Gernot Wieland Contemporary Art Exhibition at Salzburger Kunstverein in Salzburg

This exhibition features a series of works by Berlin-based artist Gernot Wieland, focusing on the intersection of personal recollection, collective myth, and human conditions of power and control. Through films, prints, and installations, the artist examines how memory and storytelling shape our understanding of social and political belonging.

Gernot Wieland, an Austrian artist based in Berlin, explores the complexities of human belonging within inherited psychological and social frameworks. This exhibition brings together three distinct film works and a series of prints that weave emotional narratives through a blend of fact and fiction, often touching upon themes of power, control, and the frailties of memory. Wieland’s work is characterized by its tragicomic spirit, blending humor with earnest reflections on contemporary life and collective history. The featured films include 'Ink in Milk' (2018), which offers an uncanny look at growing up in Austria, and 'Thievery and Songs' (2016), a hallucinatory narrative that links fairy tales with childhood memories and historical events. His newest work, 'Square, Circle, Square' (2020), further reduces these complex musings into the poetic image of a bird, serving as a metaphor for the fluctuations of consciousness. Complementing the films, a series of prints depicts intricate gestures of fear, providing a visual language for the anxieties woven throughout the artist’s conceptual practice.

The exhibition was accessible at the Salzburger Kunstverein. Visitors are encouraged to check official museum resources for general admission and visitor information.