Anna Kramer
Bohemian Mass - ongoing project
With the support of a scholarship of the Land Upper Austria (Land OÖ), a new work cylce continuing the exploration of the stone layer of the Bohmenian Massif is on the way. It centers around the characteristic rock formations in the Mühlviertel, my region of origin. In this part of Upper Austria, north of the Danube, the stone layer of the Bohemian Mass, coming from the north, finds its end. I am using different forms of casting as a central technique, starting with taking molds of the rocks themselves and involving the material glass.
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Residency_Mühlviertel
Residency_Mühlviertel
mold and glass
Residencies
Residency at the Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Český Krumlov (CZ) - June 2023
A residency funded by Land Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) in their guest studio in Krumlov (Czech Republic) centered around the stone layer of the Bohemian Massif that stretches from the Czech Republic through Upper Austria, where I grew up. Starting with a trip along the Austrian-Czech border, I visited rocks, collected stones and immersed herself in their corporeality throughout the residency and developed installative works and a poetry collection.
A residency funded by Land Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) in their guest studio in Krumlov (Czech Republic) centered around the stone layer of the Bohemian Massif that stretches from the Czech Republic through Upper Austria, where I grew up. Starting with a trip along the Austrian-Czech border, I visited rocks, collected stones and immersed herself in their corporeality throughout the residency and developed installative works and a poetry collection.
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Residency Kunstfestival Begehungen, Thalheim - July - August 2022
During this residency, the site-specific installation titled Stagnant Waters was realized for the art festival Plansch in an abandoned swimming pool in a small town near Chemnitz. It incorporates the mingled atmosphere of play that had once taken place here and the desolation that is becoming more and more prevalent. I filled two indoor-pools with inky black bitumen-based liquid that congealed into large puddles with glossy surfaces, both swallowing and reflecting the colorful architecture.
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plansch
plansch
May 2022
Residency at Kunsthalle Kleinschönach
The project for the residency at the Kunsthalle Kleinschönach centered around the paradox of the physical to strive towards its fullest
expression whilst also being in a constant process of dissolution. While creating the series of sculptures titled yearnings out of alabaster stone, I simultaneously worked with collecting and dispersing the material that was removed during the sculpting process.
expression whilst also being in a constant process of dissolution. While creating the series of sculptures titled yearnings out of alabaster stone, I simultaneously worked with collecting and dispersing the material that was removed during the sculpting process.
kleinschönach
kleinschönach
kleinschönach