Political Karaoke

'Political Karaoke' is a photographic discourse, a political statement, interpretation and portrait. The series consists of 12 portraits of Austrian musicians and bands as well as 12 corresponding photographic visualizations of politically relevant songs.

"Political Karaoke" (2019-2020) is a photographic discourse, a political statement, interpretation and portrait. The series so far consists of twelve portraits of Austrian musicians and bands as well as twelve corresponding photographic visualizations of politically relevant songs, that the musicians themselves chose. It is a fragmentary observation of the activist music scene in Vienna and tries to pay attention to the political topics that are discussed within this scene. In its attempt to draw an axis between photography, politics and music "Political Karaoke" also deals with the question how relevant political contemplation is in the production of applied photography today. The series was first shown to the public in 2020 and has been displayed multiple times in Austria and during the Rotterdam Art Week in 2022. Now in 2023 I am continuing with this series and am working on my first photography book containing this series and featuring short interviews with the portrayed musicians / activists.