Bohemian Mass - ongoing
With the support of a scholarship of the Land Upper Austria (Land OÖ), Anna Kramer has just started a new work cylce continuing the exploration of the stone layer of the Bohmenian Massif. This time, she is working with the characteristic rock formations in the Mühlviertel, her 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. She is using different forms of casting as a central technique, starting with taking molds of the rocks themselves and involving the material glass.
Poetry booklet "Wie trocknet die Vergangenheit in dir?" - May 2024
A poetry collection based on the bodily exploration of the Bohemian Mass written at the residency in Krumau.
With the support of a crowdfunding Campaign on Startnext , the first limited edition of the booklet was printed and launched in May 2024 and is now available for 25€ plus postage. When interested click here to write an email.
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 Anna Kramer grew up. Starting with a trip along the Austrian-Czech border, she visited rocks, collected stones and immersed herself in their corporeality throughout the residency.
July - August 2022
Residency Kunstfestival Begehungen, Thalheim
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. Anna Kramer 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.
The project for the residency at the Kunsthalle Kleinschönach centered around the paradox of the physical to strive for its fullest
expression whilst also being in a constant process of dissolution. While creating the series of sculptures titled yearnings out of alabaster stone, Anna Kramer simultaneously worked with collecting and dispersing the material that was removed during the sculpting process.