29.05.2026 – 01.08.2026 & 24.08.2026 – 05.09.2026
The first part of the exhibition series curated by Margarethe Makovec & Anton Lederer, entitled *The Great Bird*, draws on mythological creatures that appear across different eras and cultures. They accompany transformation, challenge the familiar, and invite us to embrace uncertainty and change. The series is inspired by a lecture by the philosopher and founder of The Emergence Network, Báyò Akómoláfé. The first part takes its starting point from the Great Bird – in Akómoláfé’s work, this is Ziz, who is associated with air and atmosphere, but also establishes a connection to the earth. This encourages us to look upwards whilst at the same time critically questioning the cycles we live in and what sustains us. The AYOCOTL Seed Library for All is launching as part of the exhibition. And outside the door, on Orpheumgasse, a parklet – a small green oasis – invites visitors to linger.
Participating artists:
Aliz Farkas • Elisabeth von Samsonow • Vanja Krajnc • Edda Strobl • Daily Rhythms Collective (Daniela Brasil, Otto Oscar Hernández Ruiz, SHIN Hyo Jin) • Lala Raščić • Catherina Jarau, Anna Mora Moll, Laila Reichenpfader • Catrin Manoli • Dominika Trapp • Ernst Koslitsch
AYOCOTL Seed Library for All:
Forum Urbanes Gärtnern • Andreas Motschiunig • Daniela Brasil • Florian Perl
A parable about endings and beginnings we have yet to discover
29.05.2026 – 01.08.2026 & 24.08.2026 – 05.09.2026
<rotor> – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst
Volksgartenstraße 6a
8020 Graz, Styria
www.rotor.mur.at
