26/05/2026
A PARABLE FOR ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS WE DON’T KNOW YET
Part 1: The Giant Bird
Opening weekend:
Friday, 29.05.2026, 18:00–24:00
19:00 Opening ceremony, Perfomances by Elisabeth von Samsonow () and Daily Rhythms Collective ()
Saturday, 30.05.2026, 12:00-18:00
13:30 Exhibition tour with curators and artists
17:00 impuls MinuteConcerts with Klaus Haidl (.klaus), Maria Gstättner (), Ariana Hernández Vera, Gobi Drab ().
Participating artists:
Aliz Farkas (._.farkas) • Elisabeth von Samsonow • Vanja Krajnc () • Edda Strobl () • Daily Rhythms Collective - Daniela Brasil (), Otto Oscar Hernández Ruiz (), SHIN Hyo Jin (.hyojin.linkingcultures) • Lala Raščić () • Catrin Manoli (.a.k.a) • Catherina Jarau, Anna Mora Moll, Laila Reichenpfader • Dominika Trapp () • Ernst Koslitsch ()
AYOCOTL Seed Library for All: Forum Urbanes Gärtnern () • Andreas Motschiunig • Daniela Brasil • Florian Perl ()
Curated by: Anton Lederer, Margarethe Makovec
This is the first exhibition in a series focusing on mythological creatures appearing across different eras and cultures. They accompany transformation, challenge the familiar and invite us to embrace uncertainty and change.
The series is inspired by a lecture by the founder of The Emergence Network, Báyò Akómoláfé. The first part takes its starting point from the Giant Bird—in Akómoláfé’s work, this is Ziz, who is associated with air and the atmosphere but also establishes a connection to the earth. This encourages to look upwards, whilst at the same time critically questioning the cycles we live in and what sustains us.
As part of the exhibition, the AYOCOTL Seed Library for All will also begin operations. And just outside, on Orpheumgasse, a parklet—a small green island—invites to linger.
Duration of the exhibition: 29.05.–01.08. & 24.08.–05.09.2026
Free admission!
In cooperation with Forum Urbanes Gärtnern and Dramatikerinnenfestival.
Image: Perfomance „Return“ by Daily Rhythms Collective. Photo: Thorsten Arendt