With the „bb15 hosted“ series, bb15 offers Linz-based art students the opportunity to show their semester or final projects to the public.

Opening: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, 6 pm

Opening Hours: 
Thursday, October 17th, 12 am – 6 pm
Friday, October 18th, 12 am – 6 pm

The two students, Jennifer Kopatz and Joanna Czekajlo, are presenting their Master’s final projects in textil.kunst.design from the University of Art and Design Linz at bb15.

Gefangen in der Muschel by Jennifer Kopatz:
The pearl embodies a jewel of the sea, which is the only one produced by a living animal. In order to form a flawless and perfectly round pearl, the mussel undergoes a human-controlled process in which the animal is manipulated and forced to secrete mother-of-pearl.

The project Trapped in the Shell shows a material-focussed discourse that places the shell in the spotlight as a sentient creature and illuminates the pearl as a direct link between humans and shells.

The tapioca pearls resemble real natural pearls in their uneven appearance and provide a clear contrast to the perfect cultured pearl. Threaded onto a string, they join together to form a linear pearl necklace and symbolize the manipulated biological process of the mussel.

Textile Fossilien des Anthropozäns by Joanna Czekajlo:
The beginnings of textile production are difficult to determine in terms of time, as in the past only natural fibers were used, which have completely disintegrated over time. However, through modern, technologically ever more sophisticated processing of raw materials, our consumption-orientated way of life is permanently inscribing itself into the earth. What will this lead to?

Like fossil traces in rock, the works Fossils of the Anthropocene symbolize the imprint of our present. The gaze is directed towards aesthetic qualities and thus raises the question of the value of these textile legacies.

Exhibition Opening: October 24th, 2024, 6:30 pm

Opening Hours:
October 25th – November 15th,
Wednesday – Friday, 3 – 6 pm,
or individual appointments (closed on public holidays)

Our home can be understood as an extension of our body. Like a second skin, it provides protection, comfort, and the ability to retreat from the outside world while safeguarding our privacy. Within this protective space, we consciously or unconsciously surround ourselves with things that define us. Whether they are everyday objects or elements of our cultural heritage, these items help shape our identity and create a personal environment.

When we are stripped of this security, our sense of identity and belonging is deeply shaken. Artists Lauren Jetty and Lisa Reiter explore the concepts of preservation, protection of property, and cultural heritage. Through their work, they raise questions about labor, domestic fear, and how the loss of security shapes our connection to cultural heritage, both for ourselves and for future generations.

Lisa Reiter is working in the field of sculpture and installation, always in search of traces of human interaction in space – in the domestic as well as the public sphere. She lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
www.lisareiter.com

Lauren Jetty is an artist, performer, musician, lecturer, and educator; often blurring the lines between these roles. Curiosity and conversation drive Lauren’s practice; she presents scenarios that bring the familiar into the realm of the magical. She specializes in the ‘other’ senses (taste, touch, and smell), with a particular interest in the cross-modality of scent and sound. She lives and works in Wales, UK. www.laurenjetty.com

Screening October 21st 2024, 7pm

Held every eighteen months in Giessen, Germany, the hungry eyes festival explores the intersection of film, performance and the visual arts. In its last edition in 2023, they reflected on their conceptual roots in experimental short film and the diversity of international submissions they‘d received. In 2024, the festival hits the road, touring Berlin and Linz with a programme of seven of their favourite short films from recent years. Join us for this exciting programme.
https://hungryeyesfestival.de/

Programm:
Why the Birds? von Tomás de Souza, 2022, 12:16
Swimming Lesson von Vardit Goldner, 05:16
He Had Got Certain Vibes von Greta Alfaro, 2019, 02:31
How I Choose to Spend the Remainder of my Birthing Years, von Sarah Lasley, 2020, 05:50
10 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Arab von Sarah Trad, 00:12
SOS/Animals/Action von Big Art Group, 2021, 11:48
Reality Fragment 160921 von 七个木 Qigemu 七個木, 2018, 14:02

The films are in English and some are subtitled in English.
Image: Still from Why the Birds by Tomás de Souzas