KUNSTHALLE EXNERGASSE

building < against refers to the non-conformist production of space, resistant buildings, protest architectures, autonomous and functionally open architectures, the preservation and cultivation of places, radical reconstructions. And even more radical practices of not building at all.

Following an international call for artistic/political contributions on brownfield sites in urban areas, we will review the submissions together, create our own contributions, and then collectively print and bind the zines. We plan to have a Riso printer in the room. So there are many possibilities: reading together, writing, making collages, printing, and trying out simple binding techniques. At the end, we can all take a few zines home with us and give them to our friends.

WORDS ON FIRE – Democracy lights back is an evening of poetry, discussion, song, and participative reflection set in a field of political tensions where discomfort, falsehoods, and a war of words against human rights combine. The event will reignite the spirit of democracy while a bonfire burns in a barrel outside in the courtyard of WUK throughout the evening.

The Wharf, the “construction site by the water,” is a place for building, learning, reading, planning, and resting. Over six construction days, we will work with you to build a vehicle for protest, which we will ceremoniously drive out at the end of the exhibition. No skills, more thrills.

Robert Foltin (Fuzi) will talk about squatting and its institutionalization as described in the books “Und wir bewegen uns doch” (2004, edition grundrisse) and “Und wir bewegen uns noch” (2011, Mandelbaum Verlag), as well as social movements after 2011. The focus will be on the differences and similarities in the self-organization of squatting in Vienna.

Short films and film clips will be shown that deal with the appropriation of urban spaces – from an intersectional queer-feminist perspective. What forms can resistance take? Where does it begin?

building < against refers to the non-conformist production of space, resistant buildings, protest architectures, autonomous and functionally open architectures, the preservation and cultivation of places, radical reconstructions. And even more radical practices of not building at all.

The Bussi Beginner Workshop explores the group's favorite topics: urban development, de-gentrification, appropriation of space, and neighborhood. Between theatrical, participatory, and semi-rehearsed tips and tricks, they travel together with participants from WUK to the 17th district.