Marlene Hausegger
METAXI, Close To Me
April 27, 2021–April 27, 2021The Breeder, Athens
MARLENE HAUSEGGER
METAXI, Close To Me
Installation / Talk at The Breeder, Athens
The installation is the outcome of the residency program for the Province of Styria/Austria in cooperation with The Breeder, Athens
Between February and April 2021 Marlene Hausegger was part of the residence program of Province of Styria in cooperation with The Breeder. During her stay in Athens she developed a site-specific installation on the roof of the gallery dealing with the former silk industry in the district of Metaxourgio. The installation functions as a platform for a conversation about cultural heritage, coexistence and transitional places with Artemis Papageorgiou.
Marlene Hausegger lives and works as a visual artist between Austria and Slovenia. She is particularly interested in the public realm. Her interventions and installations have been shown among others at Museum Belvedere21, Vienna; Vernacular Institute, Mexico City; Biennial Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Biennial for Architecture, Belgrade; Stedelijk Museum, s´Hertogenbosch; rotor, Graz; Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna; Museum LENTOS, Linz; BJCEM Biennale, Skopje. She teaches at the Art University Linz and since 2019 she is part of the Public Art Committee Lower Austria.
Artemis Papageorgiou is a media artist and curator based in Athens, exploring the convergence of natural and computational systems inside the urban landscape. Her work includes interactive installations, e-textiles and playful architectural devices. She is currently Associate Curator at the Biennale of Western Balkans where she focuses on bridging contemporary art practices with weaving communities and learning experiences. Artemis has led numerous learning programmes on art, architecture and technology and has spoken in various symposia including a recent TEDx talk.
