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Wandering around

This morning, I woke up with the sound of raindrops falling on concrete. Besides the peaceful state lingering in the air, there was this uncanny feeling deep down. I was sensing the pea under the mattresses. Some issues are tough to solve; seems almost impossible. Maybe it is the spirit asking for more attention. What Inke Exel from the painting class of Caivano brought up is so true: science focuses on the body and psychology on the psyche, however no one, not even the religions – Exel is a working on a Fassentuch for a church – considers the importance of the spirit.

Anyways, as I’m travelling through different temporalities and topics, I’ll switch back to the life in the Fortress. Writing a blog is a weird experiment in terms of time. Once my dear friend choreographer Julian Weber asked me if watch a performance or visit an exhibition differently if I will write about it. My answer was: “of course! The senses are more vibrant.” Therefore, at the end of everyday, I’m incredibly exhausted, because of being in the mode of the wanderer. My mind constantly listens to its surroundings, while the sentences are being formed.

This week two new classes have started: Joanna Warzsa's I can't work like this. Addressing the question of curatorial ethics. and Irina Nakhova's The nude: interpretation in painting. The students are presenting exhibitions that they find ethically problematic such as The Turn in Vienna or the Sydney Biennial 2014 funded by Transfield and the boycott by some artists such as Ahmet Öğüt and Renzo Martens.

Yesterday, Varda Caivano proposed the class also to work collaboratively from time to time by using this opportunity of being together in a studio. What attracted my attention during their feedbacks was the relation to storytelling in the sense that how a note, sketch or work is presented as the final piece.

On the first day of the class, Caivano handed a questionnaire. It seems the artist’s focus is more on what these questions trigger rather than giving direct answers.

What is a painting?

Where does a painting come from?

How is a painting made? How do I arrive to the work?

What is a painting made for?

What does painting do?

What does painting do to me?

What does painting do to others?

When is a painting born?

When is a painting finished?

Where does painting go?

How is the life of a painting?

Charlott Weise, the co-teacher, answered two of the questions that I’ve chosen. Inevitably, Bacon became a part of the conversation as I was so interested in the text on Deleuze and Francis Bacon that the class has discussed last week. Coming soon!

Now, I'm in the Kaserne, where Public Space class by Feld72 is taking place. In the storage-garage like space, architects and artists from various fields contemplate on the way bodies experience the streets.

26/07/16 16:00 Summer Academy 2016