From Landscapes to Projection Drama

Based in the Austrian Alps, Antoine Wagner is a Franco-American photographer and video installation artist whose work engages mythological and narrative interpretations of nature. After studying theatre and political science at Northwestern University, Wagner completed a summer residency program at the Watermill Center, and later worked for filmmaker Michael Haneke, whose cinematographer, Darius Khondji, Wagner considers to be an important mentor. Over the years, Wagner’s artistic practice has also included film, opera, sculpture, and drawing. His many exhibitions have been held across Europe, North America, and Asia, including the Collection Lambert in Avignon, Hamburg’s Museum am Rothenbaum, the Stedelijk Museum Breda, the National Gallery of Armenia, and Tokyo’s Goethe-Institut. Wagner has also collaborated with classical musicians including pianist David Fray and Le Concert d’Astrée, led by conductor Emmanuelle Haïm. His latest installations, derived from his digital platform Impossible Forest, project large-scale images of trees and landscapes onto urban spaces....