Photo Wien

In June 2023, all of Vienna is dedicated to photography. Foto Wien focuses on current image worlds, including the diverse manifestations of photography in ever-new ways.

Overview

For an entire month, museums, cultural institutions, galleries, educational establishments, studios and off spaces will participate in the tenth edition of FOTO WIEN 2023. During the month, Vienna will host a festival of visual media, with exhibitions, presentations, and varied special events held all over the city.

The various perspectives and voices of artists, curators, gallerists, and scholars show the richness of the medium of photography as a social tool to reflect and communicate in the world. Photography encourages cultural understanding and refers to social mechanisms of action.

In 2023 FOTO WIEN will focus on the subject Photography Lies. The discourse will be conducted on various levels: How does photography capture our world in analog and digital pictures? Who is responsible for the production and distribution of images? What effect do pictures have on us? Which pictures can we trust? How can we use photography in a responsible way?