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Simon Lehner: The Mind is a Voice, the Voice is Blind – Digital Exhibition on Memory

Explore Simon Lehner's project which reconstructs formative childhood experiences through immersive 3D rendered landscapes and figures.

Simon Lehner's compelling exhibition, "The Mind is a Voice, the Voice is Blind," invites viewers to delve into a deeply personal narrative. Through intricate 3D renders, Lehner digitally reconstructs his past, bringing significant people and places from his childhood into a new, immersive landscape. This powerful project explores themes of memory, identity, and the lasting echoes of formative experiences.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition by Simon Lehner presents a digital reconstruction of the artist's childhood memories and traumas. Through 3D renders of people and places from his past, Lehner seeks to relive and explore these formative experiences.

Curatorial context

Simon Lehner's project, 'The Mind is a Voice, the Voice is Blind,' delves into the artist's personal history by creating a digital landscape derived from his childhood. Lehner has constructed 3D renders of significant people and locations from his past, aiming to revisit and confront deeply personal traumas. This immersive digital reconstruction offers a unique exploration of memory, identity, and the emotional echoes of formative experiences. The work draws inspiration from themes of recollection and the subjective nature of memory, as suggested by the lyrical quote from Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy.' By translating these intensely personal recollections into a digital format, Lehner invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of technology, memory, and the human psyche.

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