Mona Schubert

Good news: Platform Wars has been extended by a week! 💜 So if you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you still have time until May 25. Here are a few glimpses of the show @cameraaustriagraz 👾 I’ll also be giving a curator‘s tour this Saturday, 15:00 as part of @aktuellekunstingraz With works by @wassilychair @joshuacitarella @jakob_ganslmeier @anazibelnik @zarinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @nemiepeba Images: Markus Krottendorfer

now that I had some weeks to process, here are some behind-the-scenes / impressions from “Platform Wars” installation and opening @cameraaustriagraz Could not have done it without Angelika, @chrz21 @philip.schuetz and @julius_.z and the rest of the wonderful team, as well as the fantastic artists @wassilychair @joshuacitarella @anazibelnik @jakob_ganslmeier @zarinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa and @nemiepeba if you’re around: join me on April, 25, 15:00 for my curator’s tour in Graz — come say hi, lurk, or just vibe … would be cute 🫶

Saturday, March 21, 2026, 16:00 Speculative Futures – Agency in the Present S()fia Braga in conversation with Eva Fischer As a spin-off to the exhibition “Platform Wars,” curated by Mona Schubert @silver_iodide , Italian artist S()fia Braga @wassilychair presents her AI-generated short films “The Artificial Conjuring Circle” (2023) and “Third Impact” (2025). Eva Fischer @eva0707 , curator of @civa_at festival, Vienna, will lead through the screening. The conversation will be held in English language. S()fia Braga (b. 1991) is an Italian transmedia artist and a leading voice in AI-driven cinematic storytelling based in Vienna (AT). Her work explores emerging technologies with a focus on human-non-human collaboration, more-than-human agency, and the power dynamics of centralized social media platforms.

Platform Wars, Opening Soon 👾 After two years of pushing this idea forward, I’m thrilled to announce „Platform Wars“, a group show I’m presenting with my amazing friends at @cameraaustriagraz Can’t wait to finally share what we’ve been cooking up over the past months! Opening: March, 13, 18:00, in Graz The group exhibition „Platform Wars“, named after Joshua Citarella’s blog series, explores how centralized online platforms have developed from channels for exchanging texts or images into powerful political and economic infrastructures. In no way are they neutral places for saving user-generated content, for they in fact exert enormous influence on our everyday lives through algorithmic curation, invisible moderation systems, and user guidelines. These platforms’ inner workings influence not only cultural production, but also the social dynamics of visibility, the formation of identity, and the shaping of political opinions. The artistic works by S()fia Braga, Joshua Citarella, Jakob Ganslmeier & Ana Zibelnik, Zarina Nares, and Frida Orupabo investigate how capitalist imperatives determine the attention economy, how hierarchical systems spread within online communities, and how postdigital aesthetics change visual culture. Together, they paint a multi-layered picture of platform cultures and potential forms of resistance. Stay tuned! Credits: 1. Ganslmeier & Zibelnik, from: Bereitschaft, 2024-2025. 2. Joshua Citarella, Queer Transhumanist Anarchism, from the series: e-deologies, 2020-2025, 3. S()fia Braga, still from: Platform Workshippers, 2023–2025. 4. Zarina Nares, still from: Meditation for Releasing The Capitalist Patriarchy Within, 2022. 5. Frida Orupabo, still from: Untitled, 2018. Courtesy: the artist and Galerie Nordenhake Berlin/Stockholm/Mexico City.

Today is the last day of Science/Fiction 👾 A Non-History of Plants 🌱 Thank you to all the amazing artists and colleagues, especially @vicaresheva and Clothilde Morette/MEP, who made this possible, as well as the team of @foto_arsenal_wien Installation shots: (c) Michael Seirer Photography @sargola

Guys, we made it through 2025 💫 Last year was challenging and exciting in many ways. Defending my PhD, moving to Vienna, and meeting so many amazing people :)

Curatorial tour · November 27, 18h ✨ @evakahanfoundation As a closing event, I invite you to join me for a guided visit to @bedekincsohilda first solo show in Austria. Kincső Bede: Grenzwächter (9.10–29.11.2025) The title “Grenzwächter” (border patrol) not only points to the historical past of the Székler community, who once secured the eastern border of the Kingdom of Hungary, but also to the experience of being forced into a surveillant communist system. The German word „Grenze“ carries double meaning, referring both to physical, political borders and to the invisible boundaries between generations, memories, and identities. Bede’s photographs, taken in her parents home, mediate between the experiences of the older generation, who lived under socialism and often remain silent about it, and the younger generation, who live with the repercussions without having experienced such a constrained life themselves. 
Thank you, Kincső, for your trust, your vision, and your incredible talent — it has been an honour to work with you on this exhibition. 🖤 Also big thanks to @angelazachbuchmayer for the invitation and support 💫

First month of „Science/Fiction. A Non-History of Plants“ is over! Such a great collab with Clothilde Morette and @vicaresheva of @mep.paris 🌱 A big thank you to all the artists and collections that made this come to life in Vienna! The show runs until January, 18, 2026 ✨ @foto_arsenal_wien What if plants were more intelligent than we think? What if they observe, communicate—perhaps even dream? „Science/Fiction – A Non-History of Plants“ is an in-depth exploration of the history of plants in photography and lens-based media, connecting art, technology, and science from the 19th century to the present. Rather than following a linear chronology, the exhibition is structured around two focal points: science and fiction. Artists: Laure Albin Guillot, Anna Atkins, Karl Blossfeldt, Henry Bradbury, Stan Brakhage, Jean Comandon, Gohar Dashti, Agnes Denes, Rebekka Deubner, Elspeth Diederix, Kalev Erickson, Constantin Freiherr von Ettingshausen, Éléonore False, Joan Fontcuberta, Olga Grotova, Ali Kazma, Samir Laghouati-Rashwan, Jochen Lempert, Angelika Loderer, Angelica Mesiti, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Alice Pallot, ThePsycholudicResearchGroup (Margarete Jahrmann, Thomas Wagensommerer, among others), Agnieszka Polska, Max Reichmann, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Almudena Romero, Philippe Roux, Miljohn Ruperto & Ulrik Heltoft, Steve Sekeley & Freddie Francis, Timur Si-Qin, William Henry Fox Talbot, Richard Tepe, Anaïs Tondeur, Edward Weston Credit: Michael Seirer Photography @sargola

Still in awe of @foto_wien OPENING DAYS✨ Grateful for all the inspiring and kind souls I met, diving deep into photography and current discourse. Huge shoutout to my amazing team @foto_arsenal_wien who kept me going every step of the way – couldn’t have done it without you! 🙏📸 Also thank you to MEP curatorial team Clothilde Morette and @vicaresheva for bringing Science/Fiction to life in Vienna 🌱 Credits: FOTO ARSENAL WIEN ©Michael Seirer Photography

Sneak peek of our upcoming exhibition „Science/Fiction – A Non-History of Plants“. We’re right in the middle of setting everything up. We can’t wait to open the exhibition together with FOTO WIEN on October 3, 2025, at 7 PM – and to celebrate with all of you!

Kincső Bede: Grenzwächter (9.10.-29.11.2025) @evakahanfoundation I am so happy for the opening of @bedekincsohilda first solo show in Austria. Our collab started with an article I wrote on her photographic work, published @datumsdz for @foto_arsenal_wien . And then, on a train ride to Arles, I happened to meet @angelazachbuchmayer and explored a photobook shop with her. Thank you both for inviting me to curate this show 🖤 What struck me most when looking at Kincső’s work is how it makes visible something many of us carry silently: the weight of histories we did not choose, the echoes of political systems that continue to shape families, identities, and everyday life long after they officially ended - and how to navigate between generations. The show is on view until end of November 💫

#KahanVienna The Dr. Eva Kahan Foundation cordially invites you to the exhibition “Grenzwächter” by Kincső Bede on at the Kahan Art Space Vienna, open from September 9th. 🙋‍♀️ What does it mean to inherit a history you did not choose? How does the memory of socialism continue to shape lives in Eastern Europe today? And how can photography give form to such layered, intergenerational experiences? ➡️ These questions lie at the heart of Kincső Bede’s series “Three Colours I Know in This World” (2019–21). Drawing on her background as a member of the Hungarian Székler minority in Transylvania, Romania, the artist creates visual worlds where folkloric symbols, everyday objects from the Soviet planned economy, and intimate portraits intersect. Through this interplay, the work explores the legacy of communism, Ceaușescu’s power, and the surveillance of the Securitate—tracing how these histories continue to resonate in the present. 📸 Kincső Bede (*1995 in Covasna, Romania) studied at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design and was awarded the Association of Hungarian Photographers’ scholarship in 2020, the same year she was named one of the Carte Blanche Students at Paris Photo. Since then, her work has been shown at Unseen Amsterdam (2021), Paris Photo (2021), the PhotoVogue Festival in Milan (2022), as well as in exhibitions at Saint Laurent in Paris and Los Angeles. She was nominated for the Esterhazy Art Award (2023) and most recently participated in OFF-Biennale Budapest (2025). ➡️ Her works are held in international collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, and have been featured in numerous magazines, such as The Art Newspaper, VOGUE, DATUM, and Der Greif. She is represented by TOBE Gallery, Budapest. ✍️ The exhibition is curated by Mona Schubert. Kincső Bede: “Grenzwächter” September 9th - November 29th, 2025 Große Pfarrgasse 7 1020 Vienna Opening Times: Wed - Sat 6 - 10 pm and by appointment #EvaKahanFoundation @bedekincsohilda @silver_iodide #Exhibition #KahanArtSpaceVienna #BedeKincso #MonaSchubert