What traces of history can we find in the Salzkammergut today? What does the culture of remembrance look like? Which aspects are anchored, which are not (or no longer)? A class at the HLW Bad Ischl started a search for traces of Transylvania in the region in 2023. This included visits to the Heimat- und Landlermuseum in Bad Goisern, museum.ebensee and meetings with representatives of the Transylvanian Saxons in Upper Austria.
A one-week excursion to Transylvania took place in autumn 2023. The students from Austria contacted various institutions and associations in advance, including the Samuel-von-Brukenthal Gymnasium in Sibiu. In spring 2024, the Romanian young people made a one-week return visit to the Salzkammergut.
As part of these two visits to the other country, the artist Ovidiu Anton accompanied both excursions and had the pupils record their daily experiences in the other cultural area with disposable cameras. Together with the Romanian artist Crăița Niga, Anton developed a newspaper-like photo publication. You can use it to create your own small (or large) wall exhibition anytime and anywhere. Such a DIY exhibition (with/from the newspaper) is designed together with students of the HLW Bad Ischl in their cafeteria.
