Fragmenting & Recombining as an Act of Remembering

A collaboration between MEZEKERE and FOTO ARSENAL WIEN

This event is for people of the Global Majority, Black and Black diasporic communities, and Indigenous people.

MEZEKERE invites you to explore their current exhibition Anunciação das Ardências by Brazilian artist Gê Viana and immerse yourself in its worlds of sound, image and collective memory. Rooted in the spiritual practices and cultural traditions of Brazil’s Maranhão region, the exhibition brings together eleven collages, a sculpture, a raffia installation and a newly created sound altar. At the heart of Anunciação das Ardências lies the Radiola: a sound body, a meeting point, and a vehicle for collective memory. For decades, Radiolas have shaped Maranhão’s distinctive reggae culture. In Gê Viana’s work, the sound system becomes an assertion of presence and a struggle to sustain the ritual and musical practices of her home territory.

Together, we will create space to listen, exchange and connect — engaging with the exhibition through shared experiences, stories and collective presence.

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: 18:00–19:30
Meeting point: MEZEKERE Space, Apollogasse 21/5 (top floor), 1070 Vienna
Language: English
Costs: Free
Age: 18 and above

Target audience: For people of the Global Majority, Black and Black diasporic communities, and Indigenous people.

This event offers a safe space for exchange, connection and collective reflection in which lived experiences, perspectives and forms of knowledge that are often marginalized, underrepresented or excluded from dominant narratives are centered, recognized and valued.

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