SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS FOR ART MUSEUMS
In EMANCIPATION OF WONDER, the discourse about art, which can at times be perceived as elitist or inaccessible, aims to be expanded to include deliberately non-academic, spontaneous codes.
As a strategy, the artists record the comments and interpretations of children between aged 8 – 10 while they visit the exhibition. Out of the resulting documentation material, Navaridas & Deutinger develop guided museum tours for adults, performed by actors acting as art mediators. The commentaries on works of art become acts of performative art.
EMANCIPATION OF WONDER #1 with Pia Hierzegger at Ladies First Exhibition at Neue Galerie Graz TRAILER EMANCIPATION OF WONDER #2 with Monika Klengel at Ladies First Exhibition at Neue Galerie Graz TRAILER EMANCIPATION OF WONDER #3 with Frans Poelstra at Ladies First Exhibition at Neue Galerie Graz TRAILER EMANCIPATION OF WONDER #4 with Jaschka Lämmert and Julie Eröd at Österreichischer Skulpturenpark in Premstätten EMANCIPATION OF WONDER #5 with Alex Deutinger at A War in the Distance at steirischer herbst Festival, Graz TRAILER
PRESS
In the original language of eight-year-olds the tour led by Pia Hierzegger offers an examination of art that is not obscured by art-historical tidbits of knowledge, and includes spatial explorations far beyond the standardised walkaround tour. Entertaining, eye-opening, very fantastic.
Kleine Zeitung, Ute Baumhackl, 31/10/2020
It feels unbelievably good that thoughts and reactions which one tends to culture-consciously conceal, are unabashedly served here on a verbal platter.
tanz.at, Eveline Koberg, 2/11/2020
Concept & Direction |
Marta Navaridas, Alex Deutinger |
Performers |
Alex Deutinger, Jaschka Lämmert, Julie Eröd, Pia Hierzegger, Frans Poelstra, Monika Klengel |
Cameras_ | Ulrich Reiterer and Marta Navaridas |
Video editor_ |
Ulrich Reiterer |
Costumes_ |
Marta Navaridas |
Thanks to_ | Monika Holzer-Kernbichler and Markus Waitschacher |
Production Manager_ | Sophie Schmeiser / mollusca productions |
Production_ | Performanceinitiative 22 |
With the support of_ |
Kunstvermittlung Neue Galerie Graz, Universal Museum Johaneum, Praxisvolksschule der Pädagogischen Hochschule Steiermark, Stadt Graz Kultur, Kultur Land Steiermark, Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport, steirischer herbst festival, Österreichischer Skulpturenpark Universal Joanneum Museum, Salzburg Museum, Szene Salzburg, Sommerszene |
Special thanks_ |
All the children who contributed to the creation of these tours |