From 2020 to 2022, Franz Kapfer systematically collected propaganda materials from Vienna’s anti-COVID protests: stickers, flyers, hand-painted signs – documents of a protest movement charged with conspiracy ideologies, adopting far-right narratives, and crossing historical lines. This archive now becomes a dystopian stage. In a public performance, Kapfer acts as an archivist, re-evaluating and re-contextualizing the material. His practice exposes and uncovers what was visible in public spaces, yet was never critically examined.
CV
Lives and works in Vienna. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1996–2005). His cross-media practice spans installation, painting, drawing, performance, photography, and video. Solo exhibitions in 2024 at Halle für Kunst Steiermark and at the Landeszeughaus Graz. Recent participation in Steiermark Schau (2025), Kyiv Biennale Vienna (2023), Biennials in Gherdëina (2016), Kyiv (2015), Busan (2012), and Venice (2011). International residencies in Moscow, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Mexico City, Paris, Tirana, and Rome.
https://franzkapfer.wordpress.com/