Research and exhibition project Practice Chaos in Marseille

Students and professors from Kunstschule Mainz (Professor Shannon Bool), the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Marseille (Professors Marion Balac and Frédérique Pradeau), and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Professor Marina Gržinić), along with more than forty students from their respective institutions, will gather in Marseilles to take part in a very exciting BIP program under the theme Practice Chaos, supported by Erasmus Plus. The highlight of the week will be the opening of a major exhibition on May 7 at the Palais Carli, followed by a dynamic program of performances, talks, and studio visits. This rich program emphasizes artistic exchange and collaboration and offers a unique opportunity to connect through art and intervention.

This specific collaborative BIP project, initiated by the Studio for Art and Intervention/Concept in collaboration with the International Office, began in 2022 with a visit to Kassel and documenta fifteen. It was followed by encounters in Barcelona (hosted by the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona [UB]), Vienna (hosted by the Studio for Art and Intervention/Concept), and Mainz (hosted by Kunstschule Mainz) — now culminating in the visit and encounter in Marseilles.

This time, the participants traveling to Marseilles from the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, studio Art and Intervention/ Concept, are:
Asma Aiad, Jupiter Rhea Braun, Lukas Brunner, David Cuka, Mariya Dmitrieva, Oke Fijal, Zora Fuhrmann, Sebastian Konzett, Pramila Lama, Finn Mühl, Oskar Muyi Lota, Fedor Shmelkin, Dafina Sylejmani (David Goblin), Phivos Theodotou, Melina Vesely, Kyra Sophie Wilhelmseder.

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Mag. Angelina Kratschanovska, who, as the head of the International Office, brought this fantastic Erasmus Plus program to the Academy. Our thanks also go to Simon Baraque and the many colleagues at the Academy who handle the administrative aspects of the program with great dedication.