GROUNDING TROUGH IMPROVISATION ART RESIDENCY

Selected as an artist in residence at GRUND 1535 curated phil | cult | art residency: 'Ground_-.ing through improvisation' funded by TKIopen23/ Land Tirol.

{ the world is constantly changing. and time is teaching us that there is nothing to be taken for granted. what seems to be stable in one moment can collapse in the next and what we have now may be gone tomorrow.

when our surroundings become unstable, when we lose the solid ground beneath our feet, when we realize: we are falling – there is no stopping, neither is there time nor chance to turn back. in this case, the most reasonable focus seems to be: staying confident and comfortable as we are falling.

and that is something to be practiced: it’s not about learning to adapt, but about staying fine within the process of change and being aware of its (new) possibilities.

„Improvisation tells us: Anything is possible

– anything can be changed – now.“

in that sense we will focus on the skill of improvisation. improvisation, as it is often used as a tool in artistic practices, can be trained and applied to every-day-situations in one’s personal life as well as to the fragile constructions of society. being aware of its potential opens up opportunities to make change actively happen.

„It can function as a kind of abstract laboratory in which experimental forms of communication can be tried without risk of damage to persons.“

the improviser’s natural state is one of uncertainty, the professional improviser listens carefully to his/her surroundings and trusts – based on experience – that the outcome will be good.

therefore, in the second edition of our laboratory phil|cult|art residency, we will elaborate – how to practice and how to achieve –

ground_-.ing through improvisation ?* }

31/07- 27/08/23

GRUND 1535, Rietz, Tirol, Austria