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Chrischa Venus Oswald's 'True' at Bari Gallery

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Chrischa Venus Oswald (born 1984), a Bavarian performer based between Lisbon and Berlin, presents her second solo show 'True' at Galleria Incanti in Bari. The exhibition explores how posture influences daily interactions and worldview through photography, flags, an altar, and a video. The series 'Figure (spine)' reinterprets caryatid iconography as symbols of responsibility and grace. Visitors were invited during the opening to use '#True_flags' for a personal revolution starting from physical posture. An altar ('Offering') holds body part casts as relics. The titular video combines educational documentaries with dreamlike sequences, weaving together all exhibited works around posture as emotion and self-expression.

Key facts

  • Chrischa Venus Oswald is a Bavarian performer born in 1984.
  • She works between Lisbon and Berlin.
  • 'True' is her second solo exhibition at Galleria Incanti in Bari.
  • The show includes the photographic series 'Figure (spine)' featuring caryatids.
  • Visitors used '#True_flags' during the opening for a symbolic revolution.
  • The altar 'Offering' displays casts of body parts as relics.
  • The video work 'True' mixes educational documentaries and dreamlike footage.
  • The exhibition runs at Galleria Incanti in Bari.

Entities

Artists

  • Chrischa Venus Oswald

Institutions

  • Galleria Incanti

Locations

  • Bari
  • Italy
  • Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • Berlin
  • Germany

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