Johannes Gierlinger came to Tirana in the context of a month-long studio scholarship by the province of Salzburg.

Johannes Gierlinger (1985) Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In his work he deals with history, memory and resistance as well as with their forms of representation. He explores readings, doubts and possible future images in the form of essays. His work has been shown at national and international film festivals and institutions, including Visions Du Réel Nyon, Belvedere21 Vienna, Werkleitz Center for Media Art, CPH:DOX, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Dokufest Prizren, das weisse haus vienna, Salzburger Kunstverein, mumok cinema, Diagonale Graz. Lives and works in Vienna.

This project is supported by the Österreichische Botschaft Tirana/Ambasada Austriake Tiranë and Raiffeisen Bank.