17.04.2026 – 03.06.2026
The work of Tamara Horáková and Ewald Maurer exemplifies the developments that led to the establishment of photography as an artistic medium in the 1980s. Their early work is characterised by large-format canvases coated with Liquid Light, site-specific installations, and a media-critical reflection on political events. Central to their work are their contributions to conceptual and abstract photography, to the theoretical discourse on the ‘basics’ of the medium, and their interpretation of the digital and analogue characteristics of imaging processes. Their comprehensive and, in terms of its materiality, ‘opulent’ body of work (Werner Fenz) has received numerous awards, been exhibited, published and collected. At FOTOHOF, Horáková and Maurer take us on a sweeping journey through the history of the medium: from Daguerre’s shoes, through the era of high-tech laboratories on the brink of collapse, to the look of the apps into which photography has shifted. 460 cm of “Russian Ice” symbolise the Russian invasion, whilst a “Face with Tears of Joy” mocks the very essence of photography in the age of AI.
Horáková & Maurer
17.04.2026 – 03.06.2026
FOTOHOF
Inge-Morath-Platz 1
5020 Salzburg
http://fotohof.net
