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ARTIST STATEMENT

I work with paper, charcoal, ink, and translucent coatings to create drawings, fragile objects, and spatial installations. Through folding, layering, cutting, and shaping, paper becomes a body-like material: a skin, a trace, a structure under tension.

My practice explores transformation, vulnerability, and inner pressure. Forms and processes found in nature — such as skins, shells, growth, decay, and cellular structures — often serve as quiet points of departure, but are reduced into ambiguous states between organism, object, and memory.

Lines, cracks, layers, and accumulations make visible what is usually quiet or hidden: emotional weight, fragile endurance, and the shifting relationship between body, matter, and mind. My works invite a slower form of looking, where vulnerability is not understood as weakness, but as a state of presence.

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ABOUT

Born in Salzburg, Austria, Marion C. Hoepflinger lives and works in the countryside near her hometown. Trained as a molecular biologist, she holds a doctorate and spent many years in basic research, studying cellular structures in muscles, higher plants, and algae. This scientific background continues to inform her artistic practice through a sensitivity to morphology, transformation, material processes, and the hidden structures of living systems.

Since 2013, Hoepflinger has pursued her artistic path, shaped by her mentors Mag.a Alfia Weingartner and Christine Kastner, a graphic design program completed in 2019, and her work in cultural education at Museum Fronfeste and KUBIQ – Kultur- und Bildungsquartier Thalgau. Since 2025, she has been a member of art bv Berchtoldvilla – Vereinigung Bildende Kunst Salzburg.

Working mainly with paper, charcoal, ink, and translucent coatings, she creates drawings, fragile objects, and spatial installations that explore transformation, vulnerability, inner pressure, and the ambiguous space between organism, body, and memory. Her works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Austria and abroad. In 2025, she received a recognition award from the State of Salzburg; in 2026, she was awarded the art bv Berchtoldvilla Award for her installation CARRYING IT ALL.

Marion's works are held in private collections and in the public collection of the City of Salzburg (Sammlung der Stadt Salzburg).

GALLERY VIOCES

Statement about Marion's work from STUDIO RÖ (Milan, Italy)

»Marion's works captivate, invite to explore their depths, and contemplate the concepts they represent, enriching the viewer's experience and sparking curiosity about the artist's intentions. These are minimalistic works that convey a complex emotion.«

What are the strengths of Marion's portfolio?

»The artist excels in utilizing the stark contrast of black and white, harnessing their power to evoke strong emotions and convey deep messages. This mastery of monochrome allows for a striking visual impact, drawing the viewer's attention and inviting them to delve deeper into the layers of meaning within the artwork. Through careful composition and subtle nuances in shading, the artist skilfully communicates complex narratives and themes, creating a profound and thought-provoking experience for the observer.«

EXHIBITIONS

2026

NICHTS ... und dessen Beziehung zum Sein, art bv Berchtoldvilla, Austria; July to August 2026

The FACTORY - free art space, Salzburg, Austria; July 2026

A LINE A DAY - art bv Berchtoldvilla Award 2026, art bv Berchtoldvilla, Austria

NEUE MITGLIEDER - NEUE PERSPEKTIVEN, art bv Berchtoldvilla, Austria

2025

DE PROFUNDIS - AUS DER TIEFE, Literaturhaus Henndorf, Austria; 2025 (solo show)

The FACTORY - free art space, Salzburg, Austria;

IT BEGAN WITH NO ADO, Ein m2 KUNST at emsiana Culture Festival, Hohenems (solo show)

100×100: KLEINES FORMAT, cooperation with New Zealand, art bv Berchtoldvilla, Austria

2024