teach your laughter to a flower/ Bring einer Blume dein Lachen bei
Curated by/kuratiert von Nicole Sabella (Mz* Baltazar’s Lab)
20.09. – 04.10.2024
Opening/Eröffnung: 20.09.2024 19h
Finissage: 04.10.2024 19h
Opening Hours/Öffnungszeiten:
21.09. 15 – 18:00
24.09. 15 – 18:00
27.09. 15 – 18:00
28.09. 15 – 18:00
01.10. 15 – 18:00
Venue/Ort: Mz* Baltazar’s Lab, Jägerstraße 52-54, 1200 Wien
About the exhibition:
teach your laughter to a flower
This body of work talks about the challenges and gifts of changes.
How does one let go? How does one receive? What does it mean to trust?
There are several practices and techniques that help to connect deeper with all these questions.
Methods that are tried and tested and never fail to be revelatory if one stays ready to be surprised.
Über die Ausstellung:
Bring einer Blume dein Lachen bei
In diesem Werk geht es um die Herausforderungen und Geschenke von Veränderungen.
Wie kann man loslassen? Wie kann man empfangen? Was bedeutet es, zu vertrauen?
Es gibt verschiedene Praktiken und Techniken, die helfen, sich mit all diesen Fragen tiefer zu verbinden. Methoden, die sich bewährt haben und immer wieder neue Erkenntnisse bringen, wenn man offen bleibt und bereit ist sich überraschen zu lassen.
Short Bio:
Abiona Esther Ojo is a textile artist and sculptor.
While her practice manifests through and in various mediums such as textile art and sculpture, Esther’s inspiration is often autobiographical. By looking at her own embodied history, she connects her personal experiences to broader, socially relevant issues.
Kurzbio
Abiona Esther Ojo ist Textilkünstlerin und Bildhauerin.
Während sich ihre Praxis durch und in verschiedenen Medien wie Textilkunst und Bildhauerei manifestiert, ist Esthers Inspiration oft autobiografisch. Indem sie ihre eigene verkörperte Geschichte betrachtet, verbindet sie ihre persönlichen Erfahrungen mit breiteren, gesellschaftlich relevanten Themen.
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Soon in 2024
Solo exhibition with Anna Watzinger curated by Mz* Baltazar’s Lab collective
11.10. Opening
25.10. Finissage
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Solo exhibition with Rosanna Marie Pondorf curated by Patrícia J. Reis
01.11. Opening
22.11. Finissage
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Workshop with Rudolf Arnold curated by Anna Watzinger and Patrícia J. Reis
30.11. – 10h – 17h
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Fem_Lab exchange Catalonia-Austria – Marizia Matarese
2.12-8.12
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Workshop with Natalia Gurova curated by Lale Rodgarkia-Dara
06.12.
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PAST:
Un/Typisch
Curated by Olivia Jaques (Mz*Baltazar’s Laboratory)
Vernissage: 6.9.2024, 19:00
All*Makers*Brunch: Saturday, 7.9.2024, 11:00–12:30 (For registration please refer to Mz*Baltazar’s Laboratory at olivia.jaques@mzbaltazarslaboratory.org )
Duration: 7.–13.9.2024
Opening Hours:
7.9.2024, 10:00–18:00
8.9.2024, 10:00–18:00
9.9.2024, 16:00–20:00
12.9.2024, 16:00–20:00
In the framework of Kulturfests Riviera Brigittenau. and the all*makers* research project
Mz*Baltazar’s Laboratory, Jägerstraße 52-54, Vienna, Austria
About:
Un/Typical
In the exhibition ‘Un/Typical’, Cindy Fodor explores the question of how aesthetics can be rethought in a new and sustainable way at the level of material production. When creating bioplastics, Cindy Fodor focuses on experimentation, the result of which forms a contrast to conventional standardised, smooth and homogeneous materials. With her irregular bioplastic fabrics, the artist wants to challenge conventions and explore new aesthetic possibilities.
In a practical workshop, the All*Makers*Brunch, on Saturday, 7 September 2024, 11-12:30, the artist will share her knowledge. Together we will each create a sample of bioplastic. The workshop is aimed at a maximum of 6 participants. Please register by 6 September via email to olivia.jaques@mzbaltazarslaboratory.org.
The workshop will take place as part of the Kulturfest Riviera Brigittenau, a cultural festival on and around Wallensteinplatz on 7 September 2024. The workshop and exhibition are part of all*makers* https://all-makers.at/, an FFG research project between the Centre for Human Computer Interaction Salzburg https://hci.plus/, Happylab Vienna https://happylab.at/de_vie/, Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory and the Austrian Institute of Technology https://www.ait.ac.at/.
Cindy Fodor is a fashion designer and artist who works at the interface of fashion design, science and technology. Instead of an internship in a tailor’s shop or a designer’s studio, she completed an internship in a makerspace (Happylab Vienna https://happylab.at/de_vie/), where she learnt 3D modelling, 3D printing and laser cutting methods. She is currently working on combining sustainable materials with 3D printing technology. When working with biomaterials, she takes a step back and starts the design process with the materials. She develops her fabrics in her home lab.
Foto Credits: Cindy Fodor
PARTNER CREDITS AND SUPPORT
Kulturfests Riviera Brigittenau
Happylab Wien
FFG
Stadt Wien
Bundesministerium Kunst, Kultur und öffentlicher Dienst und Sport
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Soldering workshop ERICA SYNTH DIY kits
6th of July, 12:30-16h
Jacky Noise and Girts Visionar of Erica Synths will guide the session, helping you take your first steps in 1. soldering and 2. building your DIY modular synth, using one of the pre-ordered Erica Synths mki x es.EDU . Before the workshop, we will provide an introduction to modular synths and their performance cases. You are more than welcome to stop by for a social chat, check out the gear, or solder a DIY kit. Feel free to bring your own DIY project too!
The workshop open to all genders but take into account Mz*Baltazar’s Lab code of conduct: https://www.mzbaltazarslaboratory.org/code-of-conduct/
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“Undoing & Doing Manuals”
Gruppenausstellung der Studierenden der LV “Technologien/Praxen|Digitale Kommunikations- und Medienwelten”
mit: Melina Braß, Erika Farina, Sebastian Fiedler, Celina Hacker, Miriam King, Alexandra Leitner, Michelle Viktoria Pavonić, Manuel Elio Salomon, Nina Wandruszka
Vernissage: Montag 24.06.2024, 19h
Die Studierenden präsentieren ihre Arbeiten im Mz* Baltazar’s Lab: 26.06.2024, 14h
Ausstellungszeit: 25 – 29 Juni 2024
Öffnungszeiten: Mittwoch 26. Juni, 13-16h & Donnerstag 27. Juni, 13-16h (Weitere Öffnungszeiten auf Anfrage: orga@mzbaltazarslaboratory.org)
Ort: Mz* Baltazar’s Lab, Jägerstraße 52-54, 1200 Wien
Das Kollektiv von Mz* Baltazar’s Lab realisiert im Rahmen der gemeinsam gestalteten Lehrveranstaltung “Technologien/Praxen | Digitale Kommunikations- und Medienwelten” des Studienganges KKP an der Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien eine Gruppenausstellung, welche die künstlerischen Ergebnisse der Studierenden zum Lehrveranstaltungsthema “Undoing & Doing Manuals” in den Räumlichkeiten des Mz* Baltazar’s Lab zeigen.
Wie können wir Technologien entwerfen und nutzen, die mit den Normen einer konsumorientierten, frauenfeindlichen, rassistischen, leistungsfähigen, geschlechtsbinären und heteropatriarchalen Gesellschaft brechen? Durch gemeinsames Bauen, Demontieren, Hinterfragen, gegenseitigem Zuhören, Überdenken und Experimentieren wird ein vielschichtiger Zugang zum Thema “Undoing & Doing Manuals” präsentiert.
credits: Anna Watzinger
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Solo exhibition Chamber II. reflecting river by Guadalupe Aldrete curated by Lale Rodgarkia-Dara
Vernissage 07.06. / 19h
Performance
18.06. / 16h bis 19.06. / 16h (24 Stunden)
Exhibition’s duration
07.06. – 21.06.2024
Finissage
21.06. / 19h
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Exhibition An Artificial Plant in Real Soil
Artists: CickinDunt (Anna Cherepanova|Vitalii Cherepanov)
Curator: Olivia Jaques / Mz*Baltazar’s Laboratory
Exhibition & Workshop (31.5.–2.6.)
in the framework of Independent Space Index Festival 2024
Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory, Jägerstraße 52-54, 1200 Wien
Program:
Workshop: Saturday 4:30pm
cctv lecture: Sunday 5:00pm
Opening hours exhibition:
Friday, 31 May, 2-6 pm (Opening / the artists will be present)
Saturday, 1 June, 2-6pm
Sunday, 2 June, 2-6pm (Finissage)
After stripping the vomit of Baudrillard, Brener and Nietzsche from their clothes, the Cherepanovs continue their trans-disciplinary, trans-local, trans-agent expedition that began in a small town in the Urals. In their infantile way, they have deconstructed and appropriated the repressive instrument of the state: urban CCTV cameras. “If the state wants to control us, then being afraid and hiding from such cameras means playing to the score set by this government. But exposing yourself to the camera and performing actions means overcoming fear and forcing the overseer to act according to your own score and to observe your own performance” muses CickinDunt.
With the kind support:
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Performances and Exhibition Caring About (Data). How to deal with sensitive data and documentation within socially engaged performance art
Artists: Marin Leo Shamov, Ailsa Li & Phoebe Wong, Joanna Zabielska
Curator: Performatorium (Olivia Jaques/Marlies Surtmann)
Performances:
Fr 24.05.2024
Sa 25.05.2024
Opening: 24.05.2024
Exhibition: 24.05. – 29.05.2024