Serge Spitzer was warned by the Graz City Senate that “the Stadtpark fountain is sacred to the people of Graz,” but his Brunnenwerk La Concorde nevertheless received official approval. In the book Offsite Graz, Birgit Kulterer tells how much the city fountains, which were intended for cooling, caused tempers to heat up, leading to the failure of projects by such prominent artists as Michael Kienzer or Erwin Wurm. Whether as “sacred water” or a “precious staple of survival” (Fedo Ertl), the importance of fountains is eminent not only with regard to settlement and social history but not least in terms of art history as well.
Visited locations: Graz – Semriach – Bruck – Mürzzuschlag – Graz
As part of the project NESW - Never Wash Without Soap 2023 thought of, visited, and presented by Alexandra Riewe.
Visited Artworks by:
Fedo Ertl, Serge Spitzer, Manfred Erjautz, Eva Seiler, Christian Eisenberger, Petra Sterry, Anna Popelka, Renate Krammer, Markus Wilfling, Alex Gschiel, Günther Pedrotti, Christina Helena Romirer, Nina Markart, Reni Hofmüller, Nicole Pruckermayr, Robin Klengel, Klammer | Gründler, Doris Jauk-Hinz, Eva Ursprung, Wolfgang Buchner, Stefan Glettler, Gustav Troger etc.
Possible schedule changes will be communicated on the website www.kioer.at or after registration.