Explore Aglaia Konrad's 'Autofictions in Stone' Exhibition: Art, Architecture, and Materiality at Secession

This exhibition by Aglaia Konrad explores the omnipresence of stone in human life, from natural formations to architecture. Through films, photographs, and sculptures, Konrad examines the relationship between raw materials, personal history, and spatial perception.

Aglaia Konrad's exhibition 'Autofictions in Stone' delves into the artist's lifelong fascination with stone, a material that has shaped her work from her upbringing in the Alps to her engagement with architecture. The exhibition utilizes films, photographs, and sculptures to explore the inherent qualities of stone and its role in constructing our environments and personal histories. Konrad's practice often begins with the specificities of the exhibition space, as seen in her reconfiguring of the Secession's galleries. She incorporates materials like granite, limestone, and marble, sourced from locations intertwined with her life, connecting specific cultural and geographical contexts with her personal narrative. The exhibition plays with scale, spatial perception, and the ephemeral nature of photographic interventions, treating images as spatial experiences. Works like 'Frauenzimmer / Antwerpen' utilize glass panes from a brutalist building, reflecting the surrounding space and viewers, creating a performative image generator that highlights our situatedness. Similarly, a mirrored wall with a photograph of an ancient stone seating group dialogues with the material's presence as image, material, and reflection. Konrad's interest in architectural demolition is evident in her 'Rückbaukristalle' (Demolition Crystals), polished remnants of demolished structures presented as sculptural objects. The exhibition also features films exploring monumental art and marble quarries, capturing the sculptural quality of these 'carved' landscapes and emphasizing the profound, ancient memory embedded in stone.

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