In Altmünster

Art and nature: monsters in an empty store

From apocalypse to respect for nature: the "Green" show in Altmünster features a monster (above) as well as photos and installations.

(Bild: Spitzbart Wolfgang/Wolfgang Spitzbart)

Art becomes an advocate for nature: Gottfried Hattinger curated the "Green" exhibition in an empty shop in Altmünster. It's not just about climate change, but also about visions for a better relationship with nature. The Capital of Culture 2024 project fits in with the micro-farming conference taking place in Traunkirchen on Sunday. 

 

What a shock: a hairy monster lies on the ground, openly of the ape species. Hundreds of tiny human beings have invaded it like parasites, exploiting it like a storehouse of raw materials.

This oversized sculpture was created by Elke Antonia Schloter and Volker Koch. They call the installation "Give us, dear". It is representative of the "overexploitation of nature" as practiced in open-cast mining, says curator Gottfried Hattinger.

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Fotos

Golf course instead of pastureland
The work is moving and provokes feelings of fear and loss. A similar feeling can also be felt in the photo series by Tyrolean Lois Hechenblaikner, who combines old black and white photographs showing an idyllic mountain world in his homeland with color photos from today: Instead of a farmer wielding a scythe, a golfer is now hitting balls in the meadow.

In "Biotopia", Uku Sepsivart allows nature itself to create art by only slightly reworking gnawed beaver trunks into wooden sculptures. In total, more than ten contributions can be seen in the magnificent show "Green" (until November 16).

It was conceived in connection with the Microfarmers Conference (Conference for an Agriculture of the Future), which takes place on October 20 in Traunkirchen.