Alwin Lay - exhibited by Christine König Galerie Vienna

Alwin Lay is an artist who works with photography, video, installation and sculpture. He uses objects as projection surfaces for desires and expectations, often resulting in subtle but purposeful mistakes, planned modifications and surreal voids. Lay precisely choreographs everyday objects in spatial situations that develop unpredictably. This kind of staging triggers irritation and disappointment, but also an identification of the viewers with the objects depicted, which seem to embody human qualities. These moments include failure, tragedy and humour. At the same time, Lay exaggerates the representations of the photographic medium itself and shows the false promises and unshakable hopes that have accompanied photography since its inception.