12.08.–02.09.2025 // The Mirror Project curated by Basak Senova & Jonatan Habib Engavist, takes place at Teatro Pirandello under the coverage of Agrigento Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2025, realised in collaboration with the PEEK-FWF Project, The Atlas (of Creative Mechanisms): [Curating–Conducting]. From both a conceptual and structural perspective, the project adopts an experimental framework, reimagining the traditional space of an opera house through the lens of contemporary art. Works (based on moving image), which either process or incorporate musical components, sound, rhythm, and performative structures, are presented in the format of screenings in lieu of an opera, ballet, or concert. Simultaneously, photographs are exhibited on the stage itself, utilising the theatre’s mechanical systems in the form of an exhibition.

The Mirror Project unfolds in 3 interconnected chapters: the first is the experimental exhibition combining film screenings in 6 acts and photographs on stage at Teatro Pirandello Agrigento. The participating artists of the project are Ali Cherri (LB/FR), Almagul Menlibeyeva (KZ/DE), Cristiana de Marchi (IT/LB/AE), Egle Oddo (IT/FI), Emilija Škarnulytė (LT), Francesco Bellina (IT), Hera Büyüktasciyan (TR), Herrana Addisu (ET), Icelandic Love Corporation (IS), Isa Rosenberger (AT), Jesper Just (DE), Johan Thom (ZA), Larissa Sansour (PS/UK) – Søren Lind (DK/UK), Marcus Neustetter (AT), Marja Helander (FI), The ZoNE (AT), Maria Lantz (SE), Nisrine Boukhari (SY/AT), Oya Silbery (CY), Rojda Tugrul (TR/AT), Ramesch Daha (AT), Superflex (DK), Theresa Traore Dahlberg (SE), Wael Shawky (EG), and William Kentridge (ZA). Works on stage by: The ZoNE, Marcus Neustetter, Maria Lantz, Johan Thom, Larissa Sansour & Søren Lind, Oya Silbery, Francesco Bellina, Ramesch Daha. The next chapter will be a book reflecting art and the city of Agrigento through the eyes of a stray cat; and the sharing of parts of the film program and book with partner institutions across Europe, including Istanbul Modern | Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Kunsthalle Wien, Kunsthaus Dahlem, Liljevalchs konsthall, National Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb, Art Rooms, ARUCAD in Kyrenia and CVAR Centre of Visual Arts and Research in Nicosia, and Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar – Reykjanes Art Museum and Norræna húsið The Nordic House. In collaboration with the FWF-PEEK project THE ATLAS (of Creative Mechanisms): [Curating-Conducting]. The project is part of Agrigento Capitale della Cultura 2025 and curated by Jonatan Habib Engqvist and Basak Senova.