ABA

SALON

Let’s Meet at U Magdalenenstraße

Hosted by Dóra Benyó

UQBAR |  20 & 27 April, at 7 pm

For the past four months, Dóra Benyó has been a resident at Air Berlin Alexanderplatz, delving into the East European historical backdrop of the city, exploring memories, and fostering new encounters. As Benyó’s residency draws to an end, she is organising two public presentations at Uqbar, where she will develop a performative program with storytelling, interactions, readings, video and painterly installations. This promises to be both the culmination and continuation of her research. We hope to see you there!
 

Uqbar
Schwedenstr. 16
13357 Berlin

Opening 20 April
Program starts at 7 pm

Finissage 27 April
Program starts at 7 pm

If you are not able to make it to both dates you are welcome to make an appointment. Please, contact Supported by Mondriaan Fund

AIR SALON

Three Categories 

LIVE radio show hosted by Dóra Benyó in collaboration with 
Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence

Haus der Statistik |  Tuesday, 23 April, 7–8 pm

Three Categories is a collaborative radio performance featuring Dutch/Hungarian artist Dóra Benyó and the Belgo-German artist duo Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence ([removed]), composed of Chris Dreier and Gary Farrelly. Central to the piece are the declassified secret police files compiled after the surveillance of Benyó’s grandfather, an academic and political activist during Hungary’s communist era. The title of the work stems from the categories of loyalty to the state citizens were classified into at the time.

Benyó’s collaboration with [removed] reimagines the architecture of the state archive, transforming it into a conceptual space representing totalitarian overreach through the excessive production of knowledge. [removed] contributes to this transformation by creating paranoid organizational atmospheres, conveyed through a series of fictional texts and modular sound compositions.
 

The collective listening session will take place at Haus der Statistik. Please RSVP to

Broadcasted through Colaboradio via Freies Radio Berlin/Brandenburg 88,4 MHz in Berlin 90,7 MHz in Potsdam or listen online. 

This radio performance is situated within the framework of Dóra Benyó’s residency at ABA Air Berlin Alexanderplatz, generously supported by the Mondriaan Fund. Farrelly’s practice is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

ABA Bookstop

Haus der Statistik | Saturday 4 May, 2–8 pm

ABA is mindful of the saturation of ‘new’ publications in the context of material production. Therefore, we would like to challenge this idea together with the presentation of our archive of publications at Ko-Markt at Haus der Statistik  We propose a discussion on the recontextualization of bookmaking, book showing, and book honouring.

ABA BOOKSTOP is a container-turned-reading room located at Alexanderplatz where visitors can access artists’ reading materials and artist publications. It aims to provide a space for reflection with regards to artist publications and offers a monthly collection of reading material on a specific topic in a free setting.

ABA BOOKSTOP
Ko-Markt Opening | Tuesday 4 May, 2–8 pm

Haus der Statistik
Otto-Braun-Straße 70-72, 10178 Berlin