Abgesagt! Verborgenes und Erlesenes
ProloguePlease note: The prologue of the European Literature Days on 11 November has unfortunately been cancelled due to illness. Tickets already purchased will be refunded.
Christina Walker reads on 18 November at 5 pm instead at People, Animals, Landscapes
Past event
Description
Please note: The prologue of the European Literature Days on 11 November has unfortunately been cancelled due to illness at short notice. Tickets already purchased will be refunded.
The search for happiness is a leitmotif in the new novel by Christina Walker with the programmatic title Kleine Schule des Fliegens. Every day crows flock outside the window of a man during his convalescence from chemotherapy. What does that mean? With great humour, Walker narrates the story of assimilation between man and animal, a story of abysses and passions for which the proper allies are required to conquer them.
The work “Trails, Compounds and Air People” by Thomas Wagensommerer expands the installation “Collective Diffusion and Archived States” and turns the architecture of the exhibition space into an extended instrument. The expansive creation produces temporary, sonic monuments, only to dissolve them by their own effect.
museumkrems has been housed for more than 130 years in the spacious setting of the former Dominican monastery in Krems. Diverse artefacts and artworks make the rich (cultural) history of Krems come to life. The curated presentation of contemporary art also opens new perspectives. In the exhibition, graphic arts and prints are on display from the museum’s own print collection.
***BIOGRAPHIES***
Christina Walker (Augsburg)
born 1971, is an Austrian writer. After many years working in theatre, film and museums in Vienna and Berlin, she now lives in Augsburg. She was awarded, among others, the Swabian Literature Prize. Recently published: Kleine Schule des Fliegens, 2023.
Succinct and with a subtle dose of humour, Walker deals with the voids of existence, which cannot be filled by the social milieu. The mixture of interpretability and openness guarantees literary concentration.
Wiener Zeitung
Thomas Wagensommerer is a media- and sound artist, lecturer and researcher at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Sabine Laz is Head Curator at the museumkrems and together with Gregor Kremser – Head of the Krems Cultural Office – responsible for curatorship of the exhibition “offline_online”.