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Iris Andraschek & Hubert Lobnig's compelling work delves into the evolving nature of state and private boundaries.

The installation by Iris Andraschek & Hubert Lobnig, created in 2009, explores state and private boundaries. It is presented as a crucial artistic project, featuring a large metal construction used as a display for text and image panels. This work, displayed at the House of Austrian History, reflects on historical and current geopolitical contexts of demarcation and border fluidity.

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This entry showcases Iris Andraschek & Hubert Lobnig's "Wohin verschwinden die Grenzen? Kam mizí hranice?", a significant installation from 2009. The work features a large metal construction at a former Austrian-Czech border crossing, serving as a display for text and images that explore state and private boundaries. Its themes have become particularly relevant in recent years.

Curatorial context

The installation "Wohin verschwinden die Grenzen? Kam mizí hranice?" by Iris Andraschek & Hubert Lobnig, created in 2009, is presented as a key artistic project. The work comprises a substantial metal construction, measuring 4 meters high and over 50 meters long, erected at the former Austrian-Czech border crossing between Fratres and Slavonice. This structure functions as a display for text and image panels, directly referencing state and private strategies of demarcation. The artists' exploration of borders and separation has gained renewed urgency and relevance in light of contemporary discourses surrounding the re-establishment of internal European borders and the treatment of refugees. The artwork is presented through its photographic documentation and is noted as being currently visible within the main exhibition at the House of Austrian History. The piece serves as a powerful visual and conceptual statement on the fluidity and disappearance of boundaries, both physical and societal, reflecting on historical and current geopolitical contexts.

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This artwork is noted as being currently visible in the main exhibition. General admission or ticketing details for the House of Austrian History would apply, but specific ticketing information for this particular installation is not provided on this page.

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