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
