When Attitude becomes Form

In 1969, an important exhibition with this very title took place at the Kunsthalle Bern. It was conceived by curator Harald Szeemann, who changed both the medium of the exhibition and the role of the curator. The majority of the artworks shown in the exhibition were produced by the artists on site in the museum. Szeemann's aim was to show “...new artistic forms” that “did not arise from any preconceived artistic opinions, but from the experience of the artistic process.” *)
In the spirit of Harald Szeemann, we would like to devote ourselves to the material itself, its transformation into a designed object and the underlying network of relationships. The starting point will be the procurement of material in the clay pit of the Nicoloso brickworks. The clay prepared there by hand will subsequently form the basic material for an intensive work phase on the grounds of Schloss Drosendorf. A studio situation with the corresponding infrastructure will be collectively developed and created for this purpose. Comparable to the historical exhibition “When attitudes become” form, the results of the stay at Drosendorf Castle will be presented in the form of site-specific objects and spatial installations in a joint exhibition.
A corresponding interest in craftsmanship, commitment and time flexibility are therefore necessary prerequisites for participation in the course.
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*) Harald Szeemann in: Live in your head. When Attitudes Become Form. Works-Concepts-Processes-Situations-Information. Wenn Attitüden Form werden. Werke-Konzepte-Vorgänge-Situationen-Information, Ausstellungskatalog, Kunsthalle Bern, 1969

Christoph Meier

Gregor Titze

Marie Reichel

Lukas Thaler

Moritz Batz
Liselotte Bilak
Theresa Kettner Antonia Karner
Sophie Hiesberger
Vera Neulinger
Dina Unterfrauner
Savannah Mapalagama
Sebastian Lettner Grischa Schmidt
Klaus Vonmetz, Arno Kadri Hashem
Batja Ferch
Muamer Osmanovic
Cosma Kremser
Maria Covrig

Daniel Koller