COMMUNITY STONE OPENING CEREMONY

AIR InSILo, an international artists-in-residency program, invites the artist Anna Khodorkovskaya from May to July to create a participatory mosaic floor project in collaboration with residents of Hollabrunn and the surrounding area through 10 free workshops. All individuals aged 14 and over can participate in these workshops with prior registration; no prior knowledge is required. On July 18, the collective artwork will be presented to the public in the presence of the artist and the participants. An Open House, DJ, buffet, and opportunities for conversations and exchanges will provide a fitting presentation of this project, which encourages the residents of a place to engage in communal action through the medium of art.

“Gemeinsteine” draws on the Austrian tradition of social art in public spaces, particularly the integration of mosaics into public spaces as part of initiatives like Art in Architecture in the post-war period. The artists of that time understood art as part of daily life – it was meant to be created and shared collectively, not detached from its context. “Gemeinsteine” refers to this heritage by directly involving the community in the creative process and transforming public space into not only a place of art but also a place of collaboration and exchange.