“Mother, I used to be in New York”: A really private picture exhibition on the new constructing

Within the coronary heart of the seventh district, Raphael Riegler, a younger artist from Josefstadt, opened his newest exhibition. The Photograph Group in Zieglergasse is now showing
Till mid-August, pictures and private notebooks from an inventive journey of self-discovery to New York.

VIENNA/NEW BUILDING. Raphael Riegler, 26 years outdated, initially comes from Mürzzuschlag in Styria. After graduating from the HTL for mechanical engineering, he discovered his technique to pictures via a buddy. His research took him to Vienna. He has been residing in a shared residence with eight folks in Josefstadt for a number of years now.

Pictures has now turn into greater than only a interest for Riegler. He sees himself as an artist, as he mentioned in an interview with meinBezirk. “Pictures grew to become an artwork type for me after I found analogue pictures. Possibly as a result of there was a little bit of mechanical engineering and craftsmanship concerned,” he says right now with a smile.

Analog pictures as a ardour

For him, analog pictures is a course of that requires quite a lot of handbook work. Additionally the pictures of the brand new present, titled “Hello Mother, I have been in New York Metropolis” consumption was developed and expanded by Riegler himself – typically not good, however much more private, as he defined within the interview.

The present reveals Riegler’s very private journey and that was not the said aim of staying within the US within the first place. Whereas visiting a buddy within the Huge Apple, Riegler went in search of all types of motifs, particularly from the world of style, to construct a portfolio. Nonetheless, the ensuing pictures don’t solely present style motifs, however an intimate journey via the large metropolis, away from vacationer spots.

All the things for the mom

However every part would have been completely different if it wasn’t for Raphael Riegler’s mom. She requested him through chat for photos and impressions of New York through the journey. Not an issue in and of itself, one would possibly suppose, however Riegler principally takes analog pictures and barely makes use of his mobile phone, as he defined within the interview.

“And after I got here again, it was Mom’s Day appropriately,” Riegler mentioned. He needed to provide his mom a particular reward, so one product of his journey was a journal—“my first ever journal,” Riegler proudly experiences, ie a small-edition journal for artwork initiatives.

Nonetheless, not solely did Riegler’s mom welcome the booklet, however associates additionally needed to carry of their fingers a duplicate of the image that Riegler collected in New York. And since he works on Fridays and Saturdays within the Photograph Cluster on Zieglergasse, in actual fact within the cafe, the work additionally ended up within the fingers of Dino Rekanovic, who rapidly needed to create his personal exhibition from it.

Annotations add to the photographs

The result’s spectacular. For his exhibition, Riegler dietary supplements his pictures with private notes and diary entries created through the journey. “They by no means supposed to be revealed,” he mentioned with fun. “However now I feel it is very nice as a result of it makes the entire thing approachable.” defined Riegler.

In his notebooks there aren’t many poems, photos or simply the understanding that “every part in New York is so costly,” says the photographer with a smile. As a part of the exhibition, now you can purchase a e-book in a bigger version than initially deliberate.There are actually 100 items, signed and numbered by the photographer, out there on the positioning.

An uncommon process

An anecdote from his time in New York provides a particular contact to the works on show: So as to not must undergo the airport scanner too many instances with the rolls of movie, “I took a all of the stuff that was growing with me after which I developed every part films on this Airbnb within the lavatory,” defined Riegler. Nonetheless, he rapidly realizes that he forgot the wetting agent for dwelling enchancment “So I used rest room paper as an alternative. He by some means created such a pleasant impact.” he says with a smile. Unconventional methods make his work distinctive.

And issues will not be quiet for the younger photographer anytime quickly; an exhibition is scheduled to happen in Tokyo within the fall. “For me, pictures is certainly my medium,” he concludes within the interview. You may get excited.

Raphael Riegler’s exhibition is titled “Hello Mother, I have been in New York Metropolis” and it’s within the image group within the Sport 34 on view till August 17. It’s open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 8pm, Saturday from 10am to 8pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. You will discover out extra about Raphael Riegler right here www.raphaelriegler.com.

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