29.05.2026 – 16.08.2026
It has been around 200 years since the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce succeeded in permanently capturing the view from his study on a coated tin-plate. This event is now regarded as one of the birth moments of photography. Since then, the medium has not only changed our view of the world, but has also had a lasting impact on the image-making and working methods of artists. To mark this anniversary, the exhibition brings works from different periods in the collections of the museums of the City of Linz into an open dialogue. Curated by Sarah Jonas, the exhibition explores the fundamental conditions of the medium itself: Through five thematic focal points, it explores the key parameters that contribute to the creation of a photograph. Technical aspects of photography play just as much a role as the themes addressed. This opens up a broader perspective on the various approaches with which artists have employed the medium in their image-making processes since its inception: from the earliest photographic methods in the 19th century, through darkroom experiments of the classical modern era, to contemporary works that make use of digital processes.
Traces of Reality – 200 Years of Photography from the Collections of the City of Linz Museums
29.05.2026 – 16.08.2026
Lentos Kunstmuseum
Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, 4020 Linz
www.lentos.at
