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Building on a residency at Nairs in 2024, Leitner is developing the PPS as a fictional institution that views parasitic strategies as creative and subversive forms of coexistence. With an information terminal, a chatbot, and rest and training stations, the exhibition invites visitors to engage actively with the subject and encourages them to adopt new perspectives on relationships, resources and processes of social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lena Violetta Leitner<\/strong><br>02.08.2026 \u2013 29.11.2026<br>Austrian Cultural Forum Bern<br><a href=\"http:\/\/austriakulturdigital.at\">austriakulturdigital.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>02.08.2026 \u2013 29.11.2026 The solo exhibition \u201cPara(rt)sitic Protection Society (PPS)\u201d at the Fundaziun Nairs presents works by Vienna-based artist Lena Violetta Leitner, who studied digital art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. 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