Agnieszka Polska, The Book of Flowers, HD video, 9 min. 55 sec., 2023. © Courtesy Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
Eleonore False, Chat, 2023, Collage, 22 × 29 cm. © Eleonore False, ADAGP, Paris, 2024
Kalev Erickson, Where the Wild Things Grow, 2018–24, Inkjet Print, verschiedene Größen. © Kalev Erickson
Timur Si-Qin, Untitled, 2023, 3D Stereolithografie Druck auf LCD Screen, 119 × 75 × 75 cm. © Timur Sin-Qin, Courtesy Société Berlin
Anna Atkins, Asplenium angustifolium [Glade fern] (Athyrie fausse-thélyptère), vers 1852 Tirage cyanotype, 33 x 23 cm. Courtesy Wilson Centre for Photography
Karl Blossfeldt, Delphinium. Rittersporn, 1920-1929 Gelatin silver print, 29.8 x 24 cm Courtesy Gallery Berinson, Berlin
Jean Comandon, still from the film La croissance des végétaux, (The Growth of Plants), 1929, 11 min © Musée Albert-Kahn/CD92
Gohar Dashti, Untitled #2, from the series 'Home', 2017 Inkjet print, 120 x 80 cm © Gohar Dashti
Ágnes Dénes, Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – With Ágnes Dénes Standing in the Field, 1982, photography by John McGrail Chromogenic print, 40 x 50 cm © Ágnes Dénes Courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York
Elspeth Diederix, Digitalis ferruginea, 2019, from the series 'The Miracle Garden' Inkjet print, 40 x 30 cm © Elspeth Diederix Courtesy Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam
Science/Fiction – A Non-History of Plants
Exhibition
FOTO ARSENAL WIEN Arsenal Objekt 19A, 1030 Wien
4.10.2025 — 18.1.2026
Artists: Albin Guillot Laure, Atkins Anna, Blossfeldt Karl, Bradbury Henry, Brakhage Stan, Comandon Jean, Dashti Gohar, Dénes Àgnes, Deubner Rebekka, Diederix Elspeth, Erickson Kalev, False Eléonore, Fontcuberta Joan, Francis Freddie, Freiherr von Ettingshausen Constantin, Grotova Olga, Heltoft Ulrick, Kazma Ali, Laghouati-Rashwan Samir, Lempert Jochen, Loderer Angelika, Mesiti Angelica, Murnau Friedrich Wilhelm, Pallot Alice, PLRG (Psycholudic Research Group), Polska Agnieszka, Reichmann Max, Renger-Patzsch Albert, Romero Almudena, Roux Philippe, Ruperto Miljohn, Sekeley Steve, Si-Qin Timur, Talbot William Henry Fox, Tepe Richard, Tondeur Anaïs, Weston Edward
Curator: Victoria Aresheva, Clothilde Morette, Mona Schubert
What if plants were more intelligent than we thought? What if they could observe, communicate—and perhaps even dream?

This group exhibition invites viewers to engage historically with the world of plants, while being as sensuous as it is speculative and enlightening. Developed in collaboration with the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris, it brings together works by more than 40 international artists, beginning with early pioneers of photography such as Anna Atkins, William Henry Fox Talbot, and Laure Albin Guillot. Their works enter into dialogue with contemporary positions, including those of Ágnes Dénes, Jochen Lempert, and Agnieszka Polska.

Attention: For details on accessibility, please contact the program partner directly.
Tue11 AM–7 PM
Wed11 AM–7 PM
Thu11 AM–7 PM
Fri11 AM–7 PM
Sat11 AM–7 PM
Sun11 AM–7 PM
10.00 € Barrier-free
Artists: Albin Guillot Laure, Atkins Anna, Blossfeldt Karl, Bradbury Henry, Brakhage Stan, Comandon Jean, Dashti Gohar, Dénes Àgnes, Deubner Rebekka, Diederix Elspeth, Erickson Kalev, False Eléonore, Fontcuberta Joan, Francis Freddie, Freiherr von Ettingshausen Constantin, Grotova Olga, Heltoft Ulrick, Kazma Ali, Laghouati-Rashwan Samir, Lempert Jochen, Loderer Angelika, Mesiti Angelica, Murnau Friedrich Wilhelm, Pallot Alice, PLRG (Psycholudic Research Group), Polska Agnieszka, Reichmann Max, Renger-Patzsch Albert, Romero Almudena, Roux Philippe, Ruperto Miljohn, Sekeley Steve, Si-Qin Timur, Talbot William Henry Fox, Tepe Richard, Tondeur Anaïs, Weston Edward
Curator: Victoria Aresheva, Clothilde Morette, Mona Schubert
What if plants were more intelligent than we thought? What if they could observe, communicate—and perhaps even dream?

This group exhibition invites viewers to engage historically with the world of plants, while being as sensuous as it is speculative and enlightening. Developed in collaboration with the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris, it brings together works by more than 40 international artists, beginning with early pioneers of photography such as Anna Atkins, William Henry Fox Talbot, and Laure Albin Guillot. Their works enter into dialogue with contemporary positions, including those of Ágnes Dénes, Jochen Lempert, and Agnieszka Polska.

Attention: For details on accessibility, please contact the program partner directly.
Agnieszka Polska, The Book of Flowers, HD video, 9 min. 55 sec., 2023. © Courtesy Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
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What if plants were more intelligent than we thought? What if they could observe, communicate—and perhaps even dream? This group exhibition invites viewers to engage historically with the world of plants, while being as sensuous as it is speculative and...
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