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He asks whether profound social and environmental change is even possible as long as we operate within systems based on perpetual consumption. The artist does not view the wall installation as a definitive answer, but rather as an attempt to make these contradictions visible and to create a moment of pause amidst the visual overload. The project in Barcelona offers the first opportunity to present this body of work to a Spanish audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Infinite Consumption<\/strong><br>07.10.2026 \u2013 11.10.2026<br>Austrian Cultural Forum Madrid<br><a href=\"http:\/\/austriakulturdigital.at\">austriakulturdigital.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>07.10.2026 \u2013 11.10.2026 As part of B-Murals in Barcelona, the Austrian artist Olivier H\u00f6lzl is creating a new large-scale mural entitled \u2018Infinite Consumption\u2019, which continues his ongoing exploration of attention, consumption and \u2018infinite scrolling\u2019. 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