Vincent Forstenlechner

My diploma project "Ammentu" on view at @dieangewandte festival 
The multimedia installation explores the landscapes of Sardinia, focusing on the relationships between human intervention, memory and the environment. Through analogue photography and 16mm film, the project documents the island’s shifting geography, focusing on the tension between its historical mining regions and modern scientific infrastructures. Specific sites such as the Sulcis-Iglesiente region, with its abandoned mining facilities, Carbonia, a workers town built during the fascist era, and Sos Ettanos, a former mine now repurposed for quantum physics research and proposed as the future site of Europe’s largest telescope (the Einstein Telescope)- form the heart of the exploration. The photographs, altered by immersion in metalliferous soil, capture this dialogue between past and present. A split-screen film ("Ammentu" - Trailer), paired with a soundscape of field recordings and a voice-over text further develop the connection between the visual and auditory elements of the stories stored in the environment. "Ammentu" translates to memory in the local Sardo language. ____________
 1 Split-screen film ("Ammentu" Trailer) Director - @v_forsten DOP - @philippreiterer_ Sound Recording & Assistance - @johob_noufmenn 
Text - @sgranciporro Voice - @francescabrugola Technical Support - @_lenzflare / @ronjakappl / @claudelesclave 
 2 Chromogenic prints Photography & Printing - @v_forsten "Ammentu" was developed with the support of 
Land Salzburg
Stadt Salzburg Universita degli Studi di Cagliari (DICAAR) Fondazione Valentina Piredda

My first book 'ROYGBIV' has arrived - so excited to finally get this out into the world. “ROYGBIV is a look back with the inner eye, with human perception as the central tool. Perhaps with the aim of remembering what it was like when the world seemed forever right, especially in its fleeting transience.” – Lina Morawetz The long-term photographic project (2016-2022) is the result of the ongoing recording of a feeling: the search for the personal traces of time. The series deals with growing up and rediscovering the place you left behind. It attempts to decipher what it means to feel connected and at the same time increasingly distanced from the formative period of growing up. The personal bond is woven from a collection of memories and hopes, yet the visual surface remains seemingly unchanged. ROYGBIV explores this ambivalent connection to the landscapes and personalities that have become part of the reality of life in the Salzburg region. Photography is used to describe the imagined world of memory and to record how this idea changes with each visit. The title is an acronym for the colors of the rainbow, an optical phenomenon that has repeatedly appeared in the landscapes over the many summers. The colors of the arc depend on the position of the viewer. The composition changes with every step. 2024, softcover 24 × 20 cm, 120 pages 36 color images 28 b/w images Edition: 350 Photography: @v_forsten Publisher: @fotohof Essay: @lina_morawetz Design: @studio.fjeld @v_forsten Typeface: @elias_hanzer @abcdinamo Language: German, English ISBN: 978-3-903334-84-7 Price: 29€ pre-order via mail/dm

More details from my latest show @photon_gallery - thank you for giving me the opportunity to exhibit my most personal project „ROYGBIV“. The exhibition is open until the 14th of April / Mon – Fri: 12:00 – 18:00

Will be in Paris next week to sign and present my book ROYGBIV @polycopies w/ @fotohof - looking forward to see you there 💙 15/11/2025 Saturday | 18:00-19:00

Paul Lendvai for @zeit / August 2025 thanks again @veratammen for this special portrait commission

2/2 Office Scenes w/ @studioleichtfried for "Trickster&Company" by @conditio.humana Helping hands by @ronjakappl @johob_noufmenn

1/2 Office Scenes w/ @studioleichtfried for "Trickster&Company" by @conditio.humana Helping hands by @ronjakappl @johob_noufmenn

Cover-Story for @diepresse.schaufenster (Nr. 24) w/ @stinaforce @friesraphaela @pinkerthanfloyd @katharina_ernst_artist_drummer Styling/Direction: @evadinni Assistance: @ronjakappl H&M: @nil__makeup Text: @magdalena_.mayer Editor: @daniel_kalt Outfits: @louisvuitton @dior @jana_wieland @prada Still very happy how this one turned out - thanks again for the trust and the commission!

2/2 Images taken while working on the short-film project "Ammentu" a year ago - full length version currently in development.

1/2 Images taken while working on the short-film project "Ammentu" a year ago - full length version currently in development.

Details from my diploma installation "Ammentu" shown at @dieangewandte festival 
The multimedia installation explores the landscapes of Sardinia, focusing on the relationships between human intervention, memory and the environment. Through analogue photography and 16mm film, the project documents the island’s shifting geography, focusing on the tension between its historical mining regions and modern scientific infrastructures. Specific sites such as the Sulcis-Iglesiente region, with its abandoned mining facilities, Carbonia, a workers town built during the fascist era, and Sos Ettanos, a former mine now repurposed for quantum physics research and proposed as the future site of Europe’s largest telescope (the Einstein Telescope)- form the heart of the exploration. The photographs, altered by immersion in metalliferous soil, capture this dialogue between past and present. A split-screen film ("Ammentu" - Trailer), paired with a soundscape of field recordings and a voice-over text further develop the connection between the visual and auditory elements of the stories stored in the environment. "Ammentu" translates to memory in the local Sardo language ____________
 1 Split-screen film ("Ammentu" Trailer) Director - @v_forsten DOP - @philippreiterer_ Sound Recording & Assistance - @johob_noufmenn 
Text - @sgranciporro Voice - @francescabrugola Technical Support - @_lenzflare / @ronjakappl / @claudelesclave 
 2 Chromogenic prints Photography & Printing - @v_forsten "Ammentu" was developed with the support of 
Land Salzburg
Stadt Salzburg Universita degli Studi di Cagliari (DICAAR) Fondazione Valentina Piredda

More images from my diploma installation "Ammentu" shown at @dieangewandte festival 
The multimedia installation explores the landscapes of Sardinia, focusing on the relationships between human intervention, memory and the environment. Through analogue photography and 16mm film, the project documents the island’s shifting geography, focusing on the tension between its historical mining regions and modern scientific infrastructures. Specific sites such as the Sulcis-Iglesiente region, with its abandoned mining facilities, Carbonia, a workers town built during the fascist era, and Sos Ettanos, a former mine now repurposed for quantum physics research and proposed as the future site of Europe’s largest telescope (the Einstein Telescope)- form the heart of the exploration. The photographs, altered by immersion in metalliferous soil, capture this dialogue between past and present. A split-screen film ("Ammentu" - Trailer), paired with a soundscape of field recordings and a voice-over text further develop the connection between the visual and auditory elements of the stories stored in the environment. "Ammentu" translates to memory in the local Sardo language ____________
 1 Split-screen film ("Ammentu" Trailer) Director - @v_forsten DOP - @philippreiterer_ Sound Recording & Assistance - @johob_noufmenn 
Text - @sgranciporro Voice - @francescabrugola Technical Support - @_lenzflare / @ronjakappl / @claudelesclave 
 2 Chromogenic prints Photography & Printing - @v_forsten "Ammentu" was developed with the support of 
Land Salzburg
Stadt Salzburg Universita degli Studi di Cagliari (DICAAR) Fondazione Valentina Piredda