Kristina Leko

(No) Monuments for Labour and Immigration

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Opening

May 2013

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Art in Public Space

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Project

The artist's textual artworks uncover the traces left by the history of labour and immigration in the Annenviertel.

Kristina Leko

(No) Monuments for Labour and Immigration

The Zagreb-born artist Kristina Leko placed nine boards with texts on immigration and labor in the so-called Annenviertel neighborhood — a working-class district of Graz since time immemorial. In the textual art works, historical biographies of immigrated people refer to the (hi)story(-ies) of the location. The biographical research was conducted by students from the Institute for European Ethnology under the leadership of Judith Laister. The work sees itself as a collaborative production and was implemented by the Institute for Art in Public Space Styria in cooperation with <rotor> center for contemporary art.

Locations:

Ägydigasse 12 and 14, 8020 Graz
47°03'56.6"N 15°25'49.8"E

ISOP, Dreihackengasse 2, 8020 Graz
47°04'08.3"N 15°25'41.9"E

AK-Library, Hanuschgasse 3, 8020 Graz
47°04'19.3"N 15°25'29.9"E

Hofgebäude, Idlhofgasse 36, 8020 Graz
47°04'04.5"N 15°25'24.3"E

AMS, Niesenbergergasse 67-69, 8020 Graz
47°04'09.7"N 15°25'10.4"E

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Photo gallery by rotor

Information on historical events from the history of the working class can be read on different locations in the Annenviertel. This is contrasted by lifestories told of people who live in the area.

Current locations:

Ägydigasse 12 and 14
Who were the Italian migrant workers in Graz in the 16th and 17th century? | Biographical notes of three people who come from Ghana, the Iran and Macedonia and live here now.

Dreihackengasse 2 – ISOP
About the organization ISOP, which has done intercultural work since the 1980s | Text collage created from biographical information of four people living in its vicinity.

Hanuschgasse 3 – Library of the Austrian Chamber of Labour (AK)
Historical information on the Austrian Chamber of Labour, Styria, in particular on the library | From the life of Mr. Clinton, a frequent user of the library of the AK.

Niesenbergergasse 67-69 / AMS
How the employment offices in Graz developed into today’s Public Employment Service Austria (AMS) | Text collage created from biographical information of three AMS clients.
hin zur heutigen Organisation AMS. | Textcollage aus biografischen Angaben dreier Kundinnen des AMS.

Past locations:

Griesplatz Nord, Griesgasse 50, 8020 Graz
Monument to the snack bar San, “the best grill spot between Helsinki and Tirana”, which was run at this location by Bosnian-born Kadir Smailović between 1997 and 2002.

Annenstraße 10, 8020 Graz
How a demonstration turned into the “Grazer Blutsamstag“ (Graz Bloody Saturday) of 1919. | From the biography of Mr. Mao from China, who came to Austria at the age of 29.

Styria CenterAnnenstraße/Volksgartenstraße, 8020 Graz
On the history of the co-operative association Konsum whose wholesale opened at this location in 1926. | Notes from the life Story of a resident who lives and works on the spot.

Strauchergasse/Volksgartenstraße, 8020 Graz
Festive assembly of the consumer cooperative Konsum in Graz in 1912.

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