Bodies, Books & Bubbles
Fotos © Milena Nowak Bodies, Books & Bubbles Kunsttankstelle Ottakring, 1160 Vienna 03.04.2025 Our book „Pirate Cultures Vienna. Kreative Strategien der Rückeroberung und Wiederaneignung in Wien“ was released in April 2025 – with a festive presentation and an evening about bodies in physical protests, dreams in digital bubbles and: books! Event by Pirate Cultures & Sandkasten Syndikat curated by Magdalena Scheicher Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Fotos © Milena Nowak Book Release Program 17:00 Exhibition Opening: Research-Showing with artists from Sandkasten Syndikat and authors of the publication 18:00 Welcome & Author Talk/Panel Discussion 20:00 Performative Image Concert by Schrader_Schrader_Jägle > SEE DETAILS ABOUT THE PUBLICATION Pirate Cultures Vienna. Kreative Strategien der Rückeroberung und Wiederaneignung in Wien, Ed. by Magdalena Scheicher/Sandkasten Syndikat, Texts: DE, ISBN: 978-3-200-10279-8, 132 p., Vienna 2025 With Texts by Magdalena Scheicher, Kollektiv Raumstation, Conny Zenk, Lale Rodgarkia-Dara, Ernst Tradinik, Patrícia J. Reis and Stefanie Wuschitz 1st limited Edition
Fanzineist Vienna – Art Book & Zine Fair
Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair Semperdepot, 1060 Vienna 16. – 18.05.2025 Pirate Cultures were part of Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair 2025! Fanzineist Vienna brings together the boldest voices in small press and independent publishing. This year’s edition took place at Semperdepot (the studio building of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) and featured 174 exhibitors from over 33 countries around the world. > SEE DETAILS ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
PIRATE CULTURES VIENNA. Kreative Strategien der Rückeroberung und Wiederaneignung in Wien
If you want a copy (digital or print), drop us a line! Pirate Cultures Vienna. Kreative Strategien der Rückeroberung und Wiederaneignung in Wien Publication, Vienna 2025 Editor Magdalena Scheicher, Sandkasten Syndikat Authors Magdalena Scheicher, Kollektiv Raumstation, Conny Zenk, Lale Rodgarkia-Dara, Ernst Tradinik, Patrícia J. Reis and Stefanie Wuschitz Grafic Design, Layout, Typesetting Joanna Coleman Proofreading Samuel M. Anthon, Magdalena Scheicher Consulting Joanna Coleman, Sandro Nicolussi Print DGS Buchdrucker ISBN 978-3-200-10279-8 Texts German, 132 p. Vienna 2025, 1st limited Edition Pirate Cultures Vienna is dedicated to artistic and cultural approaches in Vienna that aim to reclaim not only physical urban spaces but also digital, virtual and technological spheres. The anthology contains a series of articles by local representatives from various disciplines. Artists, activists, hackers, researchers and media makers were invited to share their approaches and ideas. Their actions and projects are rooted in the fields of art and culture, yet simultaneously extend beyond them. Such transdisciplinary approaches open up opportunities for alliances and emancipatory political resources under precarious living and working conditions. We understand pirate cultures as a multitude of cultural phenomena that have developed in response to a political climate of commodification and exclusion. Based on a series of self-organized initiatives, this book wants to tell not only of social struggles but also of collective utopian desires. In this context, artistic research is understood as problem-centered, but also as “fantastic and situated.” Kindly supported by Stadt Wien Kultur > Book Release Event (April 2025) © Milena Nowak
PIRATE CULTURES: Unter dem Asphalt der Strand
Pirate Cultures: Unter dem Asphalt der Strand Semmelweisklinik, 1180 Vienna 08. – 16.05.2024 An exhibition organized by the artist collective Sandkasten Syndikat curated by Magdalena Scheicher From May 8th – 16th 2024, the artist collective Sandkasten Syndikat brought a pirate beach to Vienna. The group show was realized together with actors from Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory, RAD Performance, Kollektiv Raumstation, Friends & Partners in Crime. It took place at the imposing former laundry hall of the arts and cultural center Semmelweiklinik, a former hospital in the 18th District of Vienna. Pirate Cultures: Unter dem Asphalt der Strand (Pirate Cultures: Under the Asphalt, the Beach) revolved around topics of re-appropriation, hijacking and (bio-)hacking, body sovereignity, DIY cultures, commoning, care and the (technology-enabled) self-organization of solidarity networks. Fotos © Daphne von Schrader Kindly supported by Stadt Wien Kultur and Bezirkskultur Währing ARTISTS & ACTORS Lenard Bender, Joanna Coleman, Siri Dacar, Elias Galli, Michel Gölz, Gunnar Grandel, Michael Haag, Ariadne Hinzen, Lilia Jantzen, Olivia Jaques, Je. Jesch, Lena Kauer, Markus Liszt, Mary Maggic, Martina Moro, Sandro Nicolussi, Hannah Niemand, Alina Noll, David Pridal, Patrícia J. Reis, Lea Schade, Jakob Schauer, Thessa Schönegger, Daphne v. Schrader, Oliver Stöckigt, Anna Watzinger, Stefanie Wuschitz, Sarah Zelt, Conny Zenk, Robert Zimmermann CURATOR Magdalena Scheicher PROJECT ASSISTANCE Joanna Coleman PRODUCTION Der Goldene Shit Agency, Markus Liszt DISPLAY & TECH Markus Liszt GRAPHIC DESIGN Joanna Coleman PUBLIC RELATIONS Joanna Coleman, Sandro Nicolussi, Magdalena Scheicher SUPPORT SEMMELWEISKLINIK Barbara Klampfl & Daniela Schindler © Daphne von Schrader Joanna Zabielska, performative intervention © Daphne von Schrader Patrícia J. Reis & Stefanie Wuschitz, Ethical Hardware Kit & Clay PCB © Daphne von Schrader Patrícia J. Reis & Stefanie Wuschitz, Ethical Hardware Kit & Clay PCB © Daphne von Schrader Patrícia J. Reis & Stefanie Wuschitz, Ethical Hardware Kit & Clay PCB © Daphne von Schrader a/o, Olivia Jaques & Anna Watzinger, DATA DRUM © Daphne von Schrader a/o, Olivia Jaques & Anna Watzinger, DATA DRUM © Daphne von Schrader Mary Maggic, GENITAL( * )PANIC © Daphne von Schrader David Pridal, Transmissions © Daphne von Schrader David Pridal, Transmissions © Daphne von Schrader a/o, Olivia Jaques & Anna Watzinger, Pirate Flag (Data Header) © Daphne von Schrader © Daphne von Schrader © Daphne von Schrader Sandro Nicolussi, Data Breach © Daphne von Schrader Martina Moro & Conny Zenk, GIRO of the SPIRAL © Daphne von Schrader Martina Moro & Conny Zenk, GIRO of the SPIRAL © Daphne von Schrader Martina Moro & Conny Zenk, GIRO of the SPIRAL © Daphne von Schrader Je.Jesch, FRAGILE resistance © Daphne von Schrader Je.Jesch, FRAGILE resistance © Daphne von Schrader Je.Jesch, Noddity © Daphne von Schrader Opening, 08.05.2024 18:00 Opening with performative interventions by Kollektiv Raumstation & a/o (Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory) 20:00 Plunder Sonics & Pirate Radio Compositions: Sound Performance by David Pridal (Sandkasten Syndikat) Opening Hours 09.05. – 15.05, 16:00 – 20:00 closed on Sundays & Mondays Closing, 16.05.2024 18:00 Lecture Performance by keinponny Open End Lento Violento Trash Beach Party Opening Performance David Pridal © Daphne von Schrader Opening Performance David Pridal © Daphne von Schrader Opening Performance David Pridal © Daphne von Schrader
Von Pirat*innenschiffen und prekären Bewegungen
Von Pirat*innenschiffen und prekären Bewegungen Publication, Vienna 2024 Text: Magdalena Scheicher Editor: Sandkasten Syndikat/Magdalena Scheicher Grafic/Illustration: Joanna Coleman We published this little booklet accompanying two exhibitions in spring 2024, organized by the artist collective Sandkasten Syndikat. On May 1st, the artist collective Sandkasten Syndikat hijacked FLUCC Vienna (the ‚cultural steamboat‘ at Praterstern) and sent out an emergency signal to allied cultural workers: MAYDAY! Together with local actors from Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory, Kollektiv Raumstation, RAD Performance and friends, we searched for critical-creative answers to precarious living and working conditions. Including a discourse-theoretical debate, the publication brings together narratives of pirate care, civil disobedience and international precarity movements. > Pirate Cultures & Plunder Sonics: MAYDAY! > Pirate Cultures: Unter dem Asphalt der Strand Kindly suppurted by Stadt Wien Kultur
Pirate Cultures & Plunder Sonics: MAYDAY!
© Valerie Scheicher Pirate Cultures & Plunder Sonics: MAYDAY! flucc, 1020 Vienna 01.05. – 23.06.2024 Opening: May 1st 2024, 18:00 A project with the artist collectiveSandkasten Syndikat, in Collaboration with Kollektiv Raumstation, RAD Performance, Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory & Friends curated by Magdalena Scheicher In the frame of: In der Kubatur des Kabinetts – Der Kunstsalon im FLUCC © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Joanna Coleman © Daphne von Schrader © Daphne von Schrader © Daphne von Schrader © Joanna Coleman © Joanna Coleman © Joanna Coleman © Joanna Coleman © Ola Queen © Ola Queen © Daphne von Schrader © Daphne von Schrader MAYDAY! MAYDAY! On May 1st, the artist collective Sandkasten Syndikat hijacks the ‚cultural steamboat‘ at Praterstern and sends out an emergency signal to allied cultural workers: MAYDAY! Together with actors from Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory, Kollektiv Raumstation, RAD Performance and friends, we are looking for critical-creative answers to precarious living and working conditions. The exhibition revolves around topics of re-appropriation, hijacking and hacking, DIY cultures, commoning, care and the (technology-enabled) self-organization of solidarity networks. © Ola Queen ARTISTS & ACTORS Lenard Bender, Joanna Coleman, Siri Dacar, Verena Dürr, Elias Galli, Gischt, Michel Gölz, Gunnar Grandel, Michael Haag, Ariadne Hinzen, Matthias Hurtl, Lilia Jantzen, Olivia Jaques, Je. Jesch, Lena Kauer, Suzie Léger, Markus Liszt, Chris Nova Ludwig, Martina Moro, Sandro Nicolussi, Hannah Niemand, Alina Noll, David Pridal, Patrícia Reis, Lea Schade, Magdalena Scheicher, Daphne v. Schrader, Oliver Stöckigt, Anna Watzinger, Stefanie Wuschitz, Sarah Zelt, Conny Zenk, Robert Zimmermann CURATOR Magdalena Scheicher PROJECT ASSISTANCE Joanna Coleman SUPPORT Ursula Maria Probst, Nina Wobruba, Der Goldene Shit Agency Programm 18:00 Opening Billboard Exhibition, Multimedia Installation with Pirate Flags, Video- and Soundworks. Concept & Design: Magdalena Scheicher, Joanna Coleman Performative Intervention ‚DATA HEADER‘: a/o (Anna Watzinger & Olivia Jaques) Radio Play ‚STADTRAUSCHEN‘: Artistic Direction Conny Zenk Video Collage: with contributions by Kollektiv Raumstation, RAD Performance, Anna Watzinger, Daphne von Schrader & Oneka von Schader, edited by Daphne von Schrader 20:00 PLUNDER SONICS: AV & Sound Performances by Joanna Coleman & Chris Nova Ludwig, Sandro Nicolussi, Daphne von Schrader & special guests sandkastensyndikat.org Partners in Crime raumstation.org mzbaltazarslaboratory.org radperformance.at flucc.at Billboard at FLUCC Vienna 2024, Collage Design: Joanna Coleman & Magdalena Scheicher, with (visual) content by RAD Performance x Conny Zenk x Martina Moro x Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory x a/o x Olivia Jaques x Anna Watzinger x Sandkasten Syndikat x Joanna Coleman x Magdalena Scheicher x The Pirate Care Project