Screening – Documentary about Oleksandr Glyadyelov

„Glyadyelov – a film by Ksenia Kravtsova – portrays the celebrated Ukrainian photographer, captures the nation’s history and pivotal events with his lens. Exhibited worldwide, his work reflects 30+ years of dedication, documenting Ukraine’s essence and cultural significance.“
Guided Tour Oleksandr Glyadyelov: THE EYE OF OLEKSANDR GLYADYELOV
Guided Tour through Exhibition of Oleksandr Glyadyelov: THE EYE OF OLEKSANDR GLYADYELOVTour will be guided by Michael Laubsch.
GARAGE FILM LAB – Open Door Party & Open Lab + Darkroom
Guided Tour Main Exhibition
Guided Tour through Main Exhibition Open Call Winners. Tour will be guided by Fuxi Dürler in the presence of all OC winners.
Guided Tour Main Exhibition
Guided Tour through Main Exhibition Open Call Winners. Tour will be guided by Fuxi Dürler in the presence of all OC winners.
Guided Tour Main Exhibition
Guided Tour through Main Exhibition Open Call Winners. Tour will be guided by Fuxi Dürler in the presence of all OC winners.
Guided Tour Main Exhibition
Guided Tour through Main Exhibition Open Call Winners. Tour will be guided by Fuxi Dürler in the presence of all OC winners.
Art Market – Prints by local artists
Hideout Records – Relese Party & Concert

Hideout Records is an independent Vienna-based jazz label founded by bassists Anna Reisigl, Daniel Ziemann, and Clemens Rofner. With their diverse musical backgrounds, they represent the variety of the Viennese jazz scene internationally, supporting both emerging and established artists through every step from recording to distribution. Committed to artistic and structural sustainability, Hideout Records serves […]
Opening Party
Reflektor Photobook Breakfast /Fotobuchfrühstück

With coffee & croissants, there are photo books to look at, discuss and buy. Book presentations by: – Lenka L. Lukačovičová, “Lonely Planet Trnávka” – Stefan Schauhuber, “Kanal” – Maryna Syvrotka “Don’t Worry, I’m Fine” – Zuzana Pustaiová, “Safety Report”
Book Signing and Talk with Oleksandr Glyadyelov

Born in 1956, Glyadyelov came of age during the twilight years of the Soviet Union and began his serious photographic practice during the tumultuous 1990s. This generational positioning proved crucial to his artistic sensibility. Unlike older Soviet-era photographers who had to navigate the constraints of socialist realism, and unlike younger artists with no direct memory […]
Guided Tour Oleksandr Glyadyelov: THE EYE OF OLEKSANDR GLYADYELOV
Guided Tour through Exhibition of Oleksandr Glyadyelov: THE EYE OF OLEKSANDR GLYADYELOVTour will be guided by Michael Laubsch in the presence of Oleksandr Glyadyelov .
Guided Tour Main Exhibition
Guided Tour through Main Exhibition Open Call Winners. Tour will be guided by the OC Head of the Jury Hanin Hannouch in the presence of all OC winners.
The Viennese Photographers

It was once considered a mark of style and prestige to have one’s portrait taken in a prominent studio. The Viennese photographers Franz Xaver Setzer and Marie Karoline Tschiedel created more than 24,000 portraits of distinguished contemporaries over seven decades. Their images of artists, intellectuals, and members of the nobility are today valuable records of […]
A Closer Look

Bruce Gilden is considered one of the last great representatives of classic street photography and one of the most uncompromising portrait photographers of our time. As a member of the legendary Magnum Photos agency since 1998, he has been pointing his camera at those who otherwise remain invisible: the »underdogs«, »misfits«, and marginalized figures of […]
The Lives of Women

The American photographer Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015) is one of the most important representatives of humanist, committed photography in the 20th century. From the 1960s onwards, she portrayed the lives of people on the margins of society with great sensitivity and empathy. Her groundbreaking reportages, which she published in magazines such as Life, Rolling Stone and Stern, usually […]
Proximity Landscape – Eine analoge fotografische Untersuchung im urbanen Umfeld

ToZOMIA has moved from the Sonnwendviertel to St. Marx. The loose collective explores the area photographically. How to develop a concrete, but also imaginary environment that allows an analog approach to urban conditions, contradictions and continuities? To what extent can the temporary, i.e. a simultaneity of the non-simultaneous, be reflected photographically in the urban in-between space? […]
Outsiders Expanding Boundaries

As part of our contribution to this year’s Rotlicht Festival, we present five diverse artists who engage with the themes »Outsiders« and »Expand Boundaries«. Various practices and media are employed in their exploration. The spectrum ranges from analog experimental and documentary films to a photo essay, and extends to experimental approaches with photochemistry and expanded […]
Staunen Machen Staunen Machen

Performance by Julius Chromecek at the exhibition of Lumen X. More Infos about the exhibition »Staunen Machen Staunen Machen«
Media Day with Roger Ballen
GARAGE FILM LAB (Re)Opening Party & Open Lab + Darkroom
Book Signing with Roger Ballen

Roger Ballen will be present at the exhibition “Roger the Rat” at the Leica Gallery Vienna. Meet Roger in person and get a signed copy of his book. About the exhibition Roger the Rat at Leica Gallery
Book Signing and Talk with Roger Ballen

Born in 1950 in New York, Roger Ballen has lived and worked in South Africa for nearly 40 years. In addition to documentary and conceptual photography projects, he creates short films and has published a series of photography books. Roger will be present for a book signing and talk session at Festivalzentrale – Atelierhaus der […]
Guided Tour Main Exhibition with present artists
All present artists will talk about their work. Guided Tour trough exhibitions: Open Call Winners & Roger Ballen: Animal Absurdity