100 Years of World Transition

Exhibiton, Performances, Sounds

Opening: Friday, September 9th at 7 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: September 10th until October 27th, 2016.
Opening Times: Wednesday until Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and by appointment via schaumbad@mur.at

Performances: Das schwarze Schaf, Letícia Duarte (BRA)/Martina Edelmüller, Alexandra Gschiel/Markus Wilfling, Eva Itzlinger, Keyvan Paydar & Styrian Improvisers Orchestra, Igor F. Petkovic, Marina Stiegler/Klaus „Sternsitz“ Tschernschitz, Myriam Thyes (CH/DE), Eva Ursprung/Stefan Schmitzer. Moderation: Karl Grünling

Exhibition: CEDES, Letícia Duarte (BRA) / Martina Edelmüller, Karl Grünling, Alexandra Gschiel, Elisabeth Gschiel, Mike Hentz (DE), Eva Itzlinger, IRWIN (SLO), Franz Konrad, Gudrun Lang, Stefan Lozar, Christof Neugebauer, Keyvan Paydar, Igor F. Petkovic, Karin Petrowitsch, Andrea Sadjak, Marina Stiegler, Edda Strobl, Myriam Thyes (CH/DE), Eva Ursprung, Kathrin Velik, Markus Wilfling

Hundred years ago, war was not only taking place on our doorstep, we were right in the middle of it. Refugees met in Switzerland and challenged the logic of warmongering
society and the so-called reason with the means of art. National socialism stood in the wings, the women's movement was boiling, and machines started to revolutionize economy. The old conceptions of being human were put to the test. Never before in the history of Europe, there was such a rapid transformation of the human image, as well as social systems, economy, technology, and especially of thinking.
Now, in the midst of global economic crisis, the apocalypse is ushered in many places. People from around the world flock to Europe and challenge our worldview. The financial system has been proved as quite absurd. The dwindling religiosity has been increasingly replaced by consumerism, and now also this new belief systems are faltering.

CEDES is the transitions between art, nature and technology on the track and works the branches of a weeping willow to a "drafting machine”(video work,drawing)
Martina Edelmüller works with the Brazilian journalist Letícia Duarte on a text
collage on the basis of a report by Duarte: "Do you speak ... human?" - Base is a
report Duartes who accompanied 2015 a Syrian family from Greece to Germany.
Elisabeth Gschiel sew a " manifesto ".
Eva Itzlinger provides an "order of the remains" ago: Before the comet came, drank
like there was no tomorrow . Remains from carefree drinking from the Grazer parks
are collecting or cooperating restaurateurs picked. The carpet creates a new order
and beauty of the commonplace and the abundance that accompany the world
transition. At the opening she will conduct the choral piece “Fisches Nachtgesang"
by Christian Morgenstern.
Franz Konrad converts the blinking of his cell phone upon arrival of emails in
picture boards.
Gudrun Lang animated a collage inspieriert of Hannah Höch : " The world is going
through".
Stefan Lozar builds a bizarre Perpertuum mobile from wind turbines and fans:
"Scotty, energy!"
Christof Neugebauer dissolves in his interactive sound installation "LOUD LOUD
WEIGHT POEM" with a swinging over a pedestal pendulum speech sounds. Inspired
by Dadaist language performances caused by oscillations according microstructure.
Depending on the direction of vibration and oscillation intensity, the sound changed
construct.
Keyvan Paydar installed a modifiable by visitors “Heiligenfigur”. At the opening, he
performs with the Styrian Improvisers Orchestra.
Igor F. Petkovic staged photographs a "Wunderkammer: [itsch]:"
Karin Petrovich researched for their installation "Wahnmal" the similarities of
social and political upheavals of the past 100 years and comes to the madness as a
driver of change. (Installation / object collage / analog, digital photography), 2016
Andrea Sadjak sends her to the oversize being grown, color and tailless squirrel
“MOLPID” after a long journey to his new home in the bubble. It recites aloud-go of
the known sound-poem caravan of Hugo Ball.
Marina Stiegler invites to "WORLD CHANGE (N)", a musically accompanied travel
from the wasteland in the expanses of space. Marina Stiegler (music)/Klaus "star
house" Tschernschitz (telescope). Access to the performance is only possible
individually. The musician chooses per "trip" one of their own compositions and
dedicates this fully of the person that can make for the duration of the song through
the telescope wonderful and insights. The performance participants are then invited
to record or write down their experiences. This will gradually be used in the
exhibition. The performance begins at 9th of September, after nightfall and ends at
midnight. Only in good weather and clear skies.
Myriam Thyes combined in their animation "Sophie Taeuber - Arp lines of flight"
eight works of Taueber - Arp from the group of "Lignes" that emerged 1940-42 in
their exile in southern France, with photos from the 2nd World War. In order to
point to the link, and the discrepancy between Taeuber - Arp's artistic activity and
the world of war and persecution. In this respect is meant by "lines of flight" also
Taeuber - Arp's inner escape from reality. The video focuses on this for artists to
date current conflict - art in the presence of injustice and violence. Myriam Thyes,
2015 Animation, HD video, 10:10, loop, stereo. Sound: Silvia Pachler, Graz.
Eva Ursprung sends with "fish talks. News from the world including"
communication signals international fish populations in the atmosphere. Sound
installation.
Kathrin Velik done with "ON / OFF" a kind of gambling. A game with unequal
emphasis, no rules, no order, no justice - but love, freedom, happiness and equality.
Markus Wilfling thwarted in his sculpture "No more Ding for a Dong" function of
church bells: with a bell made of foam, the paradigm shift has begun.
Special thanks to: Bundeskanzleramt Kunst und Kultur (Federal Chancellery Arts
and Culture), Land Steiermark Kultur (Land Steiermark Culture), Stadt Graz Kultur
(City of Graz Culture), Pro Helvetia.