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MENTAL LOAD \u2013 Invisible Labor<\/strong>
group show<\/em><\/p>

Palazzo Mora<\/span><\/em><\/a>
Venice Biennale
European Cultural Centr
Italy
9.5.\u201322.11.2026
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Trinkhalle, Sudhaus & Galerie am Fluss<\/a><\/em><\/span>
<\/em>Bad Ischl
Austria
6.6 \u201316.6.2026<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

Mental load and invisible labor shape everyday life in ways that often remain unseen, yet deeply felt. Between care work, emotional responsibility, and the constant need to organize, anticipate, and hold things together, an invisible pressure accumulates quietly. In a fast-paced world of rising costs and growing inequality, exhaustion, grief, and the feeling of being stretched too thin become part of daily reality.<\/p>

Veronika Merklein\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0The Silent Neighbor<\/strong> (Die stille Nachbarin)<\/em> reflects on what remains hidden in the private sphere. Staged in the artist\u2019s former apartment and only visible from outside, it shows a woman seemingly suspended from a smiley-shaped balloon, exposing tensions between facade and inner reality.<\/p>

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Curated by\u00a0Zentrum Didaktik f\u00fcr Kunst und interdisziplin\u00e4ren Unterricht, University of Applied Arts Vienna<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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