Art photographer Barbara Essl has been traveling through Europe for many years, photographing abandoned hospitals, disused factories and other buildings and places that are no longer “used”. Her latest project brought her to Simmering. The result can be seen until June 24th as a photo exhibition in the official building in Simmering. The locations for this were u. a. the Alberner Hafen, Thürnlhof Castle, a demolished house, the cemetery of the nameless and an abandoned area directly at the Vienna Central Cemetery.
Against every barrier
With the exhibition, Essl wants to draw attention to social diversity. Familiar everyday scenes are freed from all conventions and tell personal stories – and thus also the living history of Simmering. You can see “Queer Moments”, the project is supported by the initiative of the non-profit association “Queer Dance im Gemeindebau”. The aim is to no longer use the term “queer” with “exclusively different” but with “individually and inclusively different”.
