Domestic & Wild
Katja Paternoster
The sculptures by Slovenian architect Katja Paternoster explore the phenomenon of coexistence among a wide variety of living beings sharing the same habitat. The artist’s intention is to highlight the diversity of animals that live right among us, yet largely go unnoticed – including here in Vienna.
We do not live alone in the city.
According to the artist, cities are by no means exclusively human spaces, but complex ecosystems. From pets to wild animals, Paternoster’s sculptures are deliberately shaped from the everyday material of wire, staged with light, and in this form populate the entire Schwarzenberg Garden.
For Katja Paternoster, light is the element that has the greatest influence both on her work as an architect and on her life. It is only through the use of light that form becomes visible and that colours and surfaces can be perceived.
Biography
Katja Paternoster, born in 1981, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. She works as an independent architect on a range of her own projects and also collaborates with architectural practices. Her work spans architecture and furniture design, and she is also active in the field of lighting design.
She is particularly interested in addressing contemporary issues through light installations. Her work has been presented at various festivals, including Lighting Guerrilla in Ljubljana, Visualia in Pula, the Bella Skyway Festival in Toruń, and Lumina in Cascais. She has received several awards for her work.