Angelika Loderer is an Austrian sculptor. The tension between opposites, what is ephemeral and what is permanent, what is visible and what is hidden, the negative and positive forms, run like a thread through Loderer’s work. Critically exploring the notion of sculpture, Loderer also initiates collaborations with other beings: she casts metal sculptures of nest cavities of woodpeckers, or mole tunnels, rendering these negative spaces visible. In yet another body of work Loderer allowed for fungal mycelium to grow, thereby altering photographic prints. The outcome of these artistic endeavours is driven by elements of chance and fosters an organic coexistence, and, one might argue, embraces post-humanist ideals.
Loderer studied at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, at Wimbledon College of Art, London and at Hendrix College, Arkansas. Her recent institutional solo exhibitions include Soil Fictions at Belvedere 21, Vienna (2024); Pretend to be Fine at Kunstfenster Gnas, Gnas (2019); Poems to Gadgets at Grazer Kunstverein, Graz (2018); Angelika Loderer at Secession, Vienna (2017); Animate at Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (2016); and Coming in Pieces at Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund (2015).
