Vortices
Sabine Jelinek
Sabine Jelinek’s series “Vortices” transforms the Sternenpassage in the MuseumsQuartier into a dynamic visual space. Photographic self-portraits enter into a compelling dialogue with the architecture of the historic barrel vault.
Wavy, moving image sequences flow through the circular illuminated displays of the Sternenpassage and, beneath the barrel vault, engage in a dialogue with the room’s Baroque architecture.
The “Vortices” series, which has been in development since 2017, is based on photographic self-portraits that are transformed into fragile visual forms through precise incisions, shifts, and material interventions. From the smooth photographic surface, structures emerge that are reminiscent of currents, wave movements, or magnetic fields, revealing identity as something fluid, fragile, and process-oriented.
Thus, a tension unfolds between scientific order and subjective experience, between cosmological models and physical traces.
The exhibition “Sabine Jelinek: Vortices, 2026–27” is being held at the invitation of Astrid Peterle, chief curator of the MuseumsQuartier Wien.
Sternenpassage
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