veroniKATZEkova
“funDAMENtalismus” (de)
(en. fundamentalism / LADIES)
2023
Typographic assemblage
Found objects, ink
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria
veroniKATZEkova
“comMANdMENts” (EN)
Typographic assemblage
2023
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria
veroniKATZEkova
“men•ace” (EN)
Diptych
Assemblage
2025
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria
veroniKATZEkova
“ThaNATOs” (GR / EN)
(EN) Thanatos is the Greek god and personification of death. In psychoanalytic theory, Freud adopted the term Thanatos to describe the death drive, a fundamental instinct toward destruction, aggression, and the return to an inanimate state.
(DE) Thanatos ist der griechische Gott und die Personifikation des Todes. In der psychoanalytischen Theorie übernahm Freud den Begriff Thanatos, um den Todestrieb zu beschreiben, einen grundlegenden Instinkt zu Zerstörung, Aggression und Rückkehr in den unbelebten Zustand.
“SolOTANz” (DE / FR)
(DE: Solotanz = EN: solo dance; FR / ES: OTAN = DE /EN: NATO)
Assisted ready-made (linguistic interventions on the NATO logo) / Assistiertes Ready-made (sprachliche Intervention auf dem NATO Logo)
2025
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria
In the German word for society, Gesellschaft, two animals
accidentally reside: the Esel (donkey) and the Schaf (sheep). In
European cultural usage, both animals carry very specific
metaphorical meanings when applied to humans. An Esel typically
describes someone as stubborn, slow to understand, or foolish. A
Schaf refers to a person who is conformist, obedient, and uncritical
— a follower who moves with the herd rather than thinking
independently. It implies passivity, compliance, and a lack of
resistance, but also innocence and harmlessness. Together, Esel and
Schaf sketch a spectrum of social behaviour.
By contrast, the
donkey and the sheep occupy a positive and symbolically rich role in
the Christmas nativity within Christian tradition and folklore. They
are emblems of core Christian virtues: humility, patience, obedience,
and endurance. The donkey bears weight without protest; the sheep
follows and trusts. As the Lamb of God, the sheep stands at the
centre of Christian theology, embodying innocence, vulnerability, and
sacrifice. In the nativity scene, both animals represent the common
folk — those who are present without power, yet closest to the
birth.
Embedded in Gesellschaft, the donkey and the sheep expose a persistent contradiction: virtues once sanctified now oscillate between moral ideal and social flaw. In a society that increasingly rewards conformity and treats intellectual effort as an unnecessary accessory, their presence feels less accidental than prophetic.
veroniKATZEkova
“TRiUMPh” (EN)
Assisted ready-made (linguistic intervention on the Triumph logo)
2016
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria
EN: Japanese military ruler / DE:
ein japanischer Militärtitel für Anführer aus dem Kriegeradel
将軍 (Shōgun)
JA:
将
(shō) = EN: Commander-in-Chief = DE: = Kommandeur, großer General
JA:
軍
(gun) = EN: = army, troops = DE: Armee, Heer, Truppe
EN:
gun = DE: Waffe / Gewehr / Pistole)
Grafik
/ Graphic
2025
veroniKATZEkova
“WARden” (EN)
(EN: warden = DE: Wärter, Hüter; Aufseher
EN: war = DE: Krieg)
Typografische Assemblage / Typographic assemblage
2025
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria
