N.E.S.T.

New Earth Species Think Tank

The New Earth Species Think Tank is an experimental architectural installation in public space. It is created together with the participants in a collective participatory process, divided into different phases that are dictated by the material. A symbiotic relationship between terrestrial species as an alternative to the dystopian posthumanistic age is examined associatively and creatively.

Subject to change
N.E.S.T.
© Angerer/Engeler/Grösswang
Contributors

Josseline Engeler, Ruth Größwang (Artistic direction / Concept / Planning)
Robert Angerer (Technical Planning)
Anton Auer (clay builder)

Christina Jaritsch (Head of Programme Climate Change, Gender Diversity)

When
starting Juli 2024

About the project

Based on forms and structures from nature, an accessible clay building will be built in the cellar of the former Hotel Bauer. By slipping into the empty dark vault and building a N.E.S.T. structure made of clay inside, the architectural rudiment is repopulated and provides new spatial possibilities.

From July 19th to 21st, timeslots will be offered for 15 participants per day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. . Anton Auer, professional clay builder and workshop leader, and the project artists Josseline Engeler, Ruth Größwang and Robert Angerer will work with the visitors to build the N.E.S.T. with a COB mixture of clay, sand and straw. The preparation of the supporting structure made of wood, the processing of the material and the actual plastering of the supporting structure are taught professionally. The N.E.S.T. is both – a mediation site and an artistic spatial installation. It is craftwork of artwork. An artistic research station with a focus on its experimental and symbiotic character.

There will be further workshops, events and exhibitions taking place at N.E.S.T. in the following months.