As part of the Foto | Glitches project, technical glitches were highlighted as an artistic design element in photography. The starting point was an exploration of errors and glitches as welcome social, technological, and cultural interruptions to everyday life. Students in class 4E/B at BRG Klagenfurt-Viktring experimented with photographic glitches that can be induced randomly or intentionally, using analog or digital methods.
On the first day of the workshop, a visit to the Kunstraum Lakeside exhibition served as an introduction to the topic. In a discussion with curator Gudrun Ratzinger, the students explored social glitches and image-generation technologies. Afterward, in the Educational Lab, they explored ways to visually interpret glitches with photographer Johannes Puch. The focus was less on technical perfection and more on the joy of experimentation. They experimented with various creative techniques: photographing with a pinhole camera, working with motion blur, underexposure, taking pictures through modified glass plates, and punching holes in a roll of film, which was developed by the second session. On the second day of the workshop, four groups rotated through stations to practice all the techniques and bring their own ideas to life.
From the large number of photographs, ten subjects were selected and turned into postcards that reflect the students’ openness and willingness to experiment.
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Workshop, May 5, 2025, Kunstraum Lakeside and Educational Lab
Workshop, June 16, 2025, Educational Lab
Postcard edition, 10 postcards, 105 × 148 mm, limited edition of 100 copies
Students from Class 4E/B, BRG Klagenfurt-Viktring / KuG (with Donata Kuess)
In cooperation with Johannes Puch (workshop leader) and the Educational Lab.
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Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education as part of the OeAD program «culture connected» — partnerships between schools and cultural institutions.
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