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The Journey Into the Stone Continues
On an evening that finally displayed the sunny weather we had all been longing for, participants of the Summer academy, its supporters but also people from the village of artist Hubert Maier, much to his delight, gathered at the Kunstraum Pro Arte in Hallein for the opening of his exhibition there.
The obligatory opening speech at events like these can often be very dry or downright boring, with some poor nervous person reading off a piece of paper or trotting out a speech they has painfully memorised beforehand. So it was a huge delight for the whole audience to listen to the galleries secretary Peter Husky speak completely freely and heartwarmingly about the artist and his work, presenting the both of them with much wit and elegance. After this intriguing opening speech, the artist himself stepped up to explain his works a bit, their context and meaning and why he had chosen to display a mix of both old and new works so he would be asked less questions later on, he remarked, employing fully his bavarian charm which was in turn rewarded by the audience with gales of laughter.
"The best way to view this exhibition is actually to be alone with the stone, to feel it pulling at the rooms gravity and the room pushing back." he explains, a feat that was not possible this Wednesday. The exhibition will be accessible until the 3rd of September, though, so there's always the chance to go back and get swept into the stone. I for one will definitely do so. [mp]
