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The «Hosted by the City» project explores public space in Klagenfurt. It examines which architectural structures enable people to use urban space in their own individual ways, and how the diversity of people in the city can be captured in photographs.
In their first workshop with photographer Johannes Puch, the students in Class 3AHK / HLA for Art and Design at CHS Villach explored the urban space and captured what they found most meaningful with their cameras.
In another session, they selected locations in the Lakeside Science & Technology Park that reinforced the message of the photo series, in order to present the results there in a public exhibition.
Exhibition, June 14 – July 14, 2024
Students from Class 3AHK / HLA for Art and Design at CHS Villach (Larissa Tomassetti), workshop led by Johannes Puch
Four groups of students from Class 3AHK / HLA for Art and Design at CHS Villach explored four different approaches to questions surrounding the quality of cities as hosts. One group focused on a park bench and the various ways it can be used. From this perspective, a mundane piece of seating turns out to be a stage for a whole range of interpersonal dramas, thereby making a case for allowing such inner-city open spaces. Other students documented the traces left by people in Klagenfurt’s urban space, which offer insights into the various ways public spaces can be used. These photos, for example, draw attention to the litter left behind—and thus to activities in public spaces that go beyond simply walking—to niches serving as temporary storage for leaflet distributors, or to street furniture as a medium for messages. Another group chose to show people not only in their diversity but also in how they interact with one another. Boundaries such as fences and hedges play just as significant a role as trees, which, from these students’ perspective, serve a literally supportive function. Finally, the fourth group’s series focused on buildings and how they are perceived while strolling through the city. What connects these different buildings are the numerous closed blinds, which demarcate private spaces from public space.
- Architecture:
Celina Kollegger, Laura Lessiak, Colien Pichler, Elena Unterkreuter - The Bank as a Stage:
Lucia Assam, Viktoria Kaltenhauser, Ira Knapstein - Portraits:
Lena-Cosima Caravina, Anna Eder, Lucia Lux, Ruth Krumrei, Jacquelin Wang - Cast:
Daniela Aflenzer, Maxi Lipe, Kai Melcher, Celine Sauerbier
A collaboration between Kunstraum Lakeside, CHS Villach, Johannes Puch, and the Educational Lab.
As part of «ÜBER DAS LAND / O DEŽELI,» Year of Photography / Leto fotografije, Carinthia Culture, 2024
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research as part of the OeAD program «culture connected» — collaborations between schools and cultural institutions.
Organization & Info
Kunstraum Lakeside
Lakeside Science & Technology Park
Lakeside B02
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Impressions
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School Projects Focused on Science and Technology | 3rd STEM Fair on May 19, 2025, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
news 02.12. 2024
"Step into Space" | ESERO Austria's interactive traveling exhibition on space is on display at the Educational Lab through March 7, 2025
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Opening of the Mini Educational Lab in Villach | Open House on October 22, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
news 19.08. 2024
Educational Summer Lab 2024 | Discover, Experiment, Explore, and Be Creative Through Play
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Intern Day at Lakeside Park | A Day Full of Creativity and Interaction
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STEM Region | As a regional network, develop and establish a vibrant and inspiring region with a focus on “Sustainable STEM”
news 01.07. 2024
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news 28.03. 2024
For explorers of all ages | Opening of the “MINI-Museum” at the BIOS National Park Center in Mallnitz on April 27, 2024
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World Climate Game | An interactive board game about climate change and sustainability
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The World of the Visible: Physics Meets Photography | Workshop with Johannes Puch, students from the BG/BRG for Slovenes, and Kunstraum Lakeside as part of the EIL4MINT project “Geoinformatics in School Education”
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The Innovation Foundation for Education Visits the Educational Lab
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Long Night of Research 2022 | Explore the Educational Lab Up Close