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As part of the EIL4MINT project «Geoinformatics in School Education» and as part of the OeAD program «culture connected,» Kunstraum Lakeside and the Slovenian High School, in collaboration with photographer Johannes Puch, are jointly implementing an interdisciplinary, participatory project that expands the school as a learning space through artistic and cultural activities. Based on the physics curriculum for the lower grades of the AHS, the project aims to inspire students’ interest in scientific phenomena and approaches—as well as the curriculum topic of physics—through an artistic and experimental approach.
As part of a photography workshop—held in the city along the Lend Canal to the Stone Bridge—the students explored physical phenomena both from a scientific perspective and artistically through the medium of photography. The students not only had the opportunity to improve their technical skills through a photographic approach to scientific topics, but also to further develop their creative expression. Using a pinhole camera they built themselves on site or a smartphone camera, they combined analog and digital methods, allowing them to reflect on the potential of each medium—analog and digital—and to creatively investigate and capture physical phenomena—such as reflections, mirror images, or the refraction of light at the interface between air and water—in a creative way. The students received subject-specific guidance from teachers at the Slovenian High School (physics, geography), photographer Johannes Puch, and the Lakeside Art Space.
In addition, as part of a workshop at Kunstraum Lakeside, the students had the opportunity to edit their own photographs on a computer using professional software under expert guidance and to prepare them for printing or presentation at Lendhafen. During a visit to the exhibition, the students had the opportunity to get to know Kunstraum Lakeside as a venue for the production and presentation of contemporary international art.
To conclude the project, the students presented a selection of their photographs as a photo series in both public and digital spaces at Lendhafen. Supplementary audio and visual material was available to visitors online via QR codes.
A collaboration between Kunstraum Lakeside, the Slovenian High School, Educational Lab, and Johannes Puch.
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research as part of the OeAD program «culture connected» — collaborations between schools and cultural institutions.
Supported and sponsored by the Educational Innovation Lab of the Educational Lab.

Organisation & Info
Kunstraum Lakeside
Lakeside Science & Technology Park
Lakeside B02
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Lea Lugarič
lugaric@lakeside-scitec.com
Slovenian High School
Prof. Janežič Square 1
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Aloisia Gomez Segovia
goa@bgslo.at
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