Anne Glassner und Luca Serasini

Floating Dreams 

06.08. - 10.08.2026

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Duration

06.08. - 10.08.2026

Opening

05.08.2026 17:00

Presented by

Günther Pedrotti and Institute for Art in Public Space Styria

Meeting point

Fürstenfeld Outdoor Pool, Badgasse 1, 8280 Fürstenfeld, and the Fürstenfeld Urban Area

Costs

The installation is open to the public during the Fürstenfeld outdoor pool's hours of operation for €4.50.

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About the
Project

Through this interactive installation of telephones located on the grounds and in the pool of the Fürstenfeld outdoor swimming pool, as well as throughout the city, visitors can listen to a collection of water dreams and immerse themselves together in a world of dreams.

The starting point is a collection of water dreams that Anne Glassner has been archiving for years. These dreams are made accessible to visitors through old analog floating telephones—developed and installed by Luca Serasini: Anyone who picks up the receiver is immersed in poetic soundscapes that straddle memory, imagination, and the subconscious. Placed in the changing room as well as throughout the city, the telephones function as interfaces between the waking state and the dream world – as fragile connections that open up spaces for individual and collective experience.

 

The phones react to proximity, begin to ring, and trigger sound recordings when the receiver is lifted. The deliberate use of analog devices points to a slower form of communication - location-bound, physical, time-intensive - and provides a counterpoint to the constant availability of digital connectivity.

For the opening on August 5, a one-time live performance with a workshop-style format will take place starting at 5:00 p.m. (Fürstenfeld Outdoor Pool, Badgasse 1, 8280 Fürstenfeld).

Anne Glassner will guide participants through perception exercises and invite visitors to engage with the work physically and sensually. Everyone is invited to swim over to the phones, relax on air mattresses, or drift into a dreamlike state.

Please bring swimwear and a towel—Duration: approx. 1 hour (swimming skills required)

On all other days (August 6–10), the installation is open for self-guided visits.

Further information

Registration/Information about the workshop on August 5: 
pedrotti@guenther-pedrotti.com 

+43 676 72 73 002

 

Anne Glassner
Luca Serasini