Klaus Weber: A Transformative Exhibition of Contemporary Art Installations at the Secession

This exhibition presented the first major solo show in Austria for Berlin-based artist Klaus Weber. It transformed the Secession's main space into a living organism, utilizing light, sound, and scent to connect various works, notably the central 'Sonnenorgel' (Sun Organ) installation.

The exhibition 'Klaus Weber' at the Secession showcased recent works by the Berlin-based artist, including pieces conceived specifically for the venue. Weber aimed to imbue the main space with the character of a living organism, integrating elements of light, sound, and scent to sensually intertwine the various objects. A prime example is the central work, 'Sonnenorgel' (Sun Organ), for which a heliostat was installed on the Secession's roof to channel unfiltered sunlight into the space. This not only brought the outside in but also deconstructed the traditional white cube of the gallery, exposing its architectural structure. Klaus Weber's works, which transcend media and space, often originate from complex technological interdependencies and intricate production processes. Through the pointed manipulation of everyday structures, the identification of deviations, and the exploration of impossibilities, his art subverts the power of functionalist rationality. Weber frequently draws upon imagery from nature, humorously and anarchistically investigating the sustainable potential of the untamable. This is exemplified by his fungi that break through asphalt ('Unfolding Cul-de-Sac') and a fountain filled with LSD ('Public Fountain LSD Hall'). By combining cultivated, political, and public forces with uncontrollable, rhizomatic phenomena, Weber engages our social imagination. He reframes autonomy, which typically evades state and societal control and is often perceived negatively, as constructive. The strategic moment embedded in Weber's work, through the integration of the sensual, atmospheric, absurd, and organic, aims to expand consciousness, acting as escape routes, catalysts, and filters to dynamize the environment and temporarily suspend prevailing cultural and social congruities.

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