Tactile Memories

The artist Raphaela Riepl sensitively and intuitively created moments of poetic and atmospheric contact in the side tunnels of the Schlossberg: Neon-lit objects scattered light into the darkness, creating immersive spaces and thus opening up a dialog between space, light, medium and the viewer himself, who was part of the installation. The light was made audible by the sounds of composer Peter Kutin.

KLANGLICHT 2023

Schlossberg tunnel

Biography:
Raphaela Riepl (AT) is a visual artist working in the fields of light installation, drawing and experimental film. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts Paris. After graduating in 2010, Riepl went to New York and took part in numerous group exhibitions and several solo exhibitions. There, Riepl also learned how to work with neon light tubes when she worked in Keith Sonnier’s neon workshop.
Back in Vienna in 2015, neon became her primary medium. The following year, Raphaela Riepl took part in a course at the Bartenbach Academy and deepened her investigations into the propagation of light in space. Based on the line and with an understanding of drawing, Riepl’s installations are oriented towards the spatial effect. Riepl’s light installations, drawings and films have been shown in art institutions at home and abroad.