Architektur des medizinischen Wissens / Architecture for Medicine

The Vienna General (AKH) is one of Europe’s largest hospitals. Incorporating the clinics of the Medical University of Vienna, it is also an internationally renowned research institution. The Vienna Central Hospital was founded in 1784, and since then it has continually expanded through the addition of new research and teaching institutes. Most Viennese are very familiar with today’s AKH, which has become an indispensable part of the cityscape. But behind its façade lies an immense and largely invisible machinery. The photographer Stefan Oláh was fascinated by these hidden technical and infrastructural facilities. At the invitation of the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien), he spent three years documenting numerous hidden aspects of the Hospital. The result is an aesthetically impressive anamnesis of this institution. In addition, he traces the rich tradition and history of the AKH and the Medical University. - A glimpse behind the scenes of the AKH and MedUni Wien in a series of images by Stefan Oláh
- Essay by Ulrike Matzer on the cultural significance of this institution
- Operating rooms, medication robots, disinfection lines, phantom rooms and much more