Exhibition 'Encounters in Relational Geography' at Open Space Vienna Explores Eastern European Identity
From June 2 to July 2, 2010, the Open Space art center in Vienna hosted the exhibition 'Encounters in Relational Geography – Dust, Ashes, Residua,' under the curation of Richard Appignanesi and direction of Gulsen Bal. This showcase highlighted the works of seven artists from Eastern Europe who explored the theme of neo-liberal reconstruction in their region. Featured pieces included Sašo Sedlaček's 'AcDcWc (Merda d´Artista),' Vlad Nancă's photographs of birch brooms, Ranko Bon's online project 'Residua (1976 – 2010),' Isa Rosenberger's video 'ESPIRAL: A Dance of Death,' Zbyněk Baladrán's video essay 'Bookcase,' and the installation 'Naked Freedom' by Marina Gržinić and Aina Šmid. The exhibition also connected the Baesi Roma community in Romania with the Arna-Jharna Museum in Rajasthan, referencing Dumitru Budrala's documentary 'Curse of the Hedgehog.'
Key facts
- Exhibition ran from June 2 to July 2, 2010 at Open Space in Vienna
- Curated by Richard Appignanesi under directorship of Gulsen Bal
- Featured seven Eastern European artists addressing neo-liberal reconstruction
- Central reference was Dumitru Budrala's documentary 'Curse of the Hedgehog'
- Linked Baesi Roma community in Romania to Arna-Jharna Museum in Rajasthan
- Included works by Sašo Sedlaček, Vlad Nancă, Ranko Bon, Isa Rosenberger, Zbyněk Baladrán, Marina Gržinić, and Aina Šmid
- Open Space is a non-profit venue consistently exhibiting Eastern European art
- Exhibition questioned Eastern Europe's role as a European supplement
Entities
Artists
- Richard Appignanesi
- Gulsen Bal
- Sašo Sedlaček
- Vlad Nancă
- Ranko Bon
- Isa Rosenberger
- Zbyněk Baladrán
- Marina Gržinić
- Aina Šmid
- Dumitru Budrala
- Kurt Jooss
- Hannes Hoffbauer
- Dziga Vertov
- Sergei Eisenstein
Institutions
- Open Space
- Arna-Jharna Museum
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Bratislava
- Slovakia
- Romania
- India
- Rajasthan
- Croatia
- Chile
- Czech Republic
- Slovenia
- Germany
- Weimar Republic
- South America
- Eastern Europe
- Central Europe
- South-Eastern Europe
- Western Europe
- North America