We didn’t illustrate peace.
We insisted. Guerilla
FXXXi̶s̶m̶ TOSHAIN / Makowsky / CEEH
57th Venice Biennale, 2017
Nine years ago
when war in Europe
felt unthinkable
—or was made to feel so—
Avant-garde, once absorbed, becomes spectacle.
We refused the stage.
We moved between systems:
Biennale grounds / city / in-between
Bodies in formation
like a guard of honor
Black protective vests
coated in military infrared
Messages — invisible
Only visible
through night vision
Seeing becomes action
The viewer enters
White text on black surface
presence against disappearance
—
Voices:
Burak Delier — FREEDOM HAS NO SCRIPT
Kendell Geers — STEALING FIRE FROM HEAVEN
Parastou Forouhar — HE KILLS ME, HE KILLS ME NOT
Olaf Nicolai — KEINE HEIMAT
Matthias Makowsky — BANG
Slava Mogutin — LOST BOYS
Ammanullah Mojadidi — GO BOMB YOURSELF!
Iv Toshain — WE ARE THE KNIFE
Lawrence Weiner — HERE TODAY HERE TOMORROW
Anna Ceeh — WOMAN IN LOVE – ARTIST IN WAR
—
One woman
nine men
Germany / Austria / Switzerland
Iran / Iraq / Egypt / Afghanistan
—
No image of peace
no symbol
A condition
fragile
collective
unresolved
—
Not representation
Not decoration
Intervention
—
Peace is not neutral.
Www.fxxxx.me
#venicebiennale
#performanceart
#conceptualart
#artintervention
#meta_and_transpolitical_art_activities
Thanks and love to our contributing artists:
@slavamogutin@lawrence_weiner1942@parastou_forouhar@kendell_geers@laton_official_@fxxin_queen
I just returned from a beautiful, sun-filled stay in Vienna, where we held an inspiring session of the Advisory Board on Film Festival for the Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport (BMWKMS) @kunstkulturministerium 😆
My sincere thanks to @peter_schernhuber Michael Ledolter, @eckstein.theresa and Nela Nakovski from BMWKMS for their warm hospitality, as well as to my outstanding fellow board members Samira Saad-Zenagui and Andreas Ungerböck for such thoughtful, constructive, and forward-looking discussions 🙏
Beyond the meeting and some walks in this terrific city (see all the pics), it was a joy to reconnect with dear friends @anna__ceeh and @leninfilms and to spend time with the exceptionally talented Ukrainian director @myroslav.slaboshpytskiy now based in Vienna ❤️
It was a true privilege to have curated two of his remarkable early short films at the @berlinale before he rose to international prominence with his groundbreaking debut, The Tribe(Plemya) - who dedicated world sales was @alpha_violet which earned major acclaim, including top honors at Cannes @semaine_de_la_critique in 2014 🥳
His latest project, “Animal at War,” features @seanpenn whose unwavering support for Ukraine continues to inspire. Dear Mirek, I can’t wait to see your next film very soon 🤞
2016 wasn’t just a year — it was a frequency.
Sewers, noise, friendship, anti-war art, and moments that can’t be repeated.
in fragments.
Art, sound, politics, encounters, and transformations — before “viral” meant empty.
These images tell a story of art, sound, resistance, and transformation.
It was an honor and a pleasure to meet the American sound artist and experimental composer Jamal Moss, aka Hieroglyphic Being, at Donaufestival.
It was a blessing to spend time with the American rapper, performance artist, poet, and activist Mykki Blanco, to conduct a Laton interview with him, and to receive my artwork signed by Mykki.
freq_out 12 — an audio installation and concert curated by the great Carl Michael von Hausswolff and presented by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and Tonspur— took place in Vienna from April 22 to May 1, located in the sewer at Girardipark, 1010 Vienna, the very place where parts of Orson Welles’ classic noir film The Third Man were shot. Alongside many regular contributing artists, this edition of freq_out included guests Peter Rehberg (RIP) of Mego Records and Hans-Joachim Roedelius of the legendary German group Cluster.
Art and transformation with my lovely old friend Valera Krasnagir, head of the legendary Belarusian magazine Filet, at MediaBarCamp 2016 (May 26–29) in Lithuania. At that time, I was editor for international content at Filet.
More magic: a Laton interview with Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails),
Our legendary anti-war performances XXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain/ Makowsky/ Ceeh МИР : МИРУ : FRIEDE unfolded across five locations in Vienna, including two interventions at MQ Vienna and at Westbahnhof. I was not only involved as an artist, but also physically present, staying with the performance throughout.
attending the Nomadic Art Camp, and finally the exhibition at the Gapar Aitiev Fine Arts Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (August 5 – October 7).
Also worth mentioning: the great article “Humor Instead of Rigidity” by Werner Rodlauer / Remm, published in an art magazine.
Humor as resistance. Presence as art. Performance as peace. #donaufestival
#freqout
#prealgorithm #Bishkek
#CentralAsianArt
MediaBarCamp
Do like the Romans do – or rather, the Viennese! Or – Himmel über Wien ❤️😎👌
Naturally, as a devoted carnivore, it’s an absolute must for me to have a Wiener Schnitzel whenever I’m in Vienna. A golden, crispy masterpiece followed by a stroll through this stunning city, soaking in the architecture that makes even concrete feel poetic.
This time, I went for the classic: Café Prückel – freshly renovated and as charmingly old-school as ever. Fun fact: since the renovation, even the waiters seem to have developed a friendliness and deep sense of humor 😋
But Vienna, of course, isn’t just about food – it’s a full cultural buffet. I was lucky to catch an art opening at Salz Vision Gallery (run by Ruslan Stetski), featuring three fantastic female artists – @kataoelschlaegel@katrin_s_weidhofer and @_viktoria.andreeva – brilliantly curated by @anne.avramut . Big thanks to my wonderful friend @anna__ceeh for taking me there (and for sharing her impeccable taste).
And as if that wasn’t enough: dropping by the @viennale_official felt like stepping into cinema heaven. The retrospective of film icon Jean Epstein at my beloved Österreichisches Filmmuseum – with two of his silent shorts accompanied by live music – was pure magic 😍
A heartfelt thank-you to the Austrian Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS) for having me in #Vienna as part of their advisory board supporting national film festivals 🙏
Huge shoutout to @peter_schernhuber@eckstein.theresa and their wonderful team – and, of course, to my incredibly smart and inspiring fellow board members who kept my brain buzzing and my heart full 🥰
It was an absolute blast – and I can’t wait to return to one of the most cultural (and culinary) cities on the planet. Because let’s be honest – culture always starts with food 😉
Digital Bloom, 2025 by Anna C.E.E.H. (C) Bildrecht Wien, 2025
These aren’t flowers. They’re echoes.
Found footage, digitally overpainted in shifting, layered gestures.
A bloom of noise, memory, softness—and refusal.
I don’t fix images. I complicate them.
Pixel by pixel, I let them resist perfection.
In the background, there’s Freyja—goddess of love and war.
She reminds me that beauty isn’t escape.
It’s a tool. A wound. A mirror.
Finno-Ugric fragments run through the lines.
Old spirits in new colors.
Still fighting. Still blooming.
🪩 Selected works from this series are available as limited edition fine art prints.
They’d be honored to find a place in your collection.
#AnnaCEEH #DigitalBloom #LayeredResistance #GlitchArt #FlowersOfPower #ContemporaryMythology #FreyjaEnergy #FinnoUgricBlood #ArtAsRitual #VisualPoetry #LimitedEditionPrints #CollectorsChoice
Let it bloom, let it burn.
Когда Фрейя плачет, из её глаз капают золотые слёзы, падая в море они становятся янтарём.
Иногда красота — это не утешение, а сила.
Цветы на моих работах — не просто эстетика.
Это след боли, памяти, мягкой ярости.
Я «перекрашиваю» найденные изображения, искажаю их,
вношу шум, позволяю ошибке стать частью языка.
Цветы — как орнамент и как сигнал.
Как код. Как дышащая поверхность сопротивления.
Это не противостояние — это целостность.
Это диалог между хрупким и твёрдым.
Между нежностью и контролем.
Между любовью и границей.
Фрейя — где-то рядом.
Но это — мой голос.
🖼️ Некоторые работы доступны как лимитированные принты.
Буду рада, если они станут частью вашей коллекции 💌
#AnnaCeeh #ContemporaryArt #DigitalPainting #PostSovietArt #VisualPoetry #GlitchArt #Freyja #FeministArt #FlowersAsCode #LimitedEditionPrints #ArtCollector #DigitalExpressionism #VisualResistance
Working on a new project
-> Thanks to my old friend and maybe the greatest art manager I know - Yuri @omelchenko4 and to @omelchenkogallery
for the trust, the space,
and the invitation to be part of thе project @Art and Peace — the glorious Victory of Life”.
For the idea — bold, needed, timely.
For creating room to speak, to feel,
to bring peace not just as a concept,
but as a personal act.
As an artist.
As a human.
This is more than just a project —
it’s a response to the world.
Grateful to contribute through what I believe in most:
art as a weapon, peace as victory.
🖤
And many thanks to my old and ♥️ friend @pashaprishelets for being so close
#artпатрульимир #победа945 #великаяпобедажизни
#artforpeace #exhibition #competition #contemporaryart #digitalart
Hier paar weitere Ausnahmen wie «Les fleures du mal », 2021-.. als ich mein Fotoarchiv (Fotos von México, Italien, Portugal, Israel) überarbeitet habe…
meine DIY Druck-Technik und spezielles Fotopapier erlaubt diese samtige Tiefe
Im Karussellbild … ist eine Präsentationsansicht zu sehen von der Galerie Charim bei Parallel Editions 22 in einem der Lieblingsorte von Wien, wo ich auch bei Franz Graf studieren durfte, im Semperdepot!
(c) Bildrecht
#paralleleditions2022
#charimgalerie
#diyprint
#contemporatyart
#mexico🇲🇽
"Mexzcal. 2020" (Ausschnitt)
DIY Print on matt photo paper,
21x29 cm (c) Bildrecht, Wien 2020
An sich mache ich keine Stilleben.
Aber währen unserer Mexico-Tour 2020,
kurz vom Covid-Einruch, habe ich viele Fotos gemacht. Im Lockdown hatte ich Zeit, die Fotos / Bilder zu sortieren und zu drucken, in meinem DIY Verfahren.
danke an Sara Glaxia für die Villa Soledad
#mexico #patzcuaro
#2020
#DIY #print #contemporaryartwork
#villasoledad
#charimgallery
#charimgalerie
#femalegaze
#digitalerrors #analogsynth
#SaraGlaxia
"ONTOLOGICAL REALITIES" – Eine visuelle und konzeptuelle Auseinandersetzung mit Gendercodes, Identität und Selbstwahrnehmung.
In diesem Projekt (von 2004 bis 2010) erforschte ich die Spannungsfelder zwischen Ost und West, zwischen persönlichem Alltag und gesellschaftlicher Norm.
Die Bilder sind mehr als Dokumentation – sie sind eine Dekonstruktion von Rollenbildern, Kontrolle und Emotion.
Farben als Störung und Verstärkung.
Die intensiven Farbverzerrungen, Überlagerungen und Fehl-Griffe brechen mit der klassischen Ästhetik und schaffen eine surreale Realität.
Sie verdecken, verstärken und hinterfragen gleichzeitig – was wird sichtbar, was bleibt verborgen?
Selbstporträts als künstlerisches Experiment.
Meine eigene Präsenz in der Arbeit ist Teil des Konzepts: eine künstlerische Selbstbefragung zwischen Inszenierung und Intimität. DIY-Prints und Publikationen verleihen dem auf Performances basierten Kunst-Projekt eine greifbare, unverwechselbare Ästhetik.
auch danke an unsere Collaboration mit Iv Toshain @fxxin_queen
#AnnaCeeh
#OntologicalRealities
#GenderCodes
#Kunst
#SelfPortrait
#DIYArt
#ArtAndSociety #ExperimentalPhotography
#VisualArt
Ich wurde gefragt, ob ich eine kleine Retrospektive meiner Kunst teilen
kann – von meinen ersten Arbeiten in den 2000ern bis heute.
Eine visuelle Reise
durch alles,
was mich und meine Kunst bewegt.
DIY-Drucktechnik trifft auf expressive Kunst.
Verzerrte Realität trifft auf rohe Emotionen.
Ein Spiel mit Licht, Schatten und Identität. Wer ist es?
Eine Figur, eine Idee oder ein Spiegelbild?
Dieses Werk ist mit meiner selbst entwickelten Drucktechnik entstanden – ein Mix aus Kontrolle und Zufall, Experiment und Emotion.
Jeder Druck ist ein Unikat, kein zweites Mal reproduzierbar.
Wie wirkt es auf dich?
Kunst ist Interpretation – ich liebe es, verschiedene Perspektiven zu hören! Schreib deine Gedanken in die Kommentare.
Und nicht zuletzt einen großen Dank an ALLE, die die Produktion der im Karussell eingestellten Report Issue und die MELODIA /Latona 01 -CD Produktion und die Mega #Viennale Party von RUS KLUB ermöglicht haben
@antjemayersalvi@erstefoundation@borismarte@lukmat4 und vielen anderen #DIYprint
#Art
#DigitalArt
#VisualStorytelling
#CreativeExpression
#ExperimentalArt
#HandmadePrint
#ContemporaryArt
@charimgalerie@fxxin_queen
