New commemorative stamp honors the work of Viennese artist Lisl Ponger
The new commemorative stamp features the photograph "Gone Native" from 2000 by the renowned Viennese film and photo artist Lisl Ponger.
Lisl Ponger's work explores stereotypes, racisms, and the construction of perspectives, using photography, film, installations, and text. This is clearly evident in the photograph "Gone Native," which is featured on this commemorative stamp: a critical look at colonialism and the idea of "going native." The photograph questions the relationship between the African figurative object and the real, human woman (Lisl Ponger herself). Both are seated on identical chairs against the same background, suggesting a representative equality. Nevertheless, the question arises as to who has become the "native" in this photograph.
In her photographs, Lisl Ponger shows herself as her self, but always through aspects that represent hierarchical ideas associated with her culture. The artist lives and works in Vienna. Her works, which are always at the intersection of art, art history and ethnology, are shown in national and international exhibitions.
