Conviviality as Potentiality
From Amnesia and Pandemic towards a Convivial Epistemology
Conviviality as a social practice is characterized by an intrinsic dynamic. The global capitalist world and its processes of racialization and neocolonialism systematically oppose the possibility of conviviality, placing it in constant danger of dwindling or collapsing.
The aim of our work is to explore and develop artistic practices that have the potential to intervene in these disrupting dynamics. We start from the assumption that arts-based research can function as an affirmative transformative force to deepen and strengthen convivial practices.
The question of conviviality as potentiality will be researched in connection to relevant predicaments in five territories: Australia, Lebanon, Israel, South Africa and Austria. With local and international artists and research partners, this project seeks to co-develop a new definition and practice of conviviality as positive, affirmative action of doing in the form of changing.
Conviviality as Potentiality: From Amnesia and Pandemic towards a Convivial Epistemology is an interdisciplinary, arts and theory based research project, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF, AR 679) through its Programme for Arts-based Research (PEEK), and is based at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 2021 to 2025.
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- LECTURE by Asma Aiad and Anahita Neghabat “Racialized Access to Freedom of Art: Racism, State Violence and Artistic Interventions by the Muslim*Contemporary Art Festival”WHERE: University of Cologne (Germany) WHEN: 29.9.-2.10.25 The conference of the German Society for Social and Cultural Anthropology (short DGSKA) on “Un/Commoning Anthropology ” will take place at University of Cologne (Germany) from 29.9. – 2.10.25. It is organized and hosted … Read more
- LECTURE by Slavcho Dimitrov “Skopje Pride Weekend – Festival for Queer Art, Culture and Theory Thinking Together the Political and the Curatorial: Affect, Relationality and Performativity”WHERE: Zoom // https://akbild-ac-at.zoom.us/j/69477153964 (meeting ID: 694 7715 3964) WHEN: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, from 14.00 to 16.00 The very last event of the 4-year art-based research project FWF PEEK 679 Conviviality as Potentiality concludes with the region of Europe that reaches us with the most … Read more
- Conviviality as Potentiality: From Amnesia and Pandemic towards a Convivial Epistemology 18/01/2025WHERE: Studio Building, Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna, 1. floor, studio south WHEN: 18.1.2025, 18–22h FWF-PEEK AR 679 (2021–2025)After four years, this artistic research project will conclude at the end of January 2025. Members of the project team—Marina Gržinić, Jovita Pristovšek, … Read more
- LECTURE + WORKSHOP “Stimmen von Kunst & Kultur: Kreative Wege des Empowerments” by Asma Aiad 11/1/2025WHERE: Deutsche Islam Akademie, Berlin, Germany WHEN: 11.1.2025 Lecture + Workshop “Stimmen von Kunst & Kultur: Kreative Wege des Empowerments” by Asma Aiad at “Kick-off: reKUNSTruktion – Kunst als Brücker zur Identität und gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe“; Deutsche Islam Akademie, Berlin, Germany.
- Esra Özmen | Award of the City of ViennaEsra Özmen | Award of the City of Vienna We proudly congratulate Esra Özmen on receiving the Promotion Award of the City of Vienna in the category Music! The award is a special recognition of the artistic achievements to date.