The two artists MelaMoi and BernhardPe have made it their artistic practice to devote themselves entirely to spaces. Nothing new is added, nothing existing is removed. The focus is on dealing with what already exists. The greatest power lies in the creative moment. We shape ourselves, our relationships, the realities of our lives and thus also the spaces that continually characterise us. Far too few areas allow us to place design at the centre of our attention. In art, this is a given. For 48 hours, both work their way through the space. In this case, the garden of the former Carmelite convent. Whereby the garden is actually meant here and any interior spaces are left out. The garden consists of organic and inorganic materials. Interrelationships become apparent. Here, hierarchies behave differently than in enclosed spaces where art is brought to bear. In the garden, nature provides the possibilities, and it is the garden – thus the purpose to which the space is dedicated – that brings the other materials into the field. We work with natural materials, but also with everything else that is used in the monastery garden. Alienation and refinement. Shaping and liberating from familiar forms. Exploring the potential of spaces. Daring to create new narratives. Working out of the space describes the artistic approach of MelaMoi and BernhardPe quite well.
AVANTGARD/EN
AVANTGARD/EN is an extended artist-in-residence programme at the Carmelite Convent in Gmunden and contributes to making the garden a place of public dialogue, encounter, reflection and cultural exchange that brings together people from different backgrounds and perspectives to negotiate the present.
More about the project at salzkammergut-2024.at
