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The multimedia exhibition Touch Nature is a presentation of international artists who are taking a stand against the devastating political, economic, ecological and humanitarian impact of the Anthropocene. It becomes clear in the process that artists are not only documenting their grievances and formulating resistance but are also designing utopias for a respectful approach to our environment.


































 




















 





























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Touch Nature

Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz (Austria)

24.01 - 18.05.2025


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The economic exploitation of landscapes, increasing soil sealing and the global repercussions of current consumer behaviour are also addressed, as are world nutrition, the spread of epidemics and the consequences of colonialism. In addition, the investigation encourages a change of perspective. It opens up hopeful visions for a new relationship between mankind and nature.


Touch Nature is based on the series of exhibitions of the same name, which were presented in a total of 12 Austrian cultural forums in Europe and the USA, and in which Austrian artists engaged in a creative dialogue with their counterparts from the host country concerned. The exhibition at the Lentos is a distillation of this series and presents an overview of how the climate crisis and environmental destruction are currently being addressed in art. It is in the spirit of the pioneer of ecological thinking, Alexander von Humboldt, who famously wrote to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1810: “ature must be felt.”


Artists: Uli Aigner, Iris Andraschek, Peter Bartoš Matei Bejenaru, Julius von Bismarck, Vanja Bučn, Floriama Candea, Laura Codruț Cernea, Adriana Chiruta, Sevda Chkoutova, Larisa Crunțanu, Mark Dion, Veronika Dirnhofer, Ines Doujak, Anna Dumitriu/Alex May, Latifah Echakhch, Christian Eisenberger, Titanilla Eisenhart, Michael Endlicher, İci Eviner, Thomas Feuerstein, Andrea Francolino, Dorothee Frank/Ben Fodor, Birgit Graschopf, Nicola Hackl-Haslinger, Maximilian Haidacher, Jitka Hanzlová Peter Hauenschild, Beáa Hechtová Edgar Honetschläer, Anaï Horn, Alfred Hruschka, Barbara Anna Husar/Elmar Bertsch, Göde İkin, Nona Inescu, Fatoşİwə, Tobias Izsó Maren Jeleff/Klaus Pichler, Sabine Jelinek, Anna Jermolaewa, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Johanna Kandl, Eginhartz Kanter, Anton Kehrer, Kitty Kino, Aurora Kiráy, Alexandra Kontriner, Nina Kožlj, David Kranzelbinder, Elena Kristofor, Hans Kupelwieser, Antonio Kutleš, Christiane Lör, Linda Luse, Haruko Maeda, Péer Máyái, Claudia Mäzendorfer, Katharina Meister, Ferdinand Melichar, Karina Mendreczky, Sylvie de Meurville, Ana Maria Micu, Claire Morgan, Alois Mosbacher, Yvonne Oswald, Monika Pichler, Margot Pilz, PRINZpod, Luisa Rabbia, Julia Reichmayr, Oliver Ressler, Hubert Roithner, Gregor Sailer, Elisabeth von Samsonow, Davor Sanvincenti, Judith Saupper, Hans Schabus, Scheibe & Gützel, Ramona Schnekenburger, Gabriele Schöe, Martin Schrampf, Claudia Schumann, Marielis Seyler, Milica Simonović Rebecca Smith, Paul Spendier, Oana Stanciu, Thomas Stimm, Mircea Suciu, Maria Szakats, Adrienn Úhái, Hana Usui, Dan Vezentan, Judith Wagner, Manfred Wakolbinger, Violetta Wakolbinger, Betsy Weis, Nives Widauer, Eva Yurková Laurent Ziegler/Georg Blaschke

Curator: Sabine Fellner

Project assistant: Laurenz Fellner

Exhibition design: wienerhalle



Exhibition 24 January - 22 March 2025. Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1 - 4020 Linz (Austria). T +43 732 70703646. Hours: Tuesday–unday 10am–pm, Thursday 10am–8pm



 





 



























 





 











Touch Nature, Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz (Austria)

© ArtCatalyse International / Marika Prévosto 2025 All Rights Reserved

[1] Vanja Bučan, Sequences of Truth and Deception, 2018 (detail) [2] Ramona Schnekenburger, EGG 1, 2023 © Bildrecht, Wien 2025; Photo: Markus Gradwohl [3] Claire MorganThe inevitable heat death of the universe, 2023. Courtesy of Galerie Karsten Greve Köln Paris St. Moritz.

[1] Vanja Bučan, Sequences of Truth and Deception, 2018 (detail) [2] Ramona Schnekenburger, EGG 1, 2023 © Bildrecht, Wien 2025; Photo: Markus Gradwohl [3] Claire Morgan, The inevitable heat death of the universe, 2023. Courtesy of Galerie Karsten Greve Köln Paris St. Moritz.