A work that can't shake off what it reflects

object concept installation photography

Departing from Austria’s involvement in colonial practices, in both the present and the past, as well as its crossovers to imperial and fascist policies of expansion , the exhibition collects artistic positions that examine these practices and oppose them through resistant strategies. Multi-dimensional perspectives on interwoven pasts should thereby challenge existing competitions of memory and open up spaces of action for contemporary processes of political and anti- racist self-empowerment.

artistsHistory-Politics Platform, maiz – Autonomous Center by and for Migrant Women, Christian Gangl, Research Group on Black Austrian History and Present/Pamoja, Ivana Marjanović, Ljubomir Bratic, Marcel Mališ, kegnschtelik – Yiddish Resistance 3.0, Nina Höchtl, Marika Schmiedt, Katharina Morawek, Richard Ferkl, MigrafonA
curatorsLina Dokuzović, Eduard Freudmann, Petja Dimitrova, Can Gülcü, Ivan Jurica
placeKunsthalle Exnergasse
tags
objectconceptinstallationphotography
castIvan Jurica
cameraIvan Svoboda
soundIvan Svoboda
editingIvan Svoboda
interviewIvan Svoboda
published15. 9. 2011
languageČesky / English
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A work that can't shake off what it reflects
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For over a century, the factory in Střekov has influenced the structure of the city and the quality of life of its inhabitants. During the period of industrial development, Johann Schicht and his descendants built civic amenities in the city – a health center, spas, nurseries, a library, and residential buildings for their workers. After the company was nationalized, production continued and continued to employ a large number of newly settled residents. The national company Setuza also brought its employees together and enabled them to participate in "extracurricular activities," primarily in events organized by the Revolutionary Trade Union Movement, which included the organization of International Women's Day celebrations, St. Nicholas Day gifts, and children's camps.