs digitized through ASCII text code.
Detail of 'image.source', by Bitter/Weber, photographs digitized through ASCII text code.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Visitors at Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya gallery.
Visitors at Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya gallery.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Photographs printed on plexiglas: 'untitled' by Aglaia Konrad.
Photographs printed on plexiglas: 'untitled' by Aglaia Konrad.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Visitors enjoying the show during the opening with 'Nicklaus, Magnus, Lukas' by Markus Schinwald.
Visitors enjoying the show during the opening with 'Nicklaus, Magnus, Lukas' by Markus Schinwald.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

The artists during the final talks at the exhibition spaces.
The artists during the final talks at the exhibition spaces.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Yusaku Imamura, director of Tokyo Wonder Site, speaking. Behind the group is 'Untitled', by Maria Hahnnenkamp, from the series 'Dress'.
Yusaku Imamura, director of Tokyo Wonder Site, speaking. Behind the group is 'Untitled', by Maria Hahnnenkamp, from the series 'Dress'.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

The artists during the final talks at the exhibition spaces
The artists during the final talks at the exhibition spaces
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

The film 'Ten in Love', by Markus Schinwald.
The film 'Ten in Love', by Markus Schinwald.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Text  installation on the gallery’s windows: 'Some Cities' by Aglaia Konrad.
Text installation on the gallery’s windows: 'Some Cities' by Aglaia Konrad.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Maurizio Mucciola

Maurizio Mucciola

Born in Italy in 1977, studied architecture in Milan (and Lisbon for a year). After working in different architecture and landscape design firms he decided to go back to school and spent a year and a half at the architecture school of Columbia University in New York, while at the same time collaborating and shooting photos for "Volume Magazine". Then one year in Rotterdam at the Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture before he finally landed in Tokyo in January 2009 to work at Kengo Kuma & Associates Architects. Architecture really absorbs most of its time, but sometimes he likes to take in the city and go around art galleries and museums, and try to catch Tokyo through a Nikon camera.