The third edition of this year’s Montag Modus’ “archive of futures” project departs from the intersection of Eastern Europe’s many pasts and futures. The possibilities of this interlaced space are examined through the means of sharing food and stories: a journey into Eastern Europe’s futures unfolds through a three-course dinner for 40 guests (suitable for vegans and vegetarians), based on regional cuisine and family recipes, and paired with food, spirits, games, and an artistic program that guides us through new wanderings and exchanges. The condition of Easternfuturism is approached through second-hand memories but newly born hopes, identities in-flux and postcommunist diasporas, with the purpose of reclaiming Eastern Europe as a space whose future is yet to be articulated.
8 OCTOBER, 2023 / 6 - 8PM at Tanzfabrik/Uferstudios 1.
More info here.
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Local cosmologies, queer practices of world-making and decolonial historiographies underpin the second edition of ‘archive of futures’, which comprises a full-length performance exhibition throughout Radialsystem. Works by Alicja Rogalska, the collective Hollow and choreographers Przemek Kamiński and Marta Ziółek draw on worldbuilding strategies of Eastern European grassroots initiatives, and explore forms of resistance within feminist and queer communities.
29 JULY, 2023 / 5 - 10PM at radialsystem.
More info here.
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The Hungarian collective Hollow just wrapped up their residency at Bergen Kunsthall in Norway, in collaboration with Montag Modus. The residency that took place in June 2023, facilitated the further developing of their project "Aura", which will be presented at radialsystem on July 29th, in the frame of archive of futures II.
More information: https://www.kunsthall.no/en/live-studio/2023/hollow/
With support from Kulturrådet.
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Being-With and Giving Time – in her essay, writer Alison Hugill documented the last iteration of ShareHolders. You can read her reflections here
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The summary video of Montag Modus' ShareHolders (2021) is online. The video, made by Agnesh Pakozdi, documents the first performance-exhibition of ShareHolders. You can watch it here
Janine Muckermann wrote an essay on POKUS about the first edition of Montag Modus' ShareHolders event at radialsystem. You can read the essay online here
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The publication of Montag Modus' Ecology of Attention project is available online (here). Ecology of Attention is an experimental documentation of the eponymous performance-exhibitions series. It includes the artistic contributions that were presented during the cycle as well as five new commissioned works that take a next step in the research of this subject.