THU 7 - THU 27 MARCH

Tricky Women Tricky Realities brings together works by Valentina Berthelon and Catalina Ibáñez at Bildraum 07 – the focus of this year’s exhibition is on Chile.

In her virtual short film HAUNTED LANDSCAPES, Chilean artist and filmmaker Valentina Berthelon Chilean artist and filmmaker Valentina Berthelon investigates the fragility of political systems. The film was made in reaction to the protests against neoliberal policies in Chile which reached a dramatic climax on 18 October 2019. Santiago de Chile was burning, monuments were torn down, the air was filled with screams, and president Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency. Countless military operations evoked memories of the Pinochet regime, until the protests and riots effectively came to a standstill when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

In HAUNTED LANDSCAPES, Valentina Berthelon looks at the epicentre of the 2019-20 protests, Plaza de la Dignidad in the heart of Santiago de Chile. The fragmented imagery reflects both the protesters’ goal to break up oppressive structures and the diverse individual experiences and traces of memory within these collective processes. It was primarily women who, for months, stood up against machista violence, femicides and unequal living and working conditions. The hoods they wore, which were soon declared a criminal offence by the authorities, became a symbol of feminism and equality; now, Valentina Berthelon has transferred them into an intervention at Bildraum 07. Together with other Chilean artists she has also created a host of hybrid identities who retake Plaza de la Dignidad to capture the moments of victory and collective catharsis from a predominantly female perspective.

Bildraum 07 also presents CUERPAS QUE LUCHAN/BODIES THAT FIGHT, an animated film by Catalina Ibáñez. It tells the story of Matilde Urzúa, a brave woman who participated in a performance denouncing patriarchy during the feminist movement of 2018. But everything that happened to Matilde after that demonstration is a stark reminder of the long road still ahead of us as we strive towards equality. Catalina Ibáñez wisely chose to focus on her protagonist’s way home: an effective narrative that is rounded off by experimental animation.

(Text: Esther Mlenek, Bildraum 07)

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OPENING

THU 7 MARCH, 18:00
BILDRAUM 07

Burggasse 7, 1070 Vienna

Opening Hours: Tue - Fri, 13:00 - 18:00 + Sat 9 March 13:00 - 17:00 

THU 7 - SUN 10 MARCH

Original photos, documents and animation props in twelve collage boxes illustrate stations in John Heartfield’s life and allow visitors to admire both the virtuosity of this Weimar Republic pioneer of photomontage and the cut collage animation templates. Backgrounds by artist Toxina Matalamas are also on display alongside Werner Kernebeck’s small props and original puppets by Lydia Günther and Anne-Sophie Raemy. The concept for the 12 collage boxes by the film's director, author and art director Katrin Rothe.

GUIDED TOUR:

SAT 9 MARCH, 17:30

director Katrin Rothe will give a tour of the exhibition

METRO KINOKULTURHAUS, Mezzanine

Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Wien

Thu 7 March, Fri 8 March 17:00–21:00
Sat 9 March, Sun 10 March 15:00–21:00

THU 7 - SUN 10 MARCH

METRO KINOKULTURHAUS, Mezzanine

Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Wien

Thu 7 March, Fri 8 March 17:00–21:00
Sat 9 March, Sun 10 March 15:00–21:00

THU 7 - SUN 10 MARCH

The AR works are exhibited throughout the city of Vienna. The augmented reality objects are shown virtually with our cooperation partner Artificial Museum on their digital map and also at different locations in Vienna. They can be viewed via browser on a cell phone.