solo exhibition on view from 24.10.25 - 08.03.26 at francisco carolinum museum, linz austria
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THE ARTIST
Sophie Mercedes KΓΆchert (*1988) is an Austrian photographer who, with her striking advertising subjects, has played a decisive role in shaping the visual identity of Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024, the European Capital of Culture. The artist, who specializes in analogue photography, graduated from the New School for Photography in Berlin in 2017 and has since explored a wide variety of fields of photographyβfrom artistic projects to commercial commissions.
OBSERVER OF EVERYDAY LIFE
KΓΆchert proves herself to be a precise observer of everyday life. Her photographs make seemingly trivial things visible and, through dialogue, condense them into atmospheric narratives. Thus, individual moments become a story β about life in the Salzkammergut, about landscape, identity, and change. With great aesthetic sensitivity, a keen eye for detail, and a keen sense of the spaces in between, she succeeds in painting a multifaceted portrait of the region β beyond tourist clichΓ©s and idealized depictions.
THE EXHIBITION
At the Francisco Carolinum Linz, the focus is not on the commissioned work, but rather on KΓΆchert's independent artistic visual language. The exhibition will feature previously unpublished works created during the Capital of Culture year, which she interweaves with a new photographic exploration of traces β one year after the major media event. The exhibition invites you to discover KΓΆchert's work in all its depth: a dialogue between documentary precision and poetic condensation.
Curated by Maria Venzl, exhibition design anouk rehorek, exhibition photos manuel carreon lopez
