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03.10.2022-06.07.2023

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  • Maria Anwander & Ruben Aubrecht
  • Thomas Arnolds
  • Rozbeh Asmani
  • Cornelia Baltes
  • Alfredo Barsuglia
  • Hubert Becker
  • Hans Bischoffshausen
  • Brandy Brandstätter
  • Karl Brandstätter
  • Julius Brauckmann
  • Ulu Braun
  • Edward Burtynsky
  • Christopher Bucklow
  • Sandi Červek
  • Caroline Wells Chandler
  • Sandro Chia
  • Natalie Czech
  • Violet Dennison
  • Ines Doujak
  • Lutz Driessen
  • Sophie Dvořák
  • Irena Eden & Stijn Lernout
  • Simon Edmondson
  • Cédric Eisenring
  • Jan Paul Evers
  • Lino Fiorito
  • Christian Flora
  • Dietmar Franz
  • Christian Freudenberger
  • Jakob Gasteiger
  • Michela Ghisetti
  • Antonio Girbés
  • Bruno Gironcoli
  • Gernot Gleiss
  • Dorothee Golz
  • Franz Grabmayr
  • Ernst Gradischnig
  • Vivian Greven
  • Jochem Hendricks
  • Giselbert Hoke
  • Andy Holtin
  • Bernadette Huber
  • Pedro Jardim de Mattos
  • Eva Jospin
  • Soli Kiani
  • Peter Klare
  • Jakob Lena Knebl
  • Cornelius Kolig
  • Arnulf Komposch
  • Suse Krawagna
  • Eric Kressnig
  • Robert Kunec
  • Alina Kunitsyna
  • Hans Kupelwieser
  • Ulrich Lamsfuß
  • Margaret Lansink
  • Tina Lechner
  • Jens Liebchen
  • Axel Lieber
  • Mevlana Lipp
  • Peter Lohmeyer
  • Gerhard Lojen
  • Constantin Luser
  • Joel Meyerowitz
  • Sissa Micheli
  • Jürgen Münzer
  • Loredana Nemes
  • Ferdinand Neumüller
  • Arnold Odermatt
  • Hans Op de Beeck
  • Bernd Oppl
  • Aitor Ortiz
  • Olga Pedan
  • Ulrich Pester
  • Peter Pongratz
  • Arnold Pöschl
  • Hannes Rader
  • Damir Radović
  • Fabian Ramirez
  • Thomas Rentmeister
  • Markus Riebe
  • Megan Rooney
  • Evan Roth
  • Robert Schad
  • Julia Scher
  • Stefanie Seufert
  • Eva Schlegel
  • Toni Schmale
  • Ralph Schuster
  • Jon Shelton
  • Hayley Aviva Silverman
  • Tracey Snelling
  • Paul Spendier
  • Nina Rike Springer
  • Laura Stadtegger
  • Esther Stocker
  • Vincent Tavenne
  • Oman Valentin
  • Anna Virnich
  • Wolfgang Walkensteiner
  • Ina Weber
  • Clemens Wolf
Reversed Parachutes Reversed Parachutes Sissa Micheli, Reversed Parachutes, 2015
, Photogram on baryta paper, 40 x 30 cm
Kollitsch Collection

The first impression: Tentacles float out of a jellyfish-like body, in all-embracing darkness. But the impression is deceiving – what Sissa Micheli has exposed, developed, stopped and fixed several times over is not a medusa. The object, whose contours and shapes have been swallowed by the photogram, is in fact a parachute.  In Micheli’s series “Reversed Parachutes”, the baryta paper, which is normally smoothed out, was left in its original wavy state. By means of targeted framing, the parachute appears to be trapped in a whirling frenzy, throwing its limbs into the air like a dancing figure. The topographic haptics of the baryta paper, frozen in movement, appear as a cartography of our desires that are being projected onto its surface.

—  Patrick Schabus

Reversed Parachutes Reversed Parachutes Sissa Micheli, Reversed Parachutes, 2015
, Photogram on baryta paper, 40 x 30 cm
Kollitsch collection
Reversed Parachutes Reversed Parachutes Sissa Micheli, Reversed Parachutes, 2015
, Photogram on baryta paper, 40 x 30 cm
Kollitsch Collection
Rocket World, 2020-2021 Rocket World, 2020-2021 Sissa Micheli, Rocket World, 2020-2021
, Archival Pigment Print Edition 1/3 + AP, 120 x 80 cm
Kollitsch Collection

Sissa Micheli’s latest works are centred around the themes of landscape ontology and understanding of science, which are directly linked to relevant topics of our time. The artist translates her views of reality into a metaphorical message to make us aware of the limits of the system we live in, and to enable a critical analysis of our society. In Rocket World, which shows a charred and smoking globe, Micheli addresses not just climate change, but also the devastating wars that happen in the world. The work is a warning to be mindful of our environment as well as a message of peace. It is a signal, a wake-up call from the artist to the world. – Sissa Micheli

A Mountain Phenomenon, 2014/2016 A Mountain Phenomenon, 2014/2016 Sissa Micheli, A Mountain Phenomenon, 2014/2016
, Archival Pigment Print, Edition 3/3 + AP, 90 x 63 cm
Kollitsch Collection

Sissa Micheli’s works deal with important themes of our times, connected with the ontology of landscapes and the understanding of science. The artist avails herself of metaphorical imagery to show us the limits of our natural habitat and perform a critical analysis of our society. In A Mountain Phenomenon, an iceberg constructed from a rescue blanket that was developed by NASA in 1964, she condenses the problems of climate change and the associated melting of the glaciers in a single photograph. The work is a warning to be mindful of our ecological habitat. – Sissa Micheli

Silver Mountain, 2016–2021 Silver Mountain, 2016–2021 Sissa Micheli, Silver Mountain, 2016–2021
, Porcelain, platinum glaze, Edition 24/50, 25/50, 9,5 x 9 cm, 13 x 14 cm
Kollitsch Collection

The series “Silver Mountains” is the epitome of the Austrian Alps, distilling the entire mountain spectrum into a miniature object. The focus lies on the exceptional role that the Austrian mountains have played in generating prosperity for the country. Tourism and skiing have brought wealth to Austria’s mountain regions. However, we are also called upon to protect their ecological habitat. The silver finish of the objects is there to remind us of the uniqueness of this natural world heritage.

– Sissa Micheli

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