For contemporary photographers flowers are a perfect symbol of beauty and the transitoriness of life. The exhibition BEAUTY presents exceptional and fascinating works by eleven international artists. The focus is rather on abstract reproductions of nature than on botanical studies. Thomas Floerschütz examines flowers in the same way as with human bodies. Vera Mercer changes the colours of the flowers digitally after capturing them; Luzia Simons develops her own method of documentation: she scan… more

"Endless guessing, endless interruption, and endless memory; I don't know from which period of stillness to start once more, and from this start how to return to stillness again. Living in a mood, is it from yesterday or today? Many things pass by me, some are still vivid, while some are merely traces. Mood is never better than memory."

WHITE SPACE BEIJING presents the third solo exhibition of Chi Peng, with a selection from 2003 – 2010 in the vein of memories.

Chi Peng (1981) was born in Ya… more

A quarterly founded in 1991 and published by the Austrian Institute for Photography and Media Art (ÖIP), Eikon focuses on Austrian and international media arts with a special emphasis on fine art photography and the new media. Featuring both artistic and theoretical contributions, our main intention is to present young artists from around the world, but we also seek to promote the place of Austrian art internationally.

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MIAO XIAOCHUN | INDEX

Miao Xiaochun (1964), famous for his large scale colourful photographs with the help of digital technology 'Last Judgement in Cyberspace', 'H2O' and 'Microcosm' in his latest project refers to documentary photography.

Artist Statement:
'We all give priority to the 'objectivity' of photographs; however, everyone makes a subjective choice prior to shooting. We choose the theme, the location, the time of shooting, the aperture and the shutter speed; we decide on the people… more

Miao Xiaochun has come back, down to earth. Back from the spheres of heaven, with figures floating in the detached and airy space that he so closely explored in his last large picture-series "The Last Judgement". And yet, it is not so much the firm and solid ground of earth that the Chinese photo-artist is interested in. He rather turns his attention towards an element which, at first sight, seems about as hard to grasp as the atmospheric range of the sky: water. However, the framework that he c… more

Chi Peng, barely in his mid-twenties and already an internationally recognised artist, is considered to be one of the most groundbreaking and innovative exponents of contemporary Chinese art avant-garde. This is due particularly to his superior handling digital photography and image-editing. He skilfully fuses actuality and fiction to an artistically generated pseudo-substantiality.

Chi Peng is a classical first-person narrator. Already in his early works he repeatedly became a figure and part… more

The Chinese artist Miao Xiaochun (*1964) has achieved prominence in recent years with his photography: his photographs have been shown at numerous biennials and are included in the collections of several museums in Europe and China. In his current work, he has turned to 3D technique to develop his very own interpretative rendition of Michelangelo's The Last Judgment.

The fresco in Rome's Sistine Chapel was painted from 1536 to 1541, and is one of the key works of Western art history. The blue b… more

Youths who were born in 1980, have the feelings especially belong to this generation. You may share, but cannot involve.

"Up" is the impulse of 80's children's audacious consequence. They want to be "up", dare to go "up", chase "up".

There is no "down" in their dictionary and they look down on it. Maybe it has been deleted, or it is under shielding. This is the valiant of 80's generation. You have the rights to keep your judgment to love or not, however they will be here to stay.

New generati… more

The exhibition FAMILIY STORIES: WIEBKE LOEPER | DINU LI brings together the two artists Wiebke Loeper (Germany) and Dinu Li (Hong Kong, lives and works in Manchester, England) to a journey in time and space, history and family memories.


Wiebke Loeper was born in Eastberlin in the early 70’s. Her uncles Willy and Willi, both butchers, were brought up in Pomerania. Separated by the world depression and Second World War, Willy went to America whilst Willi flew to a region later part of the DDR;… more