From 18–20 June 2026, LoCD (Library of Civil Disobedience) will activate a sequence of three site-specific interventions and performances across Vienna, unfolding over three consecutive days and engaging distinct urban locations. Rather than occupying sites as neutral stages, the project enters into dialogue with places whose urban and political histories carry traces of resistance, collective memory, public struggle, and forms of social imagination. Each intervention responds to the historical layers, symbolic meanings, and contemporary political resonances of its location. Through temporary acts of presence in streets, passages, and public spaces, participating artists approach the city not as a fixed backdrop but as a living archive continuously shaped through contestation, collective action, and processes of transformation. Across three evenings, the interventions open temporary spaces for encounter, reflection, and collective imagination, connecting different geographies of resistance throughout Vienna. All interventions begin at 6:00 PM.
INTERVENTION III
Jina Mahsa Amini Allee (22nd District)
20 June 2026
The final intervention takes place at Jina Mahsa Amini Allee, a site that invokes the ongoing political and social resonances of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising and broader transnational struggles for freedom, dignity, and collective self determination. Drawing from the intersectional and progressive claims articulated through the uprising, this intervention reflects on the interconnectedness of feminist demands, anti-authoritarian struggles, social justice movements, and collective forms of resistance. Through situated artistic actions and forms of public engagement, participating artists enter into dialogue with the symbolic and political dimensions of the site—not as a fixed memorial to a singular event, but as a living space for imagining solidarity, public presence, and emancipatory futures. Closing the intervention series, this final gathering understands the city as a site where political imaginaries emerge through collective action and where temporary spaces of encounter can open possibilities for reflection, resistance, and transformation.
