We will also share thoughts on our relationship with fire (or even the
“Pyrocene”), the night, the garden and its creatures, and how we want to live together. Nikolaus is not an expert on Terra
Preta, but will guide us through the day with his background as an artist working in and with the garden, together with Vik
Bayer and Andrea Lumplecker from Klasse für Alle.
Nikolaus Eckhard is an artist based in Vienna
who focuses on collaborative sculpture and performance as well as film. In his artistic research practice, he explores the
transfer of information between materials and bodies in order to examine the traces our lives leave behind in stones. He was
co-director of the artistic research projects
Greenwashed Concrete (2020–2022) and
Reverse Imagining Vienna
(2021–2024) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. He is also co-founder of the initiative
Feldversuche, which
since 2021 has offered local and international artists the opportunity to explore the themes of food production and urbanization
in a communal courtyard in Vienna.
Practicalities Please wear warm clothing and shoes! We will
spend most of the afternoon doing practical work outdoors. There will be tea made with herbs from the garden and a warm meal
for everyone, as well as a wood-heated indoor space for discussions and warming up.
To register, please contact:
klasseuferalle@uni-ak.ac.at or send a direct message via Instagram:
@klassefueralle
