Alumni in Residence: Jona Wolf
Jona Wolf is alumni of the institute of architecture and will work at AIL from 24 Sep till 20 Oct 2025.A workshop, performance, film screenings and open studio day will accompany this residency.
Jona Wolf studied architecture in Studio Greg Lynn and Studio Wolf D. Prix, graduating in 2015. Using digital tools like 3D animation and CNC fabrication, they develop temporary spaces, objects and installations.
Their practice focuses on re-imagining and transforming educational models and collaborative creation. They are actively engaged in community building and activism, with a focus on empowering marginalised groups and resistance to state oppression. Jona is part of The Palace Collective, which currently runs an urban community project in Berlin.
During their residency at AIL, Jona will create a series of works exploring how cultural body norms and beauty standards reinforce the gender binary. The project aims to empower the gender fluidity of trans people while also raising awareness of how gender norms affect and restrict everyone in society.
Throughout the residency, Jona is making the space as accessible as possible. They will activate it by screening films by other trans artists and hosting workshops.
Program
30 Sep, 20:00
Film Screening
Mishaps in Spacetime, 2025, Dir: Caio Amado Soares
Queendom, 2023, Dir: Agniia Galdanova
7 Oct, 16:00
Workshop with Jona Wolf
Rewriting Gender
Please register via mail to alexandra.graupner@uni-ak.ac.at
20:00
Film Screening
Gender Troublemakers, 1993, Dir: Mirha-Soleil Ross, Xanthra Phillippa
Face/Off, 2024, incl. Q&A with director Adamska Elizaveta Rakhilkina
Trans Hero, 2024, Dir: Evo Smilla S. Sidney, Sol Amanda Wendel
9 Oct, 20:00
Performance
Becoming Laziza
with Laziza Vuitton
18 Oct, 11:00–20:00
Open Studio Day