For Clean Thoughts. Clean Images, his first institutional solo exhibition, Simon Lehner generates motifs that blur the boundaries between pop culture, art history, and autobiography, putting the dynamics of memories and the construction of identity into a new perspective.

Is there such a thing as 'clean' and 'pure' thoughts? What role do memories, family contexts, and everyday images play in this?

Using image archives that he has created himself with elements from his childhood, youth, and the world of media, Simon Lehner examines the complexity of human emotions, identity, and ideals of masculinity as well as their impact on society. In several processing loops, he presents relief images, videos, and sculptures that combine photographs and digital processes. For Clean Thoughts. Clean Images, his first institutional solo exhibition, Lehner generates motifs that blur the boundaries between pop culture, art history, and autobiography, putting the dynamics of memories and the construction of identity into a new perspective.