Kunstpavillon
Neue Galerie
Büchsenhausen

Frau Monteurin / Kadın Montajcı

Ahu Dural

red furniture like or chair like skultpure in a room with wooden floors and white wooden walls in the background, on top of the birght red sculpture is a picture moutned that shows a woman holding a young girl with bright red patent leather shoes
© Ahu Dural, Roter Lackschuh (Berlin-Moabit, Var. 01), 2025, Mörby Gård Konst, Insel Ornö, Schweden, 2025, Photo: Simon Blanck

In her artistic practice, Ahu Dural explores the intersections of architecture, art history, and design, drawing on gender theory and identity politics to question conventional narratives. As a sculptor, she transforms memories, stories, archival material, and sketches into spatial constellations that open up new narrative dimensions, allowing for a broader culture of remembrance. Her own biography and upbringing serve as a catalyst, merging personal childhood memories with the traces of a history shaped by industry and migration. For the exhibition in the Kunstpavillon, Ahu Dural also takes a look at the history of labour migration in Tyrol. The exhibition Frau Monteurin / Kadın Montajcı is part of the annual programme Chronopolitical Explorations curated by Bettina Siegele.

With contributions by Peggy Pehl and Irma Blumstock.

 

Exhibition brochure available for download

 

Ahu Dural (*1984, Berlin), who grew up in Berlin-Siemensstadt, is currently exploring the history and architecture of the places of her childhood. After studying Illustrative Drawing at Berlin University of the Arts, she expanded her artistic research in Vienna, where she studied Performative Art and Sculpture with Monica Bonvicini at the Academy of Fine Arts. www.ahudural.com

 

OPENING
Thursday 25.09.2025, 7pm
Welcoming: Ben Pointeker (board member Künstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol)
Introduction: Bettina Siegele

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Side Events
OPENING: Frau Monteurin / Kadın Montajcı 25.09.2025 19:00 Premierentage 2025: Reading with Ahu Dural 08.11.2025 14:00 Exhibition tour: Frau Monteurin / Kadın Montajcı 03.12.2025 17:30 Art & Coffee: Exhibition tour Frau Monteurin / Kadın Montajcı 10.01.2026 11:30