20.–27.06.2025 // Cristiana De Marchi’s solo exhibition ‘A Repertoire of Constant Restarts’ at Kunstraum Flat1 presents a body of work in her first solo exhibition in Austria, developed over the past five years. Curated by Basak Senova, the exhibition spans a range of media, including textiles, video, and performance. Through a careful and often playful re-elaboration of easily accessible materials such as litter and audiotapes, alongside meticulous creative processes like hand embroidery and knitting, de Marchi reflects on moments of historical violence, enforced censorship, and internalised trauma.

De Marchi presents an exploration of ‘absence’ through the lens of political engagement and ‘poethical’ responsiveness. Her practice reveals how meaning emerges through acts of interpretation and response, especially in contexts marked by silence, erasure, and contested histories. Drawing from her doctoral research, de Marchi reflects on the act of tracing, interrogating signs, and consciously operating “on a background of misunderstanding”.