upcoming





_________________________ (title in progress)
long-term drawing performance (solo project)
@Kunsthalle Bern, July 17 - November 17 2024



Jelly Sunday
radio show
@Kunsthalle Bern, 27 October 2024



NOW 24
group exhibition
@Nidwaldner Museum, Stans, 31 October 2024 – 2nd February 2025



Guided tour
with Olivia Abächerli & iLiana Fokianaki
@Kunsthalle Bern, 3 November 2024



ZENTRAL!
group exhibition
@Kunstmuseum Luzern, 30 November 2024 – 16 February 2025



recent / archive


Ibu Silla
A conversation between Olivia Abächerli & Bernhard C. Schär, moderated by iLiana Fokianaki
@Kunsthalle Bern, 11 September 2024, 17.00



Companionship Euphoria Letter Reading
collective letter reading
Kunsthalle Bern Sommerfest
@Kunsthalle Bern, 23 August 2024, 18.00



ECHOHALL IM BUNKER: history invades the present
group exhibition
curated by Till Langschied
@b-05, Montabaur, GER, 19 May - 30 June 2024



Wesen
group exhibition
curated by Karen Amanda Moser
@Atelier Bändlistrasse 86, Zürich, 27 – 29 June 2024



Ibu Silla
Book Launch and performance
with Eglė Šalkauskyte
+ Raffaella Chiara's book Long Play
@Das Lehrer*zimmer, Bern, 14 May 2024



Aeschlimann Corti Stipendium
group exhibition
@Kunsthalle Bern, 3 – 26 May 2024



Ibu Silla
Book Launch and performance
with Eglė Šalkauskyte
postcolonial programme of Stanser Musiktage
@Chäslager, Stans, 11 April 2024, 18.00



How do I care if everything seems to fall apart?
workshop
with Yvonne Lanz
@University of the Arts Berne (HKB), 15 – 19 April 2024



Cantonale Bern Jura
group exhibition
@Kunsthalle Bern, 15 Dec 2023 – 28 Feb 2024



Video Show and The Blind Pigeon
group exhibition
@CAN Centre d'art Neuchâtel, 25 Nov 2023 – 21 Jan 2024



Cantonale Bern Jura
group exhibition
@Kunstmuseum Thun, 16 Dec 2023 – 21 Feb 2024



poster commission for 9 billboards
part of permanent bootle library garden project by Harun Morrison
@At the Library, Bootle, UK, Opening November 3 2023



Companionship Euphoria
Launch of sock series
with Isabella Beneduci and Line Rime
December 2023



RexBox: Geheimnisvolle Gesten
video exhibition
with Andrea Vogel, Natacha Nišić, Laure Prouvost, Sylvie Boisseau & Frank Westermeyer
@Kino Rex, Bern, 9 Nov – 29 Nov 2023



10 + 10 + 1
group exhibition
@Kunsthaus Interlaken, September 16 – November 26 2023



Light and cold conversation: Agency and Technology
group exhibition with Yang Juntao and Zhang Ruiqi, curated by Jiatu Gu
@Imaginary Z, Hangzhou (CHN), July 30 – September 19 2023



the center and the other
solo exhibition
@Kunsthalle Luzern, June 23 – August 13 2023
Opening: June 22, 19.00
Public talk in collaboration with the Bourbaki Panorama
(Irène Cramm, Etienne Wismer, Michael Sutter, Olivia Abächerli): July 5, 18.30
Public talk and closing event: August 13 2023, 15.00



Dear grandfather (grandfather's face)
screening
@videokunst.ch, PROGR, Bern / Houdini Kino, Zürich, May 25 – July 9th 2023



You are not here with me in the kitchen right now, but I wish you were
solo exhibition feat. Isabella Beneduci & Line Rime
@/Projekt LINKS/ Galerie DuflonRacz, Bern, April 22 – May 27 2023
Opening: April 21 2023



Sister*hood
group exhibition
@IRMA Republic, Worblaufen, May 5 – 7 2023



Deine Atome bleiben an und in mir haften 2 / Your atoms cling on to me (2)
@Vitrine Hrdayam, Bern, Feb 17 – April 9 2023



achtmal neu plus zweimal paris
group exhibition
@B74, Luzern, March 9 – April 1 2023
Artist talk: March 12



Neutral Background
screening
curated by Ting-Ting Cheng
@Our Place 我們家, Taipei, Taiwan, March 25 2023



ZENTRAL!
group exhibition
@Kunstmuseum Luzern, Dec 3 2022 – Feb 5 2023



Cantonale Berne Jura
group exhibition
@EAC ( les halles ), Porrentruy, Dec 4 2022 – Jan 22 2023



Cantonale Berne Jura
group exhibition
@Kunstmuseum Thun, Dec 17 2022 – Jan 22 2023



Our Place 我們家 Potluck
screening
curated by Ting-Ting Cheng
@Our Place 我們家, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec 23 2022



Stories matter
text release
Giulia Bernardi about OA's work "neutral background"
Link (text in German)



Kulturlandschaft
transdisciplinary exhibition on landscape and culture
"– – – – – – – (Materielle Flüsse)" / "– – – – – – – (Material Flows)"
@Turbine, Giswil, Oct 15 – Dec 3 2022



Ateliers ouverts : pratiques ralenties / Open studios: work in slow motion
@Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FR, Nov 16 2022



Kunstlokal Festival
festival featuring artistic research and contributions on local (industrial) histories
performative multiple
@Zürich/Wetzikon/Uster/Pfäffikon/Hinwil, Aug 27 – Oct 8 2022



Sunday's Screenings
"How Do Stones Grow?" and "Dear Grandfather"
curated by Tushar Madhav
@Cité internationale des Arts, Paris, FR, July 31 2022



Feminist Geography Conference: Mapping The Global Intimate
panel presentation
"Grandfather's face"
@online, June 15 2022



NeoNeocortex
sound drawing performance with Ines Schärer and Caroline Profanter
@Das Lehrerzimmer, Bern, May 19 2022
the recorded drawing performance will be included in Ines Schärer's exhibition from May 19 – June 20



Aeschlimann Corti Stipendium
group exhibition
@Kunsthaus Langenthal, May 19 – June 19 2022



global earth powder trace
solo exhibition feat. Sara Käser (cellist)
as part of: Recover. Journées photographiques de Bienne / Bieler Fototage
@espace libre, Biel/Bienne, April 27 – June 5 2022



Ataraxia
screening
video project with Harun Morrison
@ GOLF-festival / Nieuwe Vide , Haarlem, NL, March 9 – 13 2022



short interview publication
LINK
by E-WERK, Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Freiburg, GER



...von möglichen Welten
group show
@Kunsthalle Basel, CH, Nov 27 2021 – Jan 2 2022



Material Worlds – Storied Matter
group show
@E-WERK, Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Freiburg, GER, Nov 27 2021 – Jan 16 2022



NOW21
group show
@Nidwaldner Museum, Stans, CH, October 1 2021 – January 30 2022



Cantonale Berne/Jura
group show
@Kunsthaus Centre d'Art Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, CH, Dec 23 2021 – Jan 29 2022



Remains
video screening as artistic contribution to the symposium
@Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, GER, Oct 30 – Oct 31 2021



Smudge, the messenger –
solo exhibition with DUELL collective (Olivia Abächerli and Amélie Bodenmann)
@Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, CH, July 31 – September 5 2021
Listening To The Golden Record: Aug 5
Shortfilm Screening: Aug 26



Sommerakademie Paul Klee
STATECRAFT
fellowship
@Aug 2019 - July 2021



IBU SILLA
vorgestellt von Olivia Abächerli (presented by Olivia Abächerli)
solo exhibition
@Galerie Hofmatt, Sarnen, CH, June 5 – July 4 2021



DAI Kitchen presentation
respondent, together with Dr Giulia Damiani
@Dutch Art Institute, May 10, 2021



Decolonial Sensibilities in a Swiss context
lecture and workshop
held together with Airi Triisberg and Felipe Castelblanco
@HKB, University of the Arts Berne, CH, March 23 – 25, 2021
the workshop is for HKB students, but let me know if you'd like to join as a guest!



freipass
public work presentation and talk
organized by Loeblager
@online, March 3rd 2021



Cantonale Berne Jura
group show
@Kunsthaus Langenthal, December 3 2020 – January 10 2021



ZENTRAL!
group show
@Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, CH, December 12 2020 – January 31 2021



NOW20
group show
@Turbine Giswil, October 9 – 25



RIDDLEY
How does one make fire again?
solo exhibition with DUELL collective (Olivia Abächerli & Amélie Bodenmann)
@Benzeholz – Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Meggen, CH, August 22 – September 20 2020



The Stones In Our Hands
group show, together with Magali Dougoud & Unknown Fields Division
@Espace3353, Carouge, Geneva, CH, July 4 – Aug 29 2020



Sommerakademie Paul Klee
REMOTE VIEWING
@online
August 5 2020, 6pm



CAFÉ ERÖFFNUNG HEUTE!
performative project
part of PANCH: Nairs in Movimaint
@Kunsthalle Fundaziun Nairs, Scuol, CH, June 13 2020



Drexciya Concept
audio contribution
@voice message project, May 22 – June 11 2020



WHERE ARE THOSE LINES OF FLIGHT?
digital piece
curated by SILO172, Release April 22 2020, click here



KOPFSTAND
public zoom talk
with Myriam Gallo and Franz Krähenbühl
curated by Connected space, April 16 2020, 7pm CET, to be found here



L.O.F./S.T.A.: Lines of the Paralogue / Surrounding the abyss
video animation
In a loop among 10 other artists, the video is accompanying avantgarde electronic music at Radio Bollwerk
April 12 2020 – May 12 2020



POLSIMA LAUNCH
@Sattelkammer Bern, CH, January 29 2020



Cantonale Berne Jura
t group show
@Stadtgalerie Bern, CH, December 19 2019 – February 1 2020



Dialogue Model: I can’t hear myself without you listening
exhibition
curated by Edel O'Reilly
@M8 Art Space, September 19 - November 6 2019, Helsinki, FIN



Don't look back in anger
group exhibition
@Sattelkammer, October 17 – November 1 2019, Berne, CH



Les Environs (le voisin ou son stupide chien)
group exhibition
@Grand Palais, October 18 – November 16 2019, Berne, CH



What's with privacy when it's too loud outside?
rave exhibition
@WASBiennale (worldwide apartment and studio biennale), October 20 2019, Berlin, GER



Die perfekte Insel (a perfect island)
workshop in a primary school
@Kunst macht Schule, Primarschule Sachseln, Bildung- und Kulturdepartement Obwalden, September 2019



Die Nachfahren
exhibition, Aug 31 – Oct 26 2019
performance with Julian Zehnder (Die Nachricht): Aug 31 2019, 4pm
@KEINRAUM project space, Lucerne, CH




A piece of sea
small contribution
@DAI Roaming Assembly #25: Radio Mutiny (curated by DAI students & iLiana Fokianaki), June 30 2019, Cagliari, IT




Peekaboo - Looking Askance At Issues Of Childhood Connected To Nation
DAI coop summit exhibition
@ExArt, June 28 – 29 2019, Cagliari, IT




Peekaboo - Guardare la nazione attraverso gli occhi dell'infanzia
collaboration with Museo Nivola: workshops, screenings, exhibition
DAI coop study group led by Ruth Noack, Maria Berrios, Tina Gverovic
@Museo Nivola, June 22 – 26 2019, Orani, IT




A Machine In The World
screening/performance
@DAI graduation act: Aeroponic acts (growing roots in the air), Silent Green, May 20 2019, Berlin, GER




Would you like to invest?
DAI kitchen
performance
@Hochschule Anhalt, March 9 2019, Dessau, GER



Auswahl NOW18
group show
@Nidwaldner Museum, Nov 10 2018 - Jan 29 2019, Stans, CH



How do stones grow?
DAI kitchen screening
@Coehoorn, Oct 14 2018, Arnhem, NL



where all the aims cross
solo, in cavo No6
@Nidwaldner Museum, Aug 30 - Oct 14 2018, Stans, CH
talk: Oct 10 2018, 6pm



Release of a short video portrait by arttv.ch
Sep 3 2018



Schwob-Schau
open studios
with Olivia Abächerli, Nicolle Bussien, Alain Guillebeau, Adrian Hanselmann, Tamara Milosevic, Emile van Helleputte, Ernestyna Orlowska, Aldir Polymeris, Ines Marita Schärer and Christoph Schneeberger
@Schwob-Haus, Sep 1 2018, Berne, CH



Where can I shoot my arrow?
DAI kitchen performing a research / researching a proposal / proposing a performance
@Circuits and Currents, July 3 2018, Athens, GRC



Being Outside Looking from Inside
performance by Alejandro Ceron // DAI Grad Act
with Alejandro Ceron, Clara Amaral, Olivia Abächerli
@State Of Concept, June 29 2018, Athens, GRC




How it comes to matter
group show // DAI coop summit
@Hot Wheels Projects, June 1 - 3 2018, Athens, GRC



What happens if the tools fall apart in your hands?
DAI kitchen lecture performance
@MACBA study centre, April 23 2018, Barcelona, ESP



Archipelago
group project
with Joannie Baumgärtner, Ciprian Burete, Lucie Draai, Elien Ronse, Zoe Scoglio, Maya Watanabe
@Probe Projects, Launch: April 2018, Arnhem, NL



Stop The World I Wanna Get Off
performance
Olivia Abächerli, John Barker, Alejandro Ceron, Clementine Edwards and Sanne Kabalt
written by John Barker
@DAI Roaming Assembly #20: Between Subversion and Hallucination (curated by Ruth Noack)
March 18 2018, Arnhem, NL



I still need to pay my taxes
intervention
@DAI Roaming Assembly #19: Sex, Poetry and Nothing: Abolition Salon (curated by Marina Vishmidt and Kerstin Stakemeier)
Feb 18 2018, Heerlen, NL



Impressum: Olivia Abächerli – Bahnstr. 44 – 3008 Bern.