Walter Niedermayr was born in 1952 in Bolzano, Italy. He lives and works in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. Since the 1980s, Niedermayr has been continuously working on projects in which he explores space as a reality occupied and shaped by humans.
Perceptions of space and the atmospheres within both open and enclosed areas are recurring themes in his photo and video works. Invited by Katia and Gerold Schneider, the artist engaged with the mountain world around Lech am Arlberg over the seasons in 2015 and 2016, delving into the atmosphere and movements within the landscape.
His works from the series "Raumaneignungen – Lech 2015-2016," created as a commissioned project for "allmeinde commongrounds," impress at first glance with their aesthetics and unique use of color. Upon closer examination, one notices disruptions and overlaps that also interfere with the perception of the images. The specific locations were captured from the same viewpoint in both winter and summer. This approach creates ambiguity, potentially alluding to the valuations associated with interacting with the landscape. His sequences of images are intended more as projections related to the future than as references to a current state.