Worse
Than Ivy brings together works by 37 students from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Accademia di Belle Arti
di Venezia and the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. The exhibition was organised as part of an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme
(BIP) and marks the start of a multi-year collaboration between the three art universities.
The project takes as its starting point an exploration of contemporary forms of identity, interconnectedness
and exchange. Drawing on the concept of the rhizome developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, the exhibition examines
decentralised, relational and multi-layered forms of thought and interaction. This approach is complemented by contributions
from microbiology, which also reflect on the rhizome as a biological model. The image of the ivy serves as a metaphor for
growth, connection and expansion across different spaces.
On display are works from various artistic fields, including
installation, painting, sculpture, video and multimedia formats. The exhibition is conceived as a shared space for research
and production, in which artistic, scientific and social perspectives interact.
The exhibition project was preceded
by a week-long workshop in Venice, during which students and lecturers worked together on production, installation and exchange.
The collaboration also includes digital models for joint exhibition planning, as well as graphic and editorial contributions
developed by students, and much more.
With contributions by the students:
Peter Bitte, Anastasiia Fashchevska,
Birgit F., Klemens Hegen, Lisa Martha Janka, Junming Luo, Mira Prohaska, Agnes Schyberg, Šimon Varaus, Ma-El Weiher (University
of Applied Arts Vienna) – Sofía Antoniadou, Robin Bassiner, Rhiona Cardwell, Yevheniia Fedosova, Tom Freitag, Michael Glabiszewski,
Albert Gouthier, Irina Jank, Carlotta Kiebler, Stefan Kovacevic, Annina Münch, Mihyeon Park, Yelyzaveta Piven, Nina Vanadzeì
(Dresden Academy of Fine Arts) – Paola Bianco, Elisa Besozzi, Eva Carlan, Sara Cecconi, Elisabetta Dal Pozzolo, Filippo Locatelli,
Francesco Martini, Anna Michelin, Anissa Rosaj, Kristina Svärd (Erasmus), Giulia Tombolato, Vinicio Tronca, Dolores Verdicchio
(Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia)
Curated by:
Silke Geppert (University of Applied Arts Vienna), Julia
Landrichter (Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia) and Christian Sery (Dresden Academy of Fine Arts)
Opening
hours:
17 May – 20 June 2026
Wednesday–Friday: 4 pm–8 pm
Saturday–Sunday: 11 am–8 pm
Free
admission
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di Belle Arti di Venezia
