Martin Gostner's exhibition, 'Kupferpfandl – und darüber,' invites exploration into the nuanced construction of Austrian national identity. Through an imagined 'Gasthaus Kupferpfandl,' the project critically examines historical memory and its manipulation. It uses posters and video to reveal profound insights into complicity and indifference within grand politics and daily life.
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This exhibition by Martin Gostner presents 'Kupferpfandl – und darüber,' an imagined 'Gasthaus Kupferpfandl' that reflects and accompanies the history of the Second Republic of Austria. The project uses posters and video to examine themes of historical memory, intervention, and the complexities of national identity.
Martin Gostner's exhibition, 'Kupferpfandl – und darüber,' delves into the concept of historical manipulation and the construction of national identity by introducing a fictional establishment, 'Gasthaus Kupferpfandl,' into the Viennese urban space. This imagined inn's program, displayed through posters, runs parallel to significant historical events in Austria's Second Republic, from its recognition in 1949 to events in 1973 and 1985. Gostner's approach challenges linear historical narratives, proposing that the present could be the result of various possible pasts and that history itself is a malleable entity. The exhibition also features a video projection showing individuals entering and disrupting a space, juxtaposed with the unconcerned broadcast of cheerful radio. Gostner's work aims to uncover what lies beneath a claimed Austrian special status, highlighting themes of complicity, indifference, and the difficulty of confronting difference, by examining the interplay between grand politics and everyday life.
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