Speedshow Series S1E9: Be the Living Room

Speedshow Series S1E9: A Cybernetic Ritual
Works by: Lea Gander, Vivi Vinjarova
Opening: Wed 05.06.2024, 18h
06.06. – 16.06.2024 | Schauraum Angewandte

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.

Drawing © Vivi Vinjarova