Simon Brugner lives and works in Vienna. Brugner is interested in research-based photography projects with a strong historical background, utilizing archival material as well as contemporary photography. He is specifically ­interested in the question of how the forgotten past forms our present. He obtained a master’s ­degree in media theory from the Technical University of Vienna (thesis: “On reality in the age of digital photography”). In 2014 Brugner was ­accepted for the Anzenberger Masterclass (­Vienna; with e.g. Martin Parr, Rob Hornstra, ­Cristina de Middel) and since then selected to take part in several workshops (with Corinne Noordenbos, Lara Almárcegui, RVB Books). In 2016 he was rewarded with a scholarship for promising young artists by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts and Culture.