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EXHIBITION

ORT – Ouriel Morgensztern

Black-and-white photograph showing a modern building from an extreme low-angle perspective, with strong visual distortion. The camera looks sharply upward along the facade, causing lines and architectural edges to stretch dynamically toward the top. A human figure or sculpture is visible on the roof, leaning over a railing and gazing downward. The building’s surface appears smooth and geometric, with striking contours and light edges emphasized by the contrast of light and shadow. The composition evokes a surreal and almost abstract impression.
Diptych in black and white showing abstract architectural forms. The left side features a curved stair railing forming an oval, sculptural shape, viewed from above. The right side presents a steeply rising stair structure with dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, highlighting the geometry and depth. The composition plays with perspective, materiality, and lighting, turning architectural elements into modern sculptural impressions.

Ouriel Morgensztern

For its second intervention exhibition, the Heidi Horten Collection turns its focus to the Viennese photographer Ouriel Morgensztern, who engaged with the museum and its architecture in a highly personal way. His approach is deliberately subjective: instead of capturing the whole, Morgensztern concentrates on details that—through radical framing, extreme close-ups, and the interplay of light and shadow—gain an entirely new formal and aesthetic quality. He consistently manages to strike a balance: the architecture of the building is both present and absent in his photographs. The same holds true for the visitors and the art for which the museum was created. Though physically absent, they remain constantly evoked.

22 October 2025 to 12 April 2026

 

This duality of presence and absence runs through Morgensztern’s artistic practice. It is also central to one of his most recent projects, in which he retraces the Viennese film locations of the classic The Third Man. Its central figure, Harry Lime, believed to be dead, is absent for much of the film, yet still drives the narrative—just as the museum building itself is simultaneously present and absent in Morgensztern’s work.

X-MAS SERIES

Happy Holidays No. 2

Gelatin, Foto: Jason Schmidt

Warm wishes for a reflective Advent and a joyful holiday season from the Heidi Horten Collection and Gelatin.

That’s also the title of the Christmas tree Gelatin created for X-MAS SERIES 25.

The three-metre-tall, flesh-toned, joyfully playful tree strikes a balance between gesture and gymnastics—a self-performance set within the romantic precariat, staging risk, celebration, and joy.

26 November 2025 to February 2nd, 2026

 

And as we’re reminded every year, in the run-up to Christmas—the season of excitement and gift-giving—it’s all about keeping our balance and looking our best.

Wishing you
joy, happiness, and health,

Heidi Horten Collection and Gelatin