Program Political Landscape

Institute for Art in Public Sphere Styria
headed by Dr. Elisabeth Fiedler
Marienplatz 1/1, A-8020 Graz
kioer@museum-joanneum.at
Political Landscape
Idea
Eva Grubinger
Curators
Dirck Möllmann (DE), Elisabeth Fiedler (AU)
Institute KiöR Steiermark / Universalmuseum Joanneum
Artists
Clegg & Guttmann (IL)
Eva Grubinger (AU)
Florian Hüttner (DE)
Angelika Loderer (AU)
Susan Philipsz (GB)
Bojan Šarčević (RS)
Michael Clegg, Berlin
Martin Guttmann, Wien
Berlin
Bad Tölz
Vienna
Berlin
Basel and Paris
Art Theory
Kathrin Busch (DE)
Martin Herbert (UK)
University of Fine Arts, Berlin
Author, Tunbridge Wells and Berlin
Cooperation
Dr. Günther Marchner (AU)
Network Salzkammergut, Bad Mitterndorf
A project by the Institute for Art in Public Sphere Styria
in cooperation with Network Salzkammergut and supported by
Program „Political Landscape“ - workshop and hiking
Artists explore the region Ausseerland and its history
Woferl-stable , 8983 Bad Mitterndorf Nr. 126
14 to 24 August 2014, Bad Mitterndorf, Bad Aussee, Altaussee Totes Gebirge
Internal Workshop, Woferstall – tours and visits
Thu 14.8.2014
4-6 pm
arrival – introduction to the program and to the the region
Fri 15.8.2014
10 - 5 pm
workshop about the region (general history and present)
 Christian Dirninger, history of economy and regional affairs, University of Salzburg
 Fritz Idam, HTBLA Hallstatt, world heritage, history of cultural buildings, saline
system
 Karin Hochegger: ecology and landscapes of the Salzkammergut
 Herbert Gasperl: regional development in Ausseerland-Salzkammergut (requested)
with transclaudia, (Max Höfler and Johannes Schrettle, Graz), live-writing und real time
translations
7-9 pm
Sat 16.8.2014
10-5 pm
Public evening Gemeindesaal Altaussee, Fischerndorf 61
15. August, 7 – 9 pm presentation of the project with artists and participants, and
Elisabeth Fiedler (UMJ), Christian Dirninger, Anton Strobl, Wolfgang Quatember (ZGMuseum Ebensee)
workshop about contemporary history
 Alexander Prenninger (Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut):
general survey about NS-times, political and social contexts
 Wolfgang Quatember (Historical Museum in Ebensee), NS-times in the region, political
and social history of Salzkammergut
 Anton Strobl, NS-times, about the end of the war in Ausseerland
with transclaudia, (Max Höfler and Johannes Schrettle, Graz), live-writing und real time
translations
outdoor-tour exploring the region (Ausseerland)
Sun 17.8.2014
From Altaussee to Blaa-Alm
Accompanied by: Helmut Kalss, historian
C) Seehotel, Altaussee: sounding out of the Nazis by Edith Hauer Frischmuth
 boat trip across Altaussee lake
I)Villa Kerry Altaussee, Arneth-Weg, station 5 Via artis; stay of Ernst Kaltenbrunner in
Altaussee (head of SS in Austria) „Panoramic Artist’s View“
H) saline Altaussee/cultural hiking trail, Nazi looted art in salines
 hiking to Blaa-Alm

overnight stay at Blaa-alp (ca. 900 m)
Historical hiking tours
18.8., accompanied by
Wolfgang Quatember
Mon 18.8.2014
Blaa-alp – Rettenbach/IGEL – Ischler-hut (1368 m)
A) Schwarzenbergalm/Nagelsteig: IGEL, resistance cell Willy-Fred
(Plieseis/Straubinger/Gitzoller)
B) Blaa-Alp: resistance cell Willy-Fred (Plieseis/Straubinger/Gitzoller)
overnight stay at Ischler hut
Tue 19.8.2014
descent to Blaa Alm (ca. 2,5 hrs.), by bus to Loser-house
hiking from Loser Alp (ca. 1600 m) to Albert-Appel-house (1638 m, ca. 4-5 hrs.)
overnight stay at Albert-Appel-house (1638 m)
Wed 20.8.2014
Albert-Appel-house (1638 m) – Schoberwiesalp – Altaussee (720 m), descent, ca. 5-6
hrs.
E) Schoberwiesalp: razzia by Gestapo and SS
overnight stay at JUFA Altaussee (720 m)
Thu 21.8.2014
Day of individual explorations
Fri 22.8.2014
Altaussee – Grundlsee/Gößl – Toplitzsee (by bus)
J) Villa Roth (today Villa Grundlsee): attempt by Gaiswinkler to arrest Joseph Göbbels
K) Toplitzsee: Nazi-treasure legends
L) House Feldhammer/St. Leonhard (home of resistant Karl Feldhammer shot by Gestapo)
5 pm
internal conclusion in Woferl-stable
questions, queries, feedback, conversations
Sat 23.8.2014
Day of individual explorations
Sun 24.8.2014
Departure