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Press kit: Simon Wachsmuth
Evil Spirits – Measures for Revitalization
28.02. to 18.05.25

The exhibition takes as its inspiration the play Mother Courage and Her Children, one of the most famous anti-war dramas of the 20th century. Bertolt Brecht’s legendary work is set in various locations of the Thirty Years’ War. Wachsmuth’s works reflect the impact of violence and war on people. Violence and power are also issues addressed in the work entitled Saligia, a cluster of cast bronze human arms symbolising the seven deadly sins – Saligia is an acronym formed from the initial letters of the Latin terms for these sins.

Wachsmuth adopts and alienates theatrical forms in order to determine, in the Brechtian sense, how historical narratives can be deconstructed and how their as yet untapped potential for resistance to authoritarian conditions can be unlocked. To this end, he makes use of chassis, puppets and hand gestures, not forgetting an evil spirit that also has a hand in the proceedings.

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Simon Wachsmuth, O, Crudele Spectaculum! (Oh, what cruel theater!), 2018
© Bildrecht Wien, 2025
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Simon Wachsmuth, Eternal Recurrence (Ewige Wiederkehr), 2018
© Bildrecht, Wien 2025
Photo: Kayhan Kaygusuz, Istanbul
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Simon Wachsmuth, Saligia, 2019
© Bildrecht, Wien 2025
Photo: Chroma
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Genius Malignus (Detail), 2018
© Bildrecht, Wien 2025
Photograph/Copyright: Simon Wachsmuth
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Genius Malignus, 2018
Photo: Kayhan Kaygusuz, Istanbul, © Bildrecht, Wien 2025
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Exhibition view, Simon Wachsmuth. Evil Spirits – Measures for Revitalization, 2025
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Photo: Reinhard Haider
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Exhibition view, Simon Wachsmuth. Evil Spirits – Measures for Revitalization, 2025
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Photo: Reinhard Haider
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Exhibition view, Simon Wachsmuth. Evil Spirits – Measures for Revitalization, 2025
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Photo: Reinhard Haider
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Exhibition view, Simon Wachsmuth. Evil Spirits – Measures for Revitalization, 2025
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Photo: Reinhard Haider
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Simon Wachsmuth, Simon Wachsmuth
Photo: Kayhan Kaygusuz, Istanbul
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