International Village Show

The International Village Show was Myvillages’ first prominent museum solo exhibition. The two-year-long exhibition and a parallel program of events featured Myvillages’ work across sixteen rural communities in the shared space of an exhibition at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (Museum for Contemporary Art) in Leipzig, Germany.

Partners, products, and activities from dispersed rural projects and networks were brought together, connecting rural communities through an ambitious international program, creating a new place for rural issues. In the accompanying program of events, guests and partners were invited to run and share activities in the Gartenhaus or join trips to Leipzig’s surrounding areas. Every three months offered a new iteration of the show, eight in total, each featuring an encounter between two villages or landscapes.

Website: internationalvillageshow.org

The eight iterations and public programme are listed on the GfZK website

1/8 Ekumfi Ekrawfo meets Höfen from February–May 2015

2/8 Umland Leipzig meets Spanish villages from May–August 2015

3/8 Deer Trail, Frisian Villages and Brezoi from September–November 2015

4/8 Winter Display and Bilbiobox from November 2015 – March 2016

5/8 Zwizzchi and Ballykinlar from March–June 2016

6/8 Vechte meets Schelde fromJune–September/Juni–September 2016

7/8 Franschoek Valley and Kent from September–November 2016

8/8 Book, Show, Convention in December 2016

Co-curated with Julia Schäfer and Franciska Zólyom from GfZK.