Schauraum Angewandte: Speedshow Series - Season 1 Episode 9
Be the
Living Room
The ninth Speedshow Series episode Be the Living Room explores conditions
of the inside and the outside, as well as interplays and boundaries between both. What does it mean to be comfortable, without
restrictions and free from expectations? – The artists invite viewers to perceive a speculative (spatial) construct where
they present individual longings for co-existing of vulnerability and authenticity. Living Room in this context stands
for an intimate space where one can reflect upon inner desires, frustrations and constraints without the intrusion or judgment
of the outside world. Be the Living Room is a manifestation to simply exist.
The installation
Bruxism: Synaptic Warfare (2024) by Lea Gander reveals a landscape where dreams and desires materialize, inviting
contemplation of the unseen forces shaping our realities and reminding us of the profound connections between life, death,
and the spaces found in between. Lea Gander is a multidisciplinary artist, currently studying Digitale Kunst at the University
of Applied Arts Vienna, and Art and Education and Design in Context at the Academy of Fine Arts. She is inspired by the diverse
perceptions of reality and how they can be altered, manipulated, represented, and influenced through digital media and networks.
What we may or may have not found in the dark (2024) by Vivi Vinjarova is a tapestry made from countless
pieces. Digital drawings were transferred into embroideries, in search for the constraints of authenticity and art. The work
reflects on the genuine, on what it means to create fine arts or "just" illustration. Vivi Vinjarova is a Slovak illustrator
and printmaker. She currently studies Drawing and Printmaking at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Her work draws on
her views on day-to-day life, herself and small (sometimes insignificant) things.
Speedshow Series is an exhibition
format of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, curated at the Digitale Kunst Department / UBERMORGEN. In cooperation with
MuseumsQuartier.
Duration / opening hours:
June 06 – 16, 2024, daily 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Opening:
June 05, 2024, 6:00 p.m. (with MQ Pop Up Schauraum)
Works by:
Lea Gander, Vivi Vinjarova
Exhibition venue:
Schauraum Angewandte @ MQ Schauräume
Museumsplatz
1, 1070 Vienna
