Symposiums in the Landscape
in the Context of Contemporary Art Practices
The project "Symposiums in the Landscape in the Context of Contemporary Art Practices" focuses on gaining practical and theoretical experience and knowledge in the field of artistic research in the environment of well-known sculptural symposium sites (Vyšné Ružbachy, Hořice) in the former Czechoslovakia. The project is conceived as an open laboratory that tests the relevant possibilities of contemporary art practice in the context of a strong narrative of art symposia.
The concept of the symposium is reflected in the project as a complex phenomenon, which includes historical, cultural, natural, and environmental aspects. The goal of the project is to verify the possibilities of working with materials and current sculptural technologies also the use of field site-specific strategies and conceptual work, which will reflect the specifics of the cultural "symposium" environment and bring multiple insights into the teaching process on how to approach such situations and creative possibilities.
Meeting goals, the project establishes cooperation between selected workplaces of invited partner institutions – the Academy of Arts in Prague and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna as well as other experts from practice and other areas that are affected by this research. The final output of the project will be a publication mapping the possibilities of artistic interventions in some specific conditions as well as the establishment of a specialized sculpture workshop.
The concept of the symposium is reflected in the project as a complex phenomenon, which includes historical, cultural, natural, and environmental aspects. The goal of the project is to verify the possibilities of working with materials and current sculptural technologies also the use of field site-specific strategies and conceptual work, which will reflect the specifics of the cultural "symposium" environment and bring multiple insights into the teaching process on how to approach such situations and creative possibilities.
Meeting goals, the project establishes cooperation between selected workplaces of invited partner institutions – the Academy of Arts in Prague and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna as well as other experts from practice and other areas that are affected by this research. The final output of the project will be a publication mapping the possibilities of artistic interventions in some specific conditions as well as the establishment of a specialized sculpture workshop.
