Zenta Dzividzinska’s images, interpreted by Sophie Thun, in Thun’s solo exhibition in Vienna

Sophie Thun, solo exhibition “Merge Layers” featuring the archive of Zenta Dzividzinska at Sophie Tappeiner gallery, Vienna. January 13 - February 26 (extended until March 5), 2022.

Among other works, the exhibition includes new prints Sophie Thun has made using negatives from the archive of Latvian artist and photographer Zenta Dzividzinska (1944-2011).

Read more about the exhibition on Sophie Tappeiner website: https://www.sophietappeiner.com/exhibition/sophie-thun/

View photo documentation of the exhibition on the Contemporary Art Library website: https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/project/sophie-thun-featuring-the-archive-of-zenta-dzividzinska-at-sophie-tappeiner-21612

Download the press release as PDF here.

Selected press about the exhibition:

“‘I Don't Feel Guilt’: Sophie Thun and Julian Irlinger on the Photographic Archive.” Chloe Stead talks with the artists about their personal approaches to mining the past. Frieze magazine, April 28, 2022 (online), May 2022 issue (print). Read it now on Frieze website: https://www.frieze.com/article/sophie-thun-julian-irlinger-photographic-archive-2022

Sophie Thun, Too tired to tell you (soviet exhaustion) (ZDZ) (Contact), 2021. Contact print and photogram on Baryta paper in artist’s frame, 30 x 40 cm. From Sophie Thun’s solo exhibition “Merge Layers,” Sophie Tappeiner gallery, Vienna, January 13 - March 5, 2022.