{"id":1619,"date":"2022-05-25T20:01:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/?page_id=1619"},"modified":"2022-05-26T08:23:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T07:23:01","slug":"the-octopus-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/the-octopus-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"the OCTOPUS \/\/ 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Octopus Programme<\/strong><a> <\/a>concludes with \u201c<strong>the Octopus<\/strong>\u201d exhibition as the most comprehensive iteration of the experimental curatorial and educational path <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Octopus Programme <\/strong>has pursued. <strong>The Octopus Programme <\/strong>is a guided research-based educational programme that encourages artistic research and production-based collaborations in different geographical regions. The exhibition presents an accumulation of research and process-based works by its participants, associated actors, and its curated archive. <strong>the Octopus <\/strong>also features prominent examples from certain guest lecturers who have influenced the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-749x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-768x1050.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-1123x1536.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-1498x2048.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopus-scaled.jpg 1872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The programme developed new critical perspectives to process artistic research and practices while bridging and acknowledging the diversity of socio-political realities; academic and non-academic intellectual models; accessed and distributed resources and facilities; and diverse knowledge production models. By merging the viewpoints of academic entities and contemporary art institutions, the programme has developed a generative research methodology by creating an autonomous network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>the Octopus<\/strong> presents <strong>Alina Rentsch <\/strong>(DE\/SE),<strong> Beng\u00fc Karaduman <\/strong>(TR), <strong>Bochra Taboubi <\/strong>(TU),<strong> Conny Zenk <\/strong>(AT), <strong>Els Van Houtert <\/strong>(NL\/AT), <strong>Eser Ep\u00f6zdemir <\/strong>(TR),<strong> F\u00e9rielle Doulain <\/strong>(FR\/TU), <strong>Julia Stern <\/strong>(AT),<strong> Kim M. Reynolds <\/strong>(US\/SA),<strong> Maarit Mustonen <\/strong>(FI), <strong>Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga <\/strong>(SA), <strong>Noor Abed <\/strong>(PS),<strong> Sofia Priftis <\/strong>(SE), <strong>Sophia Bellouhassi <\/strong>(DE\/AT), <strong>Verena Miedl-Fai\u00dft <\/strong>(DE\/AT), <strong>Younes Ben Slimane <\/strong>(TU\/FR) with special guests:<strong> Bronwyn Lace <\/strong>(SA\/AT), <strong>Ebru Kurbak <\/strong>(TR\/AT),<strong> Egle Oddo <\/strong>(IT\/FI),<strong> Johan Thom <\/strong>(SA),<strong> Jyoti Mystry <\/strong>(SA\/SE), <strong>Hristina Ivanoska <\/strong>(MK\/DE), <strong>Larissa Sansour <\/strong>(PS\/UK),<strong> Lisl Ponger <\/strong>(AT), <strong>Marcus Neustetter <\/strong>(SA\/AT), <strong>Publics <\/strong>(FI), <strong>William Kentridge <\/strong>(SA), <strong>Yane Calovski <\/strong>(MK\/DE), <strong>The Zone, <\/strong>andassociated actors: <strong>Cristiana De Marchi <\/strong>(IT\/LB\/AE), <strong>Cazlynne Peffer <\/strong>(SA), <strong>Dylan Graham <\/strong>(SA),<strong> Indalo Bennet <\/strong>(SA),<strong> Nirual Kenabru <\/strong>(AT), <strong>Nisrine Boukhari <\/strong>(SY\/AT), <strong>Teboho Lebakeng <\/strong>(SA), <strong>Zhou Yuqi <\/strong>(CN), opening performance by<strong> Gischt &amp; Conny Zenk <\/strong>(AT) and <strong>Misonica <\/strong>(DE\/AT) also guided tours by <strong>Barbara Putz-Plecko <\/strong>(AT); by <strong>Anderwald+Grond <\/strong>(AT) and by <strong>Johannes J\u00e4ger <\/strong>(CH\/AT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Its sister project, <strong>A Research of Doing, <\/strong>initiated by <strong>the University of Pretoria <\/strong>and <strong>University of Applied Arts Vienna <\/strong>in collaboration with the<strong> Centre for the Less Good Idea,<\/strong> funded by <strong>OeAD Africa-UniNet <\/strong>and <strong>BMBWF <\/strong>has provided further input to <strong>the Octopus Programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tonkino-643x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tonkino-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tonkino-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tonkino-768x1223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tonkino.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>the Octopus is <\/strong>accompanied by a 3-day Public Programme at<strong> Tonkino Saalbau <\/strong>by the exhibition&#8217;s artists and other contributors including <strong>Isa Rosenberger <\/strong>(AT),<strong> Larissa Sansour <\/strong>(PS),<strong> Lisl Ponger <\/strong>(AT),<strong> Mohamad Bazzi <\/strong>(LB\/SE),<strong> Nikolaus Gansterer <\/strong>(AT), <strong>Paul Krimmer <\/strong>(AT),<strong> Ramesh Daha <\/strong>(AT), <strong>Renad Shqeirat <\/strong>(PS),<strong> Renger Van Den Heuvel <\/strong>(NL\/AT),<strong> Yasser Jridi <\/strong>(TU), and<strong> Zeyneb Raissi <\/strong>(TU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-749x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-768x1050.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-1123x1536.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-1498x2048.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/theOctopusPP-scaled.jpg 1872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Octopus Programme concludes with \u201cthe Octopus\u201d exhibition as the most comprehensive iteration of the experimental curatorial and educational path the Octopus Programme has pursued. The Octopus Programme is a guided research-based educational programme that encourages artistic research and production-based collaborations in different geographical regions. The exhibition presents an accumulation of research and process-based works &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/the-octopus-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;the OCTOPUS \/\/ 2022&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1619","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1663,"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1619\/revisions\/1663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoctopusprogramme.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}