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Simona Obholzer, Park, 2025 © Bildrecht, Wien 2025

Pleasing to the eye, soft on the feet
Simona Obholzer

What do clouds feel like under your feet? Can a lawn be infinite? And how does the ground on which we move guide our gaze? At Kunsthaus Graz, Simona Obholzer invites us to rediscover the ground as a fundamental surface. Her installation in the cave-like Space03 combines reduced forms with subtle sensory impressions, questions familiar perspectives and playfully opens up new points of view. Sound and movement permeate the space and make it possible to experience it while standing, sitting or lying down. Curated by Katia Huemer.

Kunsthaus Graz
Opening: Friday, March 28, 11 a.m.
Exhibition: March 29 to April 21
Festival opening hours: daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., free admission

In Cooperation with Kunsthaus Graz

Unmatched Signals
Susanna Flock

In Unmatched Signals, Susanna Flock combines the infinite galaxies of science fiction video games with the emotional vacuum of dating apps: In an intimate monologue about dating experiences, she depicts moments of failure, reflects on the consumption of people and searches for substantial interpersonal relationships. Between overwhelming abundance and a lack of closeness with meaning, optimized character creation and endless swiping, she explores the connections between love, sexuality and technopolitics.

Kunsthalle Graz
Opening: Wednesday, March 12, 6 p.m.
Exhibition: March 13 to April 1
Festival opening hours: Mon.–Fri. 16–20 Uhr, Sat.–Sun. 2–6 p.m., free admission

Postproduction Postproduction supervision in film production
Panel and Discussion

With The Grand Post, we talk about the necessity of post-production supervision: What challenges do we encounter at the interface between production and post-production? What advantages do professional post supervisors offer for a smooth process and consistently high quality standards? How can this position be used to distribute resources more efficiently in order to save on the budget? Experts from the German film industry will offer valuable insights, practical discussions and the opportunity to network.

Salon Frühling at Grand Hôtel Wiesler
Saturday, March 29 | 2 p.m., free admission

More at www.thegrandpost.com/diagonale25

Short Film Walk
Street Cinema Graz

“Back to the roots” is the motto of this year’s Diagonale, when Street Cinema Graz returns to the neighborhood where the first short film walk took place in 2013 on the occasion of the Lendwirbel. Starting from the Lendhotel, we will venture into the backyards and interstitial spaces of the neighborhood and create a temporary cinema space that provides the setting for selected short films by young Austrian and international filmmakers.

Satuday, March 29 | 7.30 p.m.
Meeting point in front of the Lendhotel, Grüne Gasse 2, 8020 Graz
In case of rain, the event will take place in the foyer of the Lendhotel.

Presented by Helmut Marko Hotels

Cinema Next Breakfast Club
The Joke’s On – humorous storytelling in film

“Why don’t you do something fun?” is a phrase that comes up again and again. Is that what the world needs right now? Humor can be found (almost) everywhere – in comedies as well as dramas. At this year’s Cinema Next Breakfast Club, industry professionals and talents will discuss how humorous elements shape stories, open up new perspectives and bring lightness to storytelling – from subtle nuances in arthouse films to big-audience comedies.

Diagonale-Bar at Volksgarten Pavillon – hosted by EULE
Sunday March 30, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., free admission

A Diagonale event in collaboration with Cinema Next – Young Film from Austria

Workshop discussion
Schlendern ist mein Metier

After suffering a heart attack, the writer Karl-Markus Gauss embarks on what may be his last journey to the borders of Europe. The places he visits, the stories he tells and the stories he is told, increasingly all point in one direction: towards death. Schlendern ist mein Metier not only portrays one of the most outstanding personalities in Austria’s cultural scene and civil society, but also develops into a swansong to a Europe that perhaps never existed. Colette M. Schmidt in a workshop discussion with writer Karl-Markus Gauß and director Johannes Holzhausen about places and stories that define the present.

KULTUM. Center for Contemporary Art and Religion
Sunday, March 30 | 5 p.m., free admission

In Cooperation with Kultum