{"id":21266,"date":"2019-12-07T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=21266"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:20:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:20:02","slug":"andrea-altemuller-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/andrea-altemuller-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Altem\u00fcller photography exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/weltmuseum2.jpg\" alt=\"Weltmuseum symbol\" class=\"wp-image-21283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/weltmuseum2.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/weltmuseum2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you want to see the benign and hostile extremes  of human use of natural resources, then the Amazon is a good place to go. Alternatively, take a look at Andrea Altem\u00fcller&#8217;s photographs from her own trip to the rainforest. They form the basis of the <em>Metamorphosis <\/em>exhibition at Vienna&#8217;s Weltmuseum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contrasts the harmonious work of a ceramic artist in the Amazon with the destruction arising from industrial deforestation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runs Dec 5, 2019 &#8211; Sept 6, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/weltmuseum\/\">Weltmuseum visitor and ticket tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/#photography\">photo exhibitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metamorphosis. Brazil 1998<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/metamorphosis.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Metamorphosis exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-21282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/metamorphosis.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/metamorphosis-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Exhibition view \u00a9 KHM-Museumsverband)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-room <em>Metamorphosis<\/em> exhibition documents Andrea Altem\u00fcller&#8217;s 1998 journey into the Brazilian rainforest by presenting a remarkable contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One side of the gallery has photos of a pristine ecosystem and the artist, Izer Campos, who uses material from the tidal river bed to create ceramic works. There is a harmony to the <em>Earth from my River<\/em> collection, a sense of treading carefully through nature&#8230;using resources without destroying the essence of the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This part of the exhibition also includes five of Campos&#8217;s works, all of which reflect that intimate connection to nature; the smooth pots like gourds, the other items almost fossil-like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side of the gallery, Altem\u00fcller documents the <em>Deforestation of the Rainforest<\/em> in a series of stark photos of dead trees, charcoal facilities, and semi-apocalyptic scenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscapes and workers seem to echo images of the industrial revolution (before labour protection was a thing). The use of natural resources is anything but harmonious, leaving a trail of destruction where the workers themselves belong to the victims of economic exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This juxtaposition has a particular resonance given recent events in Brazil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two photos in particular manage to expose the duality of human interaction with the forest to perfection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Izer Campos bathing in the river, an act of extraordinary naturalness and peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The frontline of forest destruction, where the stump of a giant tree seems to lean away from a charcoal furnace and other buildings half hidden in a haze of smoke. It reminded me a little of photos of what remained of a wood after WWI shelling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(Incidentally, you can purchase Altem\u00fcller&#8217;s photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altemueller.de\/metamorphosis\">the source<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Metamorphosis exhibition runs from December 5th, 2019 to September 6th, 2020. No special ticket is required, just an entrance ticket for the Weltmuseum itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the exhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/weltmuseum\/\">Weltmuseum article<\/a> for travel tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1asmHlbVpicbQLt1557vf6l4l0zQ\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to see the benign and hostile extremes of human use of natural resources, then the Amazon is a good place to go. Alternatively, take a look at Andrea Altem\u00fcller&#8217;s photographs from her own trip to the rainforest. They form the basis of the Metamorphosis exhibition at Vienna&#8217;s Weltmuseum. Metamorphosis. 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