The Octopus Event

Final exhibition of the educational program of artistic research and interdisciplinary approaches by Basak Senova

The Octopus Programme is a guided research-based educational program that encourages artistic research and production-based collaborations across academies and art institutions, students and professionals, diverse presentation modes, and processes of research and documentation in different geographical regions.

While the program functions as a support mechanism for emerging artists, its main objective is to accumulate experience-based collective and creative output by taking geopolitical, social, ecological, and educational urgencies and diversities into consideration.

Opening: 1st of June, 18:00
Opening performance by Gischt & Conny Zenk (AV show) and Misonica (DJ set)

Guided Tours:
02.06.2022, 10.30 by an artist: Barbara Putz-Plecko
09.06.2022, 16:00 by researchers: Anderwald+Grond
14.06.2022, 16:00: by an evolutionary biologist: Johannes Jäger

Public Programme at Tonkino Saalbau:
02.,03., and 05.06.2022, 14:00-21:00
Flachgasse 25, 1150 Vienna

Artists
Alina Rentsch (DE/SE)
Bengü Karaduman (TR)
Bochra Taboubi (TU)
Conny Zenk (AT)
Els van Houtert (NL/AT)
Eser Epözdemir (TR)
Férielle Doulain (FR/TU)
Julia Stern (AT)
Kim M. Reynolds (US/SA)
Maarit Mustonen (FI)
Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga (SA)
Noor Abed (PS)
Sofia Priftis (SE)
Sophia Bellouhassi (DE/AT)
Verena Miedl-Faißt (DE/AT)
Younes Ben Slimane (TU/FR)

Special guests
Bronwyn Lace (SA/AT)
Ebru Kurbak (TR/AT)
Egle Oddo (IT/FI)
Johan Thom (SA)
Jyoti Mystry (SA/SE)
Hristina Ivanoska (MK/DE)
Larissa Sansour (PS/UK)
Lisl Ponger (AT)
Marcus Neustetter (SA/AT)
Ricarda Denzer (DE/AT)
Willim Kentridge (SA)
Yane Calovski (MK/DE)
The Zone

Associated Actors
Cristiana de Marchi (IT/LB)
Dylan Graham (SA)
Nisrine Boukhari (SY/AT)
Teboho Lebakeng (SA)
Zhou Yuqi (CN)