Einleitung
BloodAkademie Hallein 2023Residency at Schmiede Hallein
The Akademie Hallein is a “think island” and playground for interdisciplinary thinking for future, innovations and society. We connect people and generate innovations, ideas and impulses. In this multimedia report you will find out more about the idea behind the Akademie Hallein and get to know the Artists in Residence of 2023!
BloodAkademieAIR 2023
In September 2023 the AkademieAIR happened for the sixth time. Three artists are invited to get inspired, to initiate their thoughts and ideas. The goal being to produce a contribution to the YslandBook. The YslandBook is a collaborative writing/creation process. The AkademieAIR happens parallel to Schmiede Hallein. Please click on the photos to go to the respective chapter or simply keep scrolling to get to know all the artists at this year's Akademie Hallein.
Find a list of all contributors and AkademieAIRs here.
Find a list of all contributors and AkademieAIRs here.
María Angélica Contreras
Artist portraitMaría Angélica ContrerasAnthropologist & filmmaker
The Colombian María Angélica Contreras, who lives in Lisbon, works as a filmmaker and anthropologist at the interface between arts and social policy. Her contribution will be "A critical way of understanding menstruation".
"A critical way of understanding menstruation"Maria’s approach
In her contribution to the YnselBook 2023, María Angélica Contreras deals with female menstruation as reflected in society. In this interview, she explains why the often taboo topic is also of great social relevance.
"Menstruation as cultural symbolism"The project
The majority of people still think of the purely physical process of menstruation when they hear the term menstruation. Female menstruation is a topic that is more culturally charged than almost any other. In her work, Contreras wants to make this made and changeable nature of a term visible within cultural symbol systems - and illuminate alternative paths of interpretation.
"Being at the Schmiede is amazing"The residency
This is not the first time that María Angélica Contreras has been a Smith, Schmiede participant. In her interview, she explains what fascinates her about this residency.
Jatun Risba
Artist portraitJatun RisbaTransmedia artist
In their performance-oriented work, the Slovenian artist Jatun Risba deals with the complex relationship between humans and other-than-human beings in a variety of process-based practices.
"How can humans connect with other modes of being in the world?"Jatun’s approach
A central question in the work of Jatun Risba is: How can people and other life forms on Earth come into contact? Can technology help us in fostering a deeper connection with the environment, unveiling multispecies interdependence and reciprocity? In the interview, they explain what this means for their approach to the theme of blood and what surprising similarities there are between human hemoglobin and plant chlorophyll.
"I treat menstrual blood as something almost sacred"The project
Jatun Risba deals with the topic of menstruation as part of their Akademie Hallein residency. Jatun’s art research is informed by their lived experience of radical self-healing from Multiple Sclerosis that is entangled (also) with their return to “bleeding”. This episode inspired their intensive examination of “life mattering”, an art research started back in 2019, that approaches blood, chlorophyll and carbon as "vital substances" that allow and support the manifestation of life on Earth.
"It's a great way to form new collaborations"The residency
It is Jatun Risba's first time at Schmiede Hallein. What particularly impresses them is the cross-pollination and intermingling with creative people and artists from all over the world. This often results in new, unforeseeable collaborations that extend far beyond the period of the residency.
Thomas Grusch
Artist portraitThomas GruschFilmmaker
Thomas Grusch is a long time Smith, Schmiede Hallein participant. His Schmiede, his approach as well as projects have changed multiple times in the past years as he lived through different phases of his life. He and his family are a prime example of how Schmiede can be a space that accommodates very heterogeneous needs. Thomas participated as a musician, filmmaker and father to create as well as to reflect, alone, with his family and or other Smiths. This year he participates as a first time artist in residence and author for the YnselBook.
Blood sisters Thomas’s approach
As a filmmaker, Thomas Grusch writes almost every day. But he uses the forge to tackle topics for which there is often no time in everyday life. The filmmaker slips into the role of the essayist as part of his residency.
"We want to show that you can also work artistically with children"The project
Thomas Grusch has been coming to the Schmiede with his family for several years. He wants to prove that it is also possible to realize oneself artistically and creatively also with children. The annual theme of blood offers an exciting opportunity for this. How do you talk to children about heavier topics? How do you talk to your daughter about something you have no experience with?
"I've always been fascinated by the fact that anything is possible at the Schmiede"The residency
Since he came to the Schmiede with his family, Thomas Grusch, as he himself says, has been going to bed earlier and getting up earlier. But still, Schmiede surprises him year after year. In an interview, he explains why that could be.
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Akademie Hallein 2023
María Angélica Contreras
Maria’s approach
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Jatun Risba
Jatun’s approach
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Thomas Grusch
Thomas’s approach
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