Austria

In an era in which digital systems govern economies, ecologies, and social structures, the mixed-media installation Soft Image, Brittle Grounds, commissioned by the MAK, critically explores the entanglements of technology, ecology, power, and inequality. Departing from his essay film Brute Force (Exhibition Cut) (2025) and expanding on it in the 3-channel video installation Valley of the Heart’s Delight (2025), research-led artist and filmmaker Felix Lenz investigates the material and political implications of technology and knowledge extractivism, capturing—through a queer lens—how our world’s complexity collides with the simplified rationalities of the digital age.