20.02.2026 – 29.03.2026
In Michael Gülzow’s exhibition – curated by Martin Grabner – as well as in the trailer he designed for Diagonale ’26, the protagonists can not only travel through time, but also switch effortlessly between news programmes, science fiction scenes and ‘alternative facts’. Through the sophisticated montage of found footage and material he shot himself, the artist dissolves the boundaries between reality and fiction, allowing them to enter into a multi-layered and humorous dialogue. He critically examines the tension between contemporary image production (with its rapidly developing technological possibilities) and the media construction of truth (with its frightening strategies of seduction and deception). Through the obvious editing and montage in glitch and retro aesthetics, he creates no illusions, but rather makes the mechanisms of media manipulation visible and deconstructs post-factual narratives through the self-empowerment of the protagonists.
Michael Gülzow – The Gateway to Unreality
20.02.2026 – 29.03.2026
Kunsthaus Graz
www.museum-joanneum.at
