Gardening of Soul
Date :
20.04.2024 until 23.06.2024
Dates
20 April ‒ 23 June 2024: Exhibition
Tuesday ‒ Saturday, 2 ‒ 7 pm; Sunday and holidays, 10 am ‒ 7 pm
The exhibition spaces and Café Botanika are wheelchair accessible.
The exhibition and accompanying programs are admission free.
Participating Artists
- Hannes Egger (Italy/South Tirol)
- Olia Fedorova (Ukraine)
- Barbara Herold & Florian Huth (Germany/Upper Bavaria)
- Stephen Hobbs & Marcus Neustetter (Republic of South Africa)
- Zdena Kolečková (Czech Republic)
- Finnbogi Pétursson (Island)
- Man Tin (Hongkong)
- Sam Van Aken (USA)
- Robert Vlasák (Czeh Republic)
Curator
Michal Koleček, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, House of Arts Ústí nad Labem
About the exhibition
Metaphorical perspective
"Gardening of Soul" is an international research, art and exhibition program which is metaphorically understood as an activity of shaping, sharing and simultaneously using spaces and environments. The artworks shown in the final exhibition are a response to the specific conditions of certain places and the needs of local communities.
The exhibition "Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters" includes public art projects that includes a broader social interest in marginalized areas or communities. Through the themes of gardening, care and shared social responsibility and the use of different artistic strategies, they enable a critical reflection on social exclusion and environmental threats.
International cooperation program
The works were developed in nine countries on four continents (Hong Kong, Croatia, South Africa, Iceland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Ukraine) through residency programs at the participating partner organizations, including the European Art Scholarship of the District of Upper Bavaria. During the exhibition, art talks, lectures and events for artistic encounters will be organized to demonstrate and deepen the topic for the regional public.
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