Exhibition: This Is My City. Is This My City?
Artists and curators:
Nastia Khlestova, Anton Tkachenko & ANTUUM
< rotor >, Volksgartenstraße 6a, Graz
14.06. – 02.08.2025
The place you call yours – does it belong to you, or do you belong to it?
In 2024, the curatorial collective ACE conducted research in Celje, made possible by the Residency Programme of the Styrian State Government and the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs. Based on this, an exhibition was put together for the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Celje, which is now followed by its second version at < rotor >.
Our communication with the city constantly recreates it, everyone who lives in it builds their own version of the city, and in the end, any city is a collective fantasy, a shared responsibility, and the result of mutual trust. This exhibition shows the artistic engagement with the diverse communities and generations in Celje and Graz, their visions and experiences. It seeks to highlight the ways people interact with their urban surroundings, showcasing the personal and collective contributions that shape a city’s identity.

© Anton Tkachenko