17(Joy) Intermission: Joy as Resistance

17(Joy) Intermission: Joy as Resistance is conceived as an interim chapter within the ongoing project 17(Joy).

“Playfulness becomes a subtle act of resistance, a reminder that we are, despite everything, in this together.”

wendelien van oldenborgh and the Concept Class from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna take over the space of Joy(17) and explore various approaches to engage with a gallery space. The students will enter a dialogue with each other and the audiences inside and outside the location through performance, film screenings, community meetings and exhibiting. The intermission is structured in three chapters, each offering a different focus and a distinct perspective on the focus of joy as resistance.

Community 
Opening: March 7, 18.00 - 20.00
Perfomative Dinner: March 12, 19.00 

Social Dialogue 
Opening: March 14, 18.00 - 20.00
Filmscreening: March 19, 19.00

Curated Show
Opening: March 21, 18.00 - 20.00
Performative Workshop "Interfacing Empathy", March 24, 19.00
Performance "Equinox", March 26, 19.00

Participating artists: Aliona Novokhatska, Çağlar Mucan, Emran Sohel, Ertuğrul Bayraktar, Firat Yildiz, JH Gim, Jonas Nieft, Joy Alphonsus, Kyra Sophie Wilhelmseder, Lukas Brunner, Marwa Yasin, Melina Vesely, Merlin Deniz Franek, Mirjana Mustra, Munira Mohamud, Negin Sadeghi, Nkeny, Persy-Lowis Bulayum, Sophie Berghäuser, Tamir Hadar, Tatiana Sukhavera, Zora Fuhrmann