Skeletons in the closet
Autriche
2013
“Skeletons in the closet” is a long-term project started by the artist who questions the dark side of museums: that is their “backstage areas”, and in particular the depots, the basements and the storage rooms inaccessible to the public. This series of photographs originates from a personal experience lived by the artist at Museum of Natural History in Vienna through the cellar window: a desk with a table, a computer, some shelves, and an antelope soft toy.” This experience led Klaus Pichler to ask himself, among other things, where are the exhibits stored when they are not exhibited. With the agreement of the Museum management, he was allowed to take pictures that try to answer his questions.
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About the artist
Born in 1977 in Austria, Klaus Pichler lives and works in Vienna. He graduates in 2005 in landscape architecture from the university of live sciences of Vienna and he works since as a freelance photographer. Self-taught artist who claims his status of self-made man, he vacillates between photojournalism and personal projects.