Opening: 29.06.2018
Eisenerz

The origin of the slow-motion camera basically goes back to August Musger (1868–1929), who was born in Eisenerz. A memorial is to be dedicated to him in that town, to be presented in 2018 to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth. In a selection contest, Clemens Luser convinced with his idea of linking a slow-motion camera with speed and moving an object if required so quickly around its own axis that it begins to blur in our perception of it. Only with the aid of the slow-motion camera, available as standard in smartphones of the more recent generation, can the sculpture’s rotating movement be slowed down visually, so as to recognise its form once again on the screen. A rotating sculpture which can be perceived in slow-motion as almost immobile is something unique. The memorial will honour August Musger and his epoch-making impact in fitting fashion.

Opening: June 2018
Feldbach

The XENOS Society has begun to engage with our culture and the countries on our borders. In cooperation with cultural institutions as well as committed citizens, artists from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia have been creating valuable works since early 2017 through their engagement with history in workshops and art events, all in support of a European cultural community that is based on the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights. The special idea is to link these works with Styria. The Institute for Art in Public Space time and again carries out high-quality art projects outside of the provincial capital. Feldbach, a city rich in history as a border town, with depth from its past and an open vision of the future, is the Styrian partner and venue for the planned exhibition with corresponding works by both Styrian and international artists. For more information, go to: www.inclusiveeurope.net.

Opening: September 2018
Discourse Platform 2: Temporary KiöR projects in Graz
Organisation and project management: Nicole Pruckermayr

Spread over several years, the art, research and peace project has been set up as inter-disciplinary, and is engaged with public space in the city of Graz. With a view to the commemoration year 2018 (100 years since the end of the First World War and the proclamation of the First Republic, the centenary of general suffrage for men and women, the 80th anniversary of the ‘Anschluß’ or annexation of Austria to the ‘Third Reich’, 70 years of Human Rights), the project examines the state and future of democracy and freedom as it is lived, taking as its example Conrad-von-Hötzendorf-Straße. In September 2018, temporary art-in-public-space projects lasting two to three weeks will be presented by the participating artists, the venue being Conrad-von-Hötzendorf-Straße, with and within the public institutions and buildings located there (such as Lebenshilfe (social services), the Kunsthalle Graz, the stadium, cinema, city district centre, etc.).

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