In the artist talk with KM– junior curator Jana Franze, Gunther Skreiner and Markus Sworcik meet as the two artistic positions from Graz and as two artist-generations from the province of Styria in the exhibition "Hate Speech: Aggression and Intimacy". They are connected in their interest in the digital and in semiotic systems, even though they frame it differently and translate it into their works in a medial, sculptural or painterly manner. Their works elicit questions on transdisciplinarity and materiality, which involve the transfer and the shift of meaning, metaphor and symbols. In the artist talk, both artists will answer questions on their artistic practice and on the exhibited artworks, which have been especially produced or newly arranged for the exhibition.

Gunther Skreiner (1946 Graz, lives in Graz and Seville) produces paintings, collages and videos since 1969 and exhibits them internationally and in Graz. He was part of the contemporary art festival steirischer herbst numerous times, exhibited his works at the galleries Bleich-Rossi and Artelier Contemporary and in 2008 he had a solo exhibition at the Künstlerhaus. Another project of his is the traveling exhibition "The Graphic Element", which was recently presented in 2018 at the airport Graz.
Markus Sworcik (1977 Graz, lives in Graz) is a visual artist and musician. In 2018, he completed the master class in sculpture at the Ortweinschule for Art and Design and was awarded a stipend. His exhibition projects include "RETAW, RETAW Falls" (Popup Gallery "Füll die Lück", 2017) as well as the group exhibition Art on Prescription, an off-space project in the course of the Venice Biennial 2017.