Ponytail

Ponytail unfolds as an inquiry into forms and signals of concentration, one where the gesture of tightening long hair turns into a declaration of focus, introspection, and coded girlhood. Drawing from hinted archetypes circulating around the internet and intimate storytelling, Ponytail shapes a space where readiness meets softness. The act of gathering hair is approached as an embodied initiation into attention, historically and culturally entangled with expectations around femininity. Rather than stabilising this symbol, the gesture is treated as speculative. The exhibition brings together works by Mara Jenny (Wien), Luka Naujoks (Berlin), Nele Gräber (Berlin), and a text by Hava Erica Zeytin (Berlin) each navigating one’s own day-to-day materials and gestures as carriers of inwardness. Across the space, mirror-like surfaces, the display of pop icons, and non-human memories generate moments of recognition and estrangement.