The economies of desire, the dynamics of capitalist profit-seeking, and the relationship between work and play are the central themes of Luise Marchand’s three groups of works on view in her exhibition at Camera Austria. The artist examines how humans and nature are being affected in times marked by maximal flexibility and multiple crises, drawing on the aesthetics and visual vocabulary of the advertising industry. She approaches her topics by immersing herself in various work and life realities, or by drawing on observations from her immediate surroundings. In Graz, the protagonists of Marchand’s works are snails meandering across banknotes, high-performance products, and the bodies of workers. By staging her images in the space, Marchand invites visitors to reflect playfully on our profit-driven meritocracy—and in doing so, to consider subversive strategies as well.