A festival for the senses: La Gacilly-Baden Photo shows Australia!

A festival for the senses: La Gacilly-Baden Photo shows Australia!

On June 13, 2025, the renowned Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo will start in Baden, Austria, which lasts until October 12, 2025. Around 30 exhibitions are presented under the topic of “Australia & the New World”, which deal with the complex relationship between people and the environment. Around 1,500 large -format photographs of international artists can be seen in framed pictures, which address the untouched nature, ecological threats, social issues and cultural identities. The festival course extends over seven kilometers and is divided into a garden and a city route. This arrangement combines the natural environment with historical and urban elements, which enables the visitor to have a comprehensive experience.

The governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner emphasizes how important art is in public space, especially in a context that stimulates thinking about environmental issues. Australian artists such as Tamara Dean, Bobbi Lockyer, Matthew Abbott and Trent Park will exhibit their works, while US perspectives by photographers such as Louise Johns and Joel Meyerowitz as well as European perspectives by Alfred Seiland and Dieter Bornemann are also represented.

exhibitions and main topics

Special attention is given to the special exhibitions that illuminate topics such as sustainability, nutrition and biodiversity. Further exhibitions will deal with youth culture and science. The festival not only illustrates the diversity of photographic art, but also the relevance of the topics treated in today's context. Other program items include bilateral photo projects and a review of the previous year with photographs by Reiner Riedler and Irmie Vesselsky.

The festival is barrier -free and accessible around the clock, which is to address a general public. Guests also have the opportunity to combine their visit with a short vacation in the beautiful city of Baden. The region offers cultural experiences in important facilities such as the Beethoven House and the Arnulf Rainer Museum, together with the tasting of autochthonians, such as Rotgipfler and ornamental Fander from the thermal region.

more information and special features

Admission to the festival is free, which makes the event accessible to all art and nature lovers. The festival's website, www.festival-lagacilly-baden.photo , provides comprehensive information on the exhibitions and events. Visitors can not only let the exhibitions work on themselves, but also enjoy the beauty of the area and immerse themselves in the variety of photographs. In addition, accommodations in the region, such as the AT the Park Hotel Baden and the Hotel Landhaus Moserhof in Gumpoldskirchen, are ideal for a stay during the festival.

In the context of the festival, other important photo tales are worth mentioning in the near future, including the PhotoBrussels Festival , which takes place from January 23 to February 23, 2025, and that World views Festival , which offers a platform for adventure reports from 24th to 26th January 2025. The Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo not only puts art, but also a dialogue about urgent environmental issues.