After numerous international exhibitions, Ohmmm age Oma je ohomma mama is the first solo exhibition of the Turner Prize winner in Austria, jointly conceived by Kunsthalle Wien and Wiener Festwochen. It comprises a series of works created especially for this occasion – including her new film Here Her Heart Hovers – that form an expansive multi-media installation.

As the title suggests when spoken aloud, it is about the fine gesture of homage – to the oma, the nana, the grandmother. In her exploration of the very figure of the grandmother, Prouvost engages with the concept of origin and its possible interpretations, and in a broader sense with the construction of history and its transmission through generations. And so the exhibition begins in search of those who made us what we are able to be today. We encounter an audaciously invented genealogy of “grandmothers” ranging from intellectual role models and inspiring historical characters to people personally known to the artist or important in her immediate world.

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