In the Studio Irina Lotarevich, Vienna
Where to meet art, culture and creativity
METABOLICA leads us into the factory of life and tells a molecular story of metabolic cycles across five chapters – from the Industrial Revolution to the present and future, from whaling and the petromodern age to current and emerging scenarios of the bioeconomy. Algae and bacteria become artistic collaborators, forming a new visual and aesthetic practice through microbiological processes.
Toni R. Toivonen, Hämeenkoski
Toni R. Toivonen reflects on the duality of life. Moving between abstraction and realism, his golden-hued works on brass depict decaying animals lying recumbent. As the dead animal’s body decomposes it leaves its presence on a sheet of brass, an aesthetic image that is both peaceful and dignified.
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