A new art space is taking shape in SOPHIE 7 - the former Sophienspital in Vienna’s 7th district. MEZEKƎRƎ deliberately anchors its artistic and curatorial reference points in the Global Majority and its diaspora, creating a translocal space with international connections—charting new paths conceptually, thematically, aesthetically, and in terms of socio-political engagement. The space will launch in May 2026.
OPENING
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June 26
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OPENING ⎯ MEZEKƎRƎ ⎯ June 26 ⎯
Artist Residency:
Gê Viana at MEZEKƎRƎ
April and May belong to Gê Viana
The Brazilian artist from Maranhão joins MEZEKƎRƎ for a residency rooted in research and creation; a slow, intentional unfolding toward a solo exhibition at the space.
This is what we do here. We build room for artists and curators from the Global Majority with sacred intention. We make space for practices that challenge what has been centered for too long, and that affirm the fullness of other cosmologies, other memories, other ways of making meaning and knowing.
On June 26, Gê Viana's exhibition will open, and with it, so will MEZEKƎRƎ, officially, to the world.
Mark the date. More soon.
Gê Viana’s work emerges from the streets and collective spaces, bringing together historical archives, memories, and experiences to create insurgent visual narratives. Through collage, photomontage, and interventions, Gê activates “time branches” connecting ancestry and the present. Shaped by Afropindoramic identity and Maranhão’s culture, Gê’s practice reimagines colonial records and proposes new ways of seeing and existing.
HOUSEWARMING
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MEZEKƎRƎ
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THROWBACK
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HOUSEWARMING ⎯ MEZEKƎRƎ ⎯ THROWBACK ⎯
THROWBACK
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FESTIVAL
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THROWBACK ⎯ MEZEKƎRƎ ⎯ FESTIVAL ⎯
To showcase our vision, we organized a three-day festival in September 2024. The festival took place at Volkskundemuseum, Vienna.
Line-Up
Afro Rainbow Austria - Ahojworld - AKA KELZZ - Ale Hop (Agua Dulce) - Ale Zapata - Alex Aguirre Sánchez (Colectivo Ayllu) - Alfredo Ledesma Quintana - amaaena - Antikoloniale Interventionen - Araba Evelyn Johnsson - Brooklyn Pakathi - caratanaa - cn (Hotpotposse) - Daliah Touré - Don Jegosah - Dunia Sahir - Ema Benčíková - Elisabeth Mtasa - Francisco Godoy Vega (Colectivo Ayllu) - Gotopo - Heron Sena - Iki Yos (Colectivo Ayllu) - Kasho Chualan - Kimy/Leticia Rojas Miranda (Colectivo Ayllu) - Kweku Okokroko - Laura Robles (Agua Dulce) - Lucrecia Masson Córdoba (Colectivo Ayllu) - Mãe Celina de Xangô - Mai Ling - Michaela Nagyidalová - Miheret Kebede - Mo Harawe - Munira Mohamed - Naya de Souza - Nina Sandino - Oksana Maslova - Omar Gabriel Delnevo - Piña Narváez (Colectivo Ayllu) - Sophie Douala - Tmnit Ghide - Uýra Sodoma - Verena Melgarejo-Weinandt - Vivian Crespo Zurita - Xing (Hotpotposse)