Stammtisch

Well, my intention was to continue on yesterday’s blog, however today, I’ve decided to share my observations and some news. I'm feeling Weltschmerz and I don't want to bitch about heteronormative neo-liberal nation states, but other bizarre encounters.

Yesterday, the conversation between Nora Schultz and Alya Sebti took place at Galerie 5020. During the conversation around the notions of center-periphery, getting rid of the norms in the language and some doubts about the importance of education, a new(ish) term upcycling was brought up. The video below by Nora Schultz will help you to understand the story behind:

After the talk, the director Hildegund Amanshauser announced the first Stammtisch of the Academy: Bar Mediterraneo. There is no direct translation of "Stammtisch". According to Wikipedia it is '"an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly get-together."

Then I arrived my small room at the Mozart Studenthenheim and saw the small carpet of my neighbor's that made me think: What are the criterias of calling somewhere home, especially in the times we are going through? What if it is just a word on a carpet?