
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Bar, from the series: Public and Private Spaces, Kaliningrad Region, 1999
The Diagonale has dedicated the extensive film program ”Spotlight on” to Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, which will be presented from April 6 to 10, 2022, and Camera Austria presents a first comprehensive exhibition of their photographic work. This joint endeavor is the first sweeping presentation of Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel’s oeuvre.

Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Hairdresser, from the series: Public and Private Spaces, Kaliningrad Region, 1999
Tizza Covi, born in Bozen (IT) in 1971, and Rainer Frimmel, born in Vienna (AT) in 1971, both attended the Kolleg für Fotografie at the Graphische Lehranstalt in Vienna from 1992 to 1994. They have been collaborating since 1996 on projects in the fields of photography, theater, and film. They established the production company Vento Film in 2002 in order to produce their films independently. Their documentary and feature films, which are always cast with amateur actors and shot on 16mm film, material have been awarded prizes at many international festivals.

Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Restaurant, from the series: Public and Private Spaces, Kaliningrad Region, 1999
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
On the Margins
Curated by
Reinhard Braun
March 19 through May 22, 2022
Camera Austria
Lendkai 1, A-8020 Graz, Austria
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