In December 2026, Wolfgang Rabenstein will present a multimedia spatial installation at Kunstschaufenster.at, weaving media-archaeological questions with the permanence of photography.
The visual core is formed by analog black-and-white photographs that have been digitized and processed into photo paintings. These enter into a direct dialogue with both digital and sculptural objects.
“The Anthropocene Illusion” describes simulated nature as a monument to what we have lost. The exhibition transfers this concept to the medium itself — for the monument also decays: silver grain just like digital code, plastic sculpture just like a stone monument.
From the historical cabinet of curiosities to the present day, the work spans an arc to the concluding question: What ultimately remains?
A Werkbesprechung and reading will be held at Café Frey (Favoritenstraße 44, 1040).
About the artist:
Wolfgang Rabenstein (*1985 in Bruck an der Mur) combines photography, literature and film in his practice and has been creating exhibitions and installations since 2018. In 2026, the conceptual media artist completed his book shades, which weaves analogue photopainting with poetry. He is currently studying experimental media at USTP St. Pölten.