12. November 2025, 08:00 until 13. March 2026 22:00
Exhibition „Weltverständnis?“ by Olaf Osten within the VIENNA ART WEEK
Exhibition
By learning from and imitating nature's organic system, we humans have expanded it to such an extent over time that we are now potentially losing control. Using the observational system of art, Olaf Osten questions our only partially controllable technological achievements in his exhibition at TU Wien Bibliothek and reminds us that we, the designers of the anthropocene, would be well advised to see ourselves as part of nature, instead of thoughtlessly distancing ourselves too far from it. His works raise various questions of scientific ethics: Should we be guided only by what is possible or also by what is necessary, when curiosity and inventiveness drive us into abstract spheres? How do we behave when it is difficult to predict what technological developments such as artificial intelligence will do to us?
Olaf Osten (b. 1972 in Lübeck, living and working in Vienna since 1997) shows ten selected works from his series „Commuting“, and the video installation „Tele-Vision III-12“ as part of the Vienna Art Week. In addition, he will present his new artist book “Offline” on the topic of digitisation.
Vienna Art Week, opens an external URL in a new window
Art Spaces - Vienna Art Week, opens an external URL in a new window (No. 1, green)
Website of Olaf Osten, opens an external URL in a new window
© Olaf Osten
Olaf Osten: Commuting 181 / Vienna, Mobile Phone / Felt tip pen on pocket calendar / 2016
Event details
- Event location
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TU Wien Bibliothek
1040 Wien
Resselgasse 4 - Organiser
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TU Wien Bibliothek
Silvia Spitaler
silvia.spitaler@tuwien.ac.at - More Information
- https://www.viennaartweek.at/en/program/eroeffnung-kuenstlerfuehrung-durch-weltverstaendnis-von-olaf-osten-und-podiumsdiskussion/
- Public
- Yes
- Entrance fee
- No
- Registration required
- No