At its core, GLIMPSES examines the intergenerational transmission of identity: How do we carry our histories? What stories do we choose to remember, and which ones do we transform? It opens a space for pluricultural dialogue — a shared reflection on heritage, cultural memory, and ancestral connections — and considers how these threads shape who we are.
Developed by the curatorial platform Ancestral Synonyms in collaboration with eindorf and KASAL, this year-long program unfolds in a series of solo exhibitions, performances, and conversations. Each artistic position invites us to pause, reflect, and listen – to the whispers of those who came before, and the echoes they leave behind.
DETAILED PROGRAM
Exhibition: Reclaim. by Louise Deininger (Austria/Uganda)
Exhibition duration: May 15 to 28, 2025
Opening: 15 May at 19:00
Finissage & artist’s talk: 28 May at 19:00
Location: eindorf, Reindorfgasse 8, 1150 Vienna
In Reclaim., Louise Deininger transforms the belly button—a shared human scar—into a symbol of ancestral wisdom and healing. The installation invites reflection on physical and emotional scars as sites of transformation, honoring inherited strength and the unseen connections between generations. Through ritual and representation, Deininger explores how identity is shaped by lineage, memory, and embodied resilience.
Exhibition: A rose is a rose is a rose by Maria Gomar Vidal (Spain/Germany)
Exhibition duration: June 5 to 21, 2025
Opening & artist’s talk: 5 June 2025
This counter-monument honors victims of Francoist violence in Paterna, Spain, through images, videos, and rose plantings. Inspired by a rose found during a mass grave exhumation, Maria Gomar Vidal collaborated with local women to reclaim memory and resistance through symbolic gestures. The project reflects on political trauma, intergenerational mourning, and the power of community remembrance.
Exhibition: Fluid Bridges by Guadalupe Aldrete (Austria/Mexico)
Exhibition duration: July 3 to 19, 2025
Opening & performance: 3 July 2025
Fluid Bridges is an immersive performance-installation exploring ancestral memory and identity through the body. Guadalupe Aldrete treats the body as a vessel for personal and inherited histories, using movement, material artifacts, and imagined landscapes to connect with her indigenous roots in northern Mexico. The work blends somatic experience with archaeological reference, bridging personal and ancestral pasts in a poetic space where inner and outer worlds meet.
Exhibition: Don’t Fall for the Ball (Strategies of nicheful thinking) by Rafael Lippuner (Austria/Switzerland)
Exhibition duration: September 3 to 21, 2025
Opening: 3 September 2025
Live event: 5 September 2025
Lippuner’s installation connects interior and exterior spaces through interactive gestures and everyday objects. Visitors are subtly involved through movement and engagement, creating a dynamic space of shared presence. The work explores the liminal space between digital complexity and simple human experience, encouraging intergenerational and intercultural dialogue through routine and spatial play.
Exhibition: Night Whispers by Paula Flores (Austria/Mexico)
Exhibition duration: November 5 to 17, 2025
Opening: 5 November 2025
Paula Flores creates a living installation with mushrooms and mycelium that transform the artwork over time, symbolizing growth, decay, and reconnection with nature. Night Whispers invites visitors to reflect on forgotten ancestral respect for the natural world, challenging human-centered thinking. The project includes a sound collaboration with composer Citlali Gomez, emphasizing organic evolution and ecological memory.
Exhibition: INTER EGO by Bettina Eigner (Austria)
Exhibition duration: November 27 to December 13, 2025
Opening: 27 November 2025
INTER EGO addresses intergenerational silence around mental health, grief, and emotional pain through drawings, objects, and video. Drawing from the „Sad Girl“ aesthetic and its critique of societal expectations around vulnerability, Eigner explores how unspoken trauma within families leads to behavioral patterns passed down across generations. Her work opens a space for visibility and emotional honesty.
Performance: Songs by Nina Sandino (Austria/Nicaragua)
Date: 17 December 2025
In Songs, Nina Sandino stages an intimate, headphone-based performance where sound, voice, and clay become rituals of ancestral connection. Exploring inherited karma and memory across generations, she investigates how trauma, wisdom, and healing are transmitted through somatic knowledge and lost rituals. The event ends with a shared meal, reinforcing collective reflection and emotional nourishment.
GLIMPSES. The Intergenerationality of Identity – exhibition series and dialogue platform. A project by Ancestral Synonyms, KASAL & eindorf. Initiated and curated by Guadalupe Aldrete
Guadalupe Aldrete – www.guadalupealdrete.com, www.instagram.com/guadalupe_aldrete
Ancestral Synonyms – www.instagram.com/ancestral_synonyms/
eindorf – www.eindorf.at
