Johanna Kandl and Helmut Kandl - Material Touch

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Johanna goes after the materials of the painting, Helmut, who likes to cook and eat, the edible - there are many overlaps in the use of the material (gum arabic, linseed oil, dammar, mastic, hormoz red or cochineal louse). The search for their origins led the artists to Sumatra, Palawan, Chios, Sudan, Hormoz, Lanzarote, Waldviertel and the Pre-Alps. Johanna Kandl's tempera paintings and paperwork, Helmut Kandl's photographic work and the mostly produced videos chant between a factual didactic character and a narrative depiction of the sensuality of materials, myths and legends.

The exhibition deals with (raw) materials, their origin, the social environment in which they are gained, but also their sensuous components. (Gum arabic, linseed oil, dammar, mastic, hormoz red, or cochineal). The search for their origins led the artists to Sumatra, Palawan, Chios, Sudan, Hormoz, Lanzarote, Waldviertel and the Pre-Alps.Johanna Kandl's tempera paintings and paperwork, Helmut Kandl's photographic work and their collectively produced videos shimmer between a didactic character and a narrative depiction of the sensuality of materials, myths and legends.