What does a printout of the chemical composition of water look like? For her photography project From a Tongue We Are Losing, which is being presented at the Klima Biennale Wien, the artist joined a team of multidisciplinary researchers embarking on a four-month expedition to the ice of the Arctic—a vast white desert in which humans make up only a minute part of the environment.
Winants has developed special techniques to capture the unique light phenomena of this special region. She makes the data tangible and emotionally perceptible, highlighting the interdependence of ecosystems.
In the experimental series Time Capsule, which is also presented in the exhibition, Winants explores the phenomena of light and color in the Arctic. These works are prints of photograms onto which forms cut out of ice were applied. While they reveal the structure of the crystals, they also cast a shadow on certain elements that have been present for millions of years.
FOTO ARSENAL WIEN is showing approximately twenty-five works by Laure Winants in a solo show at the MQ Salon.
Laure Winants was born in Belgium in 1991. She is based in Belgium and France. Winants has participated in exhibitions in Berlin, Reykjavík, Brussels, Paris, Stockholm, Luxembourg, and Osaka. Her work is part of many collections such as the Fondation de Luxembourg and the Palais de Liège in Belgium.
The exhibition opening will take place on March 21, 2024 at 7 pm.
In the presence of the artist
Speakers:inside:
Felix Hoffmann, Artistic Director FOTO ARSENAL WIEN and FOTO WIEN
Francesca Pellicciotti, Professor of Cryosphere and Mountain Hydrosphere, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Lena Schilling, climate activist and top candidate of the Austrian Green Party for the 2024 European elections
Claudius Schulze, Artistic Director Klima Biennale Vienna
DJ set:
Catrice Liberty
Venue: MQ Freiraum and Salon
Free admission
No registration necessary
The exhibition will be open daily except Monday from March 22 to June 23.
