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Touching Grass Exhibtion 2026

August 23rd // Donauinsel (Vienna)

The feeling of someone’s fingers on your skin. Water embracing you as you take your first stroke across the river. Grass beneath your bare feet. Wind brushing through your hair. Gentle, tender, curious. A tattoo on your hip that reminds you of someone. A gentle touch moving up your leg. A kiss pressed against your collarbone. bed sheets left on the floor. Rope marks, imprinted on your wrist. The vibration that moves through you when you see someone you love. Your body relaxing in the arms of someone you trust. A playful tongue grazing your neck. Naughty, cheeky, sweet. A stronger breeze pushes you against a tree.

What is sexuality, and what is sensuality? Where does the line between them lie? Can the line lie?

This year, in the second edition of Touching Grass, we are focusing on sexuality, with nature as a space that can hold our feelings - a quiet, meditative environment where we can listen to our bodies,  where no sounds or movements interrupt that listening. A place where we do not have to wear a mask or perform, where we can simply be ourselves. Together, we will reflect on what sexuality means to us in relation to our own bodies, following the delicate boundary between the sensual and the sexual.

curated by Elias Strebkov and Jona W. Olivier
supported by Ola Plankenauer

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