Forest Encounters Glossary is in writing mode: Workshop in Graz
Photos by Nayari Castillo
During a three-day exploring workshop, the Forest Encounters Glossary starts to take shape. In search of words that define sensitive ways to approach the forest, participants will explore the Leech Forest in Graz, reacting in situ to the surroundings and using the beautiful facilities of a cabin in the middle of the forest.
The workshop program will take place from 5 June to 7 June 2024 at three locations: the city museum, a forestry school, and an art gallery, approaching the topic around forest encounters glossary from various perspectives and methodologies. The first day represents an approach to the objectives of Forest Encounters project and to ways of sustaining city forests; the second day is an intensive immersion day in the forestry school, coming close to multisensorial experiences around the forest; and the last day, a gathering to start systematizing the abecedary, which first letters will be part of the Wild Spots exhibition that opens on 7 June 2024 at <rotor>.
Photos by Virginia Argarate
Forest Encounters Workshop GRAZ
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Day 1 – Graz Museum
15:00–16:00 Introduction and welcome to the Workshop and Forest Encounters project (Daniela Brasil and Nayari Castillo)
16:00–17:30 Roundtable with the experts about maintaining, creating, and re-foresting a city forest. How do we enter sensibly a stratified and diverse territory? Examples: Dušica Dražić, Kattia Miranda & Wolfgang Windisch, and Gabriela Hiti & Helene Thümmel.
17:30 Welcome Vernissage in Museum Forest
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Thursday, 6 June 2024
Day 2 – Forest School
location Hilmteichstraße 108, 8010 Graz)
9:30–10:00 Welcoming Activity
10:00–13:00 Forest Walk (Leechwald) with city forest expert Dr. Peter Bedenk & Forest Awareness Ritual with Pablo Bertoni
13:00–14:00 Lunch on site
14:00–16:00 Personal Experiences, constructing a collection of forest encounters (facilitator: Edita Causevic)
16:00–16:30 Cafe Pause
16:30–18:30 Artistic approach to a Forest Encounter Glossary (facilitators: Reni Hofmüller and Nayari Castillo)
Friday, 7 June 2024
Day 3 – <rotor> Centre for Contemporary Art
(location: Volksgartenstrasse 6a, Graz)
10:00–12:00 Writing Session / Wrap-up (Facilitators Virginia Argarate/Polonca Lovšin)
12:00–13:00 Final Gathering Lunch
18:00 Wild Spots, exhibition opening in <rotor>
The first results of the glossary will be visible at the exhibition; during the exhibition, the visitors can participate in the recollection of experiences for the glossary. A round table will be held later to complete and discuss the Forest Encounters Glossary.
Participating organizations in the program:
Graz Museum
<rotor> Centre for Contemporary Art
Waldschule Graz, Stadt Graz
TU Graz, Institute for Spatial Design, Faculty of Architecture
Reagenz — Space for Artistic Experiments