Autochrome

Alfred Weidinger * 1961 studied art history and classical archaeology at the University of Salzburg. Since April 2020 he has been Managing Director of OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Linz/Austria. Previously, as director of the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, he focused his research and exhibitions on East German art, in particular on non-conformist art from the GDR era and was committed to the young international art scene. In 2007 he joined the Belvedere in Vienna as chief curator and vice-director, having previously worked as vice-director for the Albertina. His research focuses on classical modernism and contemporary photography as well as media art. In Linz, he adapted the Francisco Carolinum into a house for photography and media art and is committed to almost all forms of contemporary digital art. Maria Reitter-Kollmann *1974, studied art history and philosophy at the Catholic Private University and business administration at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz. She has been working as a freelance research assistant at OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Linz/Austria since 2021. She has been working as a curator since 2005. Her research focuses on the history of colour photography as well as contemporary art and art-theoretical explorations of individual art.