Taiteilijatapaaminen Titanikissa torstaina 16.4.2009 kello 17.00
Itävaltalaiset taiteilijat Luise Kloos, Erika Lojen , Aurelia Meinhart ja Ingeborg Pock
esittelevät projektinsa torstaina 16.4.2009 kello 17.00 Galleria Titanikissa.
Projektin kotisivut www.lichtwechsel.at
L I C H T W E C H S E L
Change of Light – Footprints of European culture
Travel Art Project
Footprints of European culture on the way from Graz to Turku
via Vienna, Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn and Helsinki
Traveling artists
Luise Kloos, Erika Lojen , Aurelia Meinhart, Ingeborg Pock
Heribert Michl accompanies the travelers via internet from Graz.
ARRANGE OF PROJECT
The occasion for the Art Group 77, Graz, to organize the travel art project “Lichtwechsel – footprints of European culture” was an invitation for an exhibition in connection with the cultural capital of Europe 2011 in Turku. The route will take the travelers via Vienna, Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn and Helsinki to Turku.
Project scope
15 days of travel for 4 persons, documentation, project development, preparation for the exhibition in Turku in 2011, publication and blog
C O N T E N T S of the travel art project
In the different stations along the route the traveling artists will meet with local artists to engage in an intercultural dialogue.
The search for cultural footprints will be done in different ways, according to the artists individual work methods. The starting point will be the themes of darkness and light, the geographic position of Graz and Turku, and the mystical realms of the different cultures in literature, fine art and history. Moreover we are interested in similarities and differences in political and social situations throughout history and their influences on the contemporary art scene in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries.
Slowly we approach Turku, a city coming out of the darkness of winter during the first phase of our travel art project. During our journey we will explore the different cultural traditions of the countries we pass through and learn how they experience and celebrate the different cycles of light and darkness.
The change of light – Lichtwechsel – from south to north will accompany us to Turku. We build networks, learn about every day life in the different places, observe, document, write and work.
The documentation will be in words, photos, drawings, outlines and three-dimensional creations. We will make notes of the physical and social conditions as well as comparisons as a starting point for our work.
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B I O G R A P H I E S
Luise Kloos
Installation and Performance artist, painter. Member of NUROPE, collaborations with international institutions.
Erika Lojen
Photographer and Architect, connects architecture and arts, public space projects and international exhibitions.
Aurelia Meinhart
Installation artist, painter, photographer and art teacher. Participation in international art projects.
Ingeborg Pock
Painter and textile artist, art teacher. Participation in international art projects.
