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Jörg Reissner's PARLAMENT at JesuitenFoyer: No Pedestals, Just Floor

exhibition · 2026-04-24

Jörg Reissner's exhibition PARLAMENT at JesuitenFoyer in Vienna (April 2026) presents a floor-based installation where nothing is hung or elevated. The works are made from scrap MDF, plywood, and canvas in black, white, and reseda green. The arrangement rejects hierarchical display, echoing Bruno Latour's idea of a parliament of things. The shapes reference Central European paper-cut traditions, architectural ornament, and organic forms. The installation feels provisional and fragile, suggesting a civilization assembling or collapsing. The space, steeped in Jesuit tradition, becomes a site of quiet friction.

Key facts

  • Exhibition PARLAMENT by Jörg Reissner at JesuitenFoyer, Vienna
  • Runs April 2026
  • All objects placed on the floor, nothing hung or elevated
  • Materials: scrap MDF, plywood, canvas
  • Colors: black, white, reseda green
  • Shapes inspired by Scherenschnitte, architectural ornament, flames, skulls, mushrooms, leaves
  • References Bruno Latour's concept of a parliament of things
  • Text by Gustav Schörghofer SJ

Entities

Artists

  • Jörg Reissner

Institutions

  • JesuitenFoyer
  • Catapult

Locations

  • Vienna
  • Austria

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