An ongoing artistic research 🔎
on natural bodies of water in Austria 🏊

How it began:
The following is the initial proposal made to Energie AG Traunspitmedium 2023 open call.

DE/EN
Seeüberwachung
/Lake surveillance:
Ein künstlerisches Projekt zur Erfassung und Dokumentation von Badegewässern in Österreich.
/An artistic project to record and document bathing waters in Austria.

Projektzusammenfassung/Project summary

Kunstprojektvorschlag: Künstlerische Auseinandersetzung mit den Seen Österreichs. Unser Team reist zu verschiedenen Seen und sammelt Wasserproben, um die traumhafte Atmosphäre zu symbolisieren. Wir verwenden verschiedene Medien, um jede Reise festzuhalten und reproduzieren zu können. Einige Proben werden verwendet, um visuelle Drucke mit unserer “Wasserdrucker”-Maschine zu erstellen. Ziel ist es, die Schönheit und Vielfalt der natürlichen Ressourcen Österreichs hervorzuheben und den Wert des Wassers in unserer Gesellschaft zu zeigen. Art project proposal: Artistic engagement with the lakes of Austria. Our team travels to different lakes and collects water samples to symbolize the dreamlike atmosphere. We use various media to capture and reproduce each journey. Some samples are used to create visual prints with our “water printer” machine. The aim is to highlight the beauty and diversity of Austria’s natural resources and to show the value of water in our society.

Participating Artists:

Hess Jeon https://hessjeon.com/	Project management and technical support
Maria Orciuoli  https://mariaorciuoli.xyz/	Project management and PR
Sara Piñeros Cortés https://sarapineros.com/	Video documentation and editing
Błażej Kotowski https://cachichi.net/	Sound recording and editing
Sara Koniarek	Graphic design and printmaking

▼ Jury Statement

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How it ended:

After some careful planning, 6 video calls, 3 presentations, one 3-day group trip, 5 solo trips, 1200km by car, 2800km by train, and 15 hours on foot, this was the result:

• 25 lakes and 2 rivers visited
• 300ml x 25, 15 x 500ml, 1 x 8L water samples collected
• Over 300GB of videos, sound, and photos recorded
• Over 400 readings taken*
• 17 rocks collected
• 20 sediment samples collected
• 12 lake waters tasted
• 1 x 16min documentary video edited
• 1 x photo book assembled
• 1 x 4-piece leather work fabricated
• 1 x Rock poster designed
• 8 x 20x20cm limescale prints made
• 1 x 7390 x 2990cm light canvas printed

The exhibition at the Energie AG Power Tower gallery in Linz, Austria was presented 22 May – 8 September.

* To be summarized and presented

▲ Photos from the opening day

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