14.09.2022  •  Events NEWS

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Deserted landscapes and dystopian scenarios – Gregor Sailer’s ‘Unseen Places’ in an exhibition at Kunst Haus Wien and as a book at Kehrer Publishing

Gregor Sailer’s photos are deserted, the buildings on them often seem like sculptures. Whether climate change, political conflicts, or an excessive need for security – Sailer’s photos reveal the dynamics which have led to the existence of these places. KUNST HAUS WIEN is dedicating a first major exhibition in Austria to Gregor Sailer. Appearing at Kehrer Publishing to accompany the exhibition is the photo book UNSEEN PLACES.

For his most recent series entitled ‘The Polar Silk Road’, Sailer embarked on several expeditions to the Arctic. With this comprehensive project, he documents the global struggle to gain power over this region of the world which is highly relevant both ecologically and economically as well as in terms of security policy. The current dispute over territorial claims and new resources is also a consequence of climate change because the melting ice opens up new, and above all, much shorter shipping routes which in turn leads to an enormous competitive advantage.

“Gregor Sailer is constantly in search of strange, at times dystopian, scenarios all over the world.” the curator of the exhibition Verena Kaspar-Eisert analyses. “Although people are never shown in his work, it says so much about humankind. Gregor Sailer is an imagemaker who composes his photos upon careful consideration and confronts the ephemeral, volatile flood of images with the calm precision of his elaborate photographs.”

“Gregor Sailer’s visual worlds are not only unique works of art, but also irreplaceable contemporary documents. It is the stories behind the photographs that provide the framework for his artistic expression and inform us of what the future will bring. With this exhibition, KUNST HAUS WIEN continues its main focus on content related to art and ecology, underscoring its position as an art space committed to environmental and sociopolitical responsibility,” says Gerlinde Riedl, Director of KUNST HAUS WIEN.

The Tyrolean photo artist, born in 1980, has received many awards. His photos have been shown in numerous publications and exhibitions, and are represented in public and private collections.

Gregor Sailer ‘Unseen Places’
15 Sept. 2022 – 12 Feb. 2023 KUNST HAUS WIEN
144 pages, 164 color ills.
Curator: Verena Kaspar-Eisert, KUNST HAUS WIEN
Texts: Verena Kaspar-Eisert, Christoph Schaden
Design: Kehrer Design (Lisa Drechsel)

 
Featuring: KEHRER Verlag
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Gregor Sailer Portrait

Gregor Sailer Portrait

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

GREGOR SAILER 'UNSEEN PLACES' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
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