© Oskar Friedl 2012 “His spectacular installations with light and multimedia show his sense of drama that he learned during his studies to become a stage designer. He transforms the facades of entire buildings into a stage. Water, fire and the earth become actors that through their beauty create a spell that it becomes very hard for the viewer to resist. It is an enveloping, all encompassing experience to dive into one of the atmospheres that Nowotny creates. Again, Nowotny plays with powers but their threatening features have been taken away. Nowotny does not shy away from any challenge as big as it may be.”