upcoming
residency
30/08 – 13/09/2026
As part of our ongoing collaboration with the Tunisian art space La Boîte, the artist Souad Mani will come to Vienna for residency. During her stay in Vienna, she will present a new body of work. In collaboration with Vienna-based Emily Sarsam, they reflect on practices of commoning in the south of Tunisia, in connection with industrial extraction projects in the region and present the philomena+ project statement for this year’s Parallel Vienna.
upcoming
collective ritual
Wednesday, 02/09/2026, 4 pm
As part of their project Savage Roses الورود البرية, artists Souad Mani and Emily Sarsam invite to a unique gathering at philomena+, inspired by the Tunisian ritual of Khollita—a communal rain summoning ritual practiced by women and children, involving cooking, songs, and prayers. While sharing stories about community rituals, participants create together a woolen textile piece using the technique of needle felting.
Register by writing an e-mail to info@philomena.plus
recent
exhibition
28/05 – 11/07/2026
For the exhibition the artists presented new works on the wide sidewalk in front of philomena+. While Raed Ibrahim sculpturally engages with the Crocus Moabiticus, a rare yet extremely resilient flower native to North Western Jordan, Marlene Hausegger, in her installation made of oil drums and car rims, questions global resources, climate change, and dependencies.
