The Line We Cross — Marlene Heidinger
08.11 — 23.11.25
Marlene Heidinger’s work unfolds bonding moments of people coming together in a complete abstractness of a space, in a collective attempt to connect and empathize. In this effort of doing so, they need to face each other, within all the claustrophobic feelings of what meeting each other's individuality may bring. A red thread sarcastically commenting on the scenes with a feeling of celebration, is simultaneously pointing out the emergency of better defined boundaries while also resembling the ways the path to find one another unfolds: it twists, it loops, it gets tangled and untangled.
So, where is the red line in all of this between us?
Marlene Heidinger (1996, Vienna) is a painter, curator, and filmmaker based in Vienna, Austria. She pursued studies in painting and experimental animation at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the École de Communication Visuelle in Paris. In June 2024, she earned her master’s degree in Curatorial Studies (“/ecm”) from the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Her master’s thesis, “When Artists Curate: From the Studio to the Exhibition Space,” explored curatorial strategies employed by artists, focusing on the use of the studio as an exhibition space. This work reflects her broader interest in curating as an extension of artistic practice.
In addition to the exhibition, Living Room is publishing its first book alongside Marlene’s exhibition with the same title — available for sale at the opening.
The exhibition will run until November 23rd, check Instagram bio and stories for opening hours
marlene-heidinger.com
@marlene_heidinger
Curated by
Auðunn Kvaran [@audunnaudunnaudunnaudunnaudunn]
and Nikoletta Georgakopoulou [@nikolettageorgakopoulou]
Photos by Frank Holbein [@frankholbein]
The exhibition is kindly supported by the Austrian Embassy in Athens
