In the workshop, the participants in the N.E.S.T. New Earth Species Think Tank will tamp the floor of the walk-in sculpture by hand and thus also participate in the artistic creation process. At the same time, they learn about professional material preparation and preparation as well as the various processes for compacting the material. The teaching of craftsmanship and technology is combined with the sensory, collective and experimental experiences of artistic creation and leaves a lasting impression.
What consistency and moisture does the base material need?
How thick can the filled layer be before we have to compact it again?
How is the surface finally treated? Is the rammed earth floor really robust?
These and other questions are clarified in the joint construction process with Elias Brunmayr and immediately put into practice.
Elias Brunmayr is an expert on rammed earth in theory and practice. He graduated from BOKU Vienna in 2022 with a thesis entitled “Rammed earth in landscape architecture”. In his company “Atelier Loam”, he has since focussed on rammed earth as a design element in landscape architecture.
Work is carried out in an empty cellar in Bauerpark, whose original superstructure, the Hotel Bauer, has long since ceased to exist. Meeting point is at the Kalvarienbergweg car park. Access via the Ahornstraße/Bauernstraße junction → google maps
More about the project at salzkammergut-2024.at
