If sustainability is to gain depth
Sustainability has found its way into strategies, mission statements, and communication processes. Art, too, is increasingly being placed in this context: as a visual reinforcement, as a cultural gesture, as a credible catalyst. This is precisely where the real question begins: Will art remain a mere side effect—or will it become a space where debate, friction, and new perspectives become possible?
BURN-IN addresses this transition. Not where sustainability merely looks good, but where a commitment gives rise to concrete initiatives. We do not view the SDGs as a decorative list of goals, but as an international framework for thought and action from which projects, collaborations, and spaces for dialogue can be developed.
This page is therefore not an invitation to symbolic participation, but rather a resource for companies, organizations, institutions, and artists who wish to further explore sustainability in cultural, communicative, and artistic terms.
A Space for Action Between Responsibility and the Future
The Four Pillars—and What Is Built Upon Them
GreenART combines aesthetic quality with social relevance. At the intersection of ecology, society, economy, and culture, projects emerge in which art is not separate from change but becomes part of it.
Ecology
Art makes ecological relationships visible, allows us to experience them through our senses, and makes them open to renegotiation.Society
Art opens up opportunities for participation, new perspectives, and dialogue about shared responsibility.Economics
Art can deepen, challenge, and lend greater credibility to corporate sustainability.Culture
Art creates resonance where routines become rigid, and sparks discussion on issues of attitude and identity.Art as an Intervention in the System
A global framework. Many concrete opportunities.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are universally applicable and, at the same time, broad enough to connect a wide variety of topics, issues, and contexts. This is precisely where their strength lies: they create a common language between business, culture, science, education, the public sphere, and society.
For BURN-IN, the SDGs are not a label retroactively applied to a project. They serve as a starting point for questions: Where is there an urgent need for action? Where does friction arise? Where are new images, new formats, and new conversations needed? And how can art help turn abstract goals into concrete projects?
Formats, Spaces, Points of Connection
A shared space of possibilities opens up between business interests and artistic forms of expression. Depending on the context, this gives rise to different formats, media, and points of connection.
Companies
Artistic Perspectives
How a request becomes a project
Step 1
ConversationWe don't start with a standard package, but rather with a shared understanding of the client's needs, context, and objectives.
Step 2
FocusWe highlight the relevant topics, areas of tension, and potential connections to the SDGs.
Step 3
ConceptBURN-IN develops a suitable format—curatorially, strategically, and communicatively.
Step 4
ImplementationDepending on the project, we support implementation, communication, engagement, and further development.
For people and organizations
who want to move forward
Company
who want to not only communicate sustainability, values, and the future, but also embed them in their corporate culture
Organizations and Institutions
Those seeking new ways to make social responsibility visible and effective; local governments, educational institutions, and public partners who want to shape the spaces for change and reach different target groups in new ways
Artists
Cooperation partners from the fields of culture, academia, and business who wish to use their work to address social, environmental, and economic issues and who want to develop interdisciplinary projects with BURN-IN
Partners from the fields of culture, academia, and business
those who want to develop interdisciplinary projects with BURN-IN
The Benefits of BURN-IN
BURN-IN combines curatorial thinking, strategic communication, GreenART expertise, and many years of experience at the intersection of art, business, and society. The result is not off-the-shelf solutions, but projects with their own distinct profile, a clear stance, and precise execution.
BURN-IN Areas of Effect
We support SDG-related projects from the initial planning stage through to tangible implementation—in terms of concept, curation, communication, and organization.
Concept & Strategy
- Clarify the issue and context
- Sharpen the SDG focus
- Consolidate topics
- Develop an impact logic
- Strategically design formats
Curation & Development
- Define artistic approaches
- Conceive projects and collaborations
- Structuring content
- Developing dramaturgy
- Designing spaces for resonance
Communication & Positioning
- Storytelling and Copywriting
- Refining Communication Strategies
- Increasing Visibility and Connectivity
- Develop PR and content ideas
- Refine your stance through language
Implementation & Activation
- Organize exhibitions and events
- Engage partners
- Supporting communication initiatives
- Engage the public
- Develop projects further
Past Projects, New Perspectives
Past projects and exhibitions serve as a point of reference for new initiatives.
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02. - 30.11.2016MAGIC LIGHTS
Event Exhibition GreenARTCecilia Flaten CL
"The real voyage of discovery strives notto new lands, but toto see things with new eyes"Norwegian proverbCHANGING THINGS TOGETHER WITH ARTNovember is all about the magic light at the contemporary BUR…
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Update MGI Liezen
Corporate Culture GreenART Art branding News Case study flashbackBURN-IN developed an art branding concept for MGI Liezen that visibly profiled an established company location and translated architecture, attitude and future prospects into a strong overall idea.
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07.02. - 05.03.2020SEEING OTHER THINGS: The fascination of fractals
Event Exhibition GreenART Gerngross 1st floorI give duration to the moment. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Mexican photographic artist The 67th BURN-IN exhibition is all about the newly created boutique gall…
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01.03. - 29.04.2023Myth & Minimalism: Insights into the World of Forms
Exhibition Event GreenARTCordelia Lehmann-Reinthaller AT / Markus Moser AT / Linda Steinthórsdóttir IS
In March 2023, the Viennese BURN-IN Gallery invites you to the group exhibition Myth & Minimalism: Insights into the World of Forms | Wire.Clay.Fabric. with the artists Markus Moser, Cordelia Lehm…
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03. - 28.09.2019Geometric flow - corners, waves and edges
Event Exhibition GreenARTAurora Cid ES
People want to see patterns in the world. It is how we evolved.Benoit B. MandelbrotIn the September exhibition, BURN-IN lets geometric flow and penetrates deep into the mysterious geometric two- and t…
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02. - 30.11.2017Destruction as the cause of becoming
Event Exhibition GreenARTStefan Korinek AT
BURN-IN met Stefan Korinek in the spring of 2017 at a vernissage in the BernARTgasse studio, where he presented his "LichtGestalten" with Matthias Kretschmer. The subsequent studio visit in Stockerau …
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GreenART curated by Alberta | submit now!
Gallery GreenART SubmitInterested in a curated, perfectly managed GreenART exhibition in the heart of Vienna? BURN-IN is looking for artists who think out of the box and address the major issues of our time with regard to t…
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Incomprehensible actionism in the BURN-IN gallery
GreenARTArt behind barriers - the new reality.To think, ponder and philosophize.The BURN-IN exhibition Mythos & Minimalism: Insights into the World of Forms (Wire.Clay.Fabric.) has attracted a great deal …
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Wiesmayr COOL SUMMER BREEZE campaign
Agency Case study Corporate Culture GreenART Campaign Full serviceFor many years, our agency has been designing and managing holistic, emotional communication campaigns for our client Wiesmayr Klimatechnik, demonstrating that strategic, emotional brand development g…
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05.12.2022 - 07.01.2023strings of nature & ritual spaces
Event Exhibition GreenARTSusanne Guzei-Taschner AT
In December 2022, Vienna's BURN-IN Gallery invites you to a mysterious expedition into the realm of mystical, almost sacred natural spaces by painter and textile object artist Susanne Guzei-Taschner.
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09.01. - 28.02.2023In the realm of the white shadows
Event Exhibition GreenARTAndrea Langensiepen AT
In January 2023, Vienna's BURN-IN Gallery invites you to the REICH DER WEISSSCHATTEN by Tyrolean painter Andrea Langensiepen and presents 20 independent works created between 2010 and 2022.
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02. - 31.05.2019From surrealist two-tone history nature
Exhibition Event GreenARTIt is not the task of art to copy nature,but to express it.Honoré de Balzac, French writerIn May 2019, BURN-IN presents pointillist and surrealist works (oil and acrylic on canvas) by Eva Pisa (Austri…
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08. - 27.03.2021SILENT SCREAM
Event Gallery Exhibition GreenARTRichard Fischer DE
An EXTRAVAGANT COLLECTION EXTRAVAGANTE PLANTS In times of financial crises, art has always been one of the most stable investments.Professor…
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Blooming Codec | A book in the making
Book project Fisherman Sonja Dolzer GreenART Art branding GalleryFloral aesthetics meets culture-driven managementWith The Blooming Codec, BURN-IN is developing a book together with Richard Fischer that brings art, culture, sustainability and management into a stro…
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02. - 31.05.2018Botanical painting and photography in dialog
Event Exhibition Heirs BURN-IN Artist GreenARTMischa Erben AT / Mischa Skorecz AT
Igniting Transfer | Station VNature is the artist,but man is the recognizer!Christa SchybollIn the merry month of May, BURN-IN presents two artists who are among these perfect recognizers, but who als…
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BURN-IN BUSINESS CIRCLE III | Deeply rooting sustainability and art in companies
Corporate Culture Business Circle GreenART Workshops Heirs BURN-IN ArtistProject SAMENBANK - the perfect nucleus By anchoring sustainability in their core business, companies create added value:for society and for the company.Wirtschaftskammer ÖsterreichThe topics of susta…
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BURN-IN BUSINESS CIRCLE I
Corporate Culture Business Circle News Art branding GreenART EventThe first BURN-IN BUSINESS CIRLE is history!A select circle from politics, art and business gathered at the BURN-IN Gallery & Think Tank on June 16, 2016.Including Dr. Erhard Busek (former Vice Chance…
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MGI | upwards - think innovatively - act responsibly
Corporate Culture Art branding News GreenARTBURN-IN developed an exterior art concept for MGI Ennstal that combines corporate identity, architecture and art to create a highly visible brand message.
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Art for Innovation. Culture for Change.
GreenARTART MAKES THE FUTURE VISIBLE. Innovation, sustainability, corporate culture, and positioning shape the development of companies today. However, their greatest impact does not arise in isolation, but …
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07. - 24.12.2020My journey through Istria
Event Gallery Exhibition GreenARTSnježana Vidović HR
Everything here, everything is theirs. Steep slopes, trails, spruce trees, rocks, old quarries. Everything belongs to you. And more. Everything that surrounds them is them. Their grandfathers created …
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01. - 29.10.2020Mr. Biedermann and Mrs. Green
Event Exhibition GreenARTEllen Semen AT
About 200 years ago, it was not a life-threatening virus but a restorative political system, including an all-surveilling secret police, that made people flee into privacy.Elke Doppler, Wien Museum Ma…
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04. - 29.06.2019In the orbit of myths, nature and cities
Exhibition Event GreenARTAsit Poddar IN
- an Indian contemplationThe goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with natureJoseph Campbell, American mythographerIn June 2019 BURN-IN invites y…
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03.07. - 06.08.2020Stop.Think.Move.
Exhibition Event Gallery GreenARTA situating of 3 BURN-IN women artists in times of co | evolution. When the wind of change blows,some build protective walls, others windmills.Chinese wisdomBURN-IN since 2019 is dedicated to the…
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The future needs images.
GreenARTART MAKES THE FUTURE VISIBLE. Innovation, sustainability, corporate culture, and positioning shape the development of companies today. However, their greatest impact does not arise in isolation, but r…
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02.06. - 03.07.2020Iridescent Iceland
Exhibition Event GreenART Other worldA monochrome composition of painting and photographyAn artistic volcano knows where to erupt. Manfred Hinrich, German philosopher, philologist, writerIn June 2020, BURN-IN invites you to an incredible…
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BURN-IN BUSINESS CIRCLE IV
Event Corporate Culture Agency GreenART Business Circle CharityWith the fourth BURN-IN Business Circle, BURN-IN condensed its many years of work at the interface of art, corporate culture and strategic brand development into a business talk with clear relevance f…
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01. - 29.09.2017Eerie effects of plants and human beings
Event GreenARTWolfgang Finder AT / Thomas Rucker AT
"One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams."Salvatore DaliTwo artists of SEZESSION GRAZ show their …
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02. - 22.07.2019Summer Exhibition 1 | July 19
Summer-Exhibition Event Exhibition GreenARTAfter 2015 and 2017, BURN-IN invites in July and August 2019 to the 3rd International Summer-Exhibitions in Vienna and presents two fascinating exhibitions on the focus theme GreenART. Seven artists f…
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12 short films. One question.
Each film focuses on one of the SDGs—not to illustrate, but to question. What happens when art intervenes rather than simply documenting? See for yourself.
