The artists Erika Kronabitter, Dunja Krzek and Doris Reinbacher worked with the pupils of NMS Pöllau
In the week from 10 to 14 February, pupils from the third grade at Pöllau Nature Park Middle School were able to find out what special features nature has in store for creative work in winter. The project started with a natural history excursion with nature park experts Stefan and Victoria Zukrigl. The focus was on recognising plants in their winter state, their survival strategies in winter and collecting a variety of material for further work. Over the next three days, the pupils worked with three artists in three different workshops to create a variety of pictures and objects. Doris Reinbacher used berries, leaves, flower remnants and vegetables to create natural colours, which were processed into amazingly colourful pictures. Dunja Krcek drew attention to the colours and colour nuances of the collected plant remains, bark and the like. In the end, all of this was transformed into imaginative objects. With Erika Kronabitter, the groups arranged what they found in the park into installations, photographed them and commented on the photos in their own texts. The resulting works from this week were finally presented in the school's assembly hall. A video from the school also gives an impression of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNj0fJ5RuYs
The project week was organised in collaboration with Styrian Summer Art, the Pöllauer Tal Nature Park and the Pöllau Nature Park Middle School and was selected and funded by oead at the Ministry of Art from 33 projects out of 183 submissions.
Doris Reinbacher was born in Graz in 1981, grew up near Stainz and attended the Ortwein School of Art and Design in Graz, specialising in graphic design, before studying German language and literature and theatre, film and media studies in Vienna. During an Erasmus stay in Scandinavia, he rediscovered the beauty of nature and began a lasting interaction between city and country.2009-2014: Member of Subterrarium, Vienna: association for the promotion and networking of experimental art forms. Organisation and participation in various projects.since 2017: Intensive involvement with the printing technique Eco Print and colour extraction from natural materials; since then, course instructor and exhibitions.2019 until the beginning of the pandemic: stay in Chile and Argentina to get in touch with Holocaust survivors.
www.instagram.com/eco_print_doris_reinbacher
https://www.facebook.com/ecoprintdorisreinbacher
Dunja Krcek, born 1990 in Amstetten, Lower Austria) is a visual artist in Vienna. She studied painting, tapestry and animated film at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. She works mainly with painting, textiles, site-specific installations and sometimes also with books. In her work she visually explores the concepts of atmosphere, relational space and the perceived sense.several artistic residencies (artist in residence) in Styria, Iceland, Finland, North Macedonia and Peru, as well as a train journey from Europe to Asia (Russia, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Japan).Dunja Krcek has published several publications.exhibitions in Vienna, Pischelsdorf, Madrid, Isafjördur (Iceland), Helsinki, London, Porto, Joutsa (Finland), among others.
https://dunjakrcek.net/
Erika Kronabitter, born 1959 in Hartberg/Styria, studied comparative literature/ German studies/ art history. Trained as a Gestalt pedagogue, writes poetry and prose, most recently: Delfine vor Venedig, Lyrik, Melos Verlag. Translations of her work into Spanish, Italian and Romanian. Since 2003 she has organised the internationally renowned Feldkirch Poetry Prize and conceived the Feldkirch Literature Station. Lives and works as a freelance author, video and visual artist in Austria.www.kronabitter.com
Nature Park Pöllauer Tal
covers an area of 124 km² and offers a diverse landscape ranging from the gentle hills of the Rabenwald forest to the species-rich orchards. These orchards are particularly valuable for biodiversity and provide a habitat for rare animal species such as the little owl and hoopoe. The nature park promotes sustainable management, in which traditional agriculture is in harmony with nature conservation, with the guiding theme: protection through utilisation. Recognised as a "KEM - Climate and Energy Model Region" since 2012, "KLAR! - Climate Change Adaptation Region" since 2017.
Veronika Zukrigl, Natur- und Landschaftsvermittlerin, provides interesting information about the habitats and biodiversity of the nature park.
Naturpark Mittelschule Pöllau
offers nature, environment, exercise and health as WPF as well as interdisciplinary projects. In the creative area, pupils have the opportunity to develop their special talents and inclinations.
https://www.nms-poellau.at/
Fotos: Veronika Tanton, SSA; weitere Bilder hier
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