Bik Van der Pol
12:00–14:00
U2 Hausfeldstraße
School of Walking: Lobau oder Umbau?
The School of Walking sheds light on the investments of citizens, democratic questions and questions of the law. The artists Bik Van der Pol (NL) invite Martina Handler and Laura Grossmann to lead a walk to a site that speaks back to these urgencies, taking into account promises imbedded in the language: As part of the facilitators for the Austrian Climate Citizens' Assembly »Klimarat« the experts lead a walk at the national park area Lobau, a contested site with for many years ongoing protest against a scheduled highway project. In collaboration with KÖR – Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien und KEX – Kunsthalle Exnergasse.
The tour can be amplified via smartphone and headphones. Please bring it with you!
12:00–14:00
Taborstraße 120, 1020 Wien
U1 Vorgartenstraße (10 min), Straßenbahn O Bruno Marek Allee (6 min)
School of Walking: Freie Mitte, wilder Lebensraum
The School of Walking sheds light on the investments of citizens, democratic questions and questions of the law. The artists Bik Van der Pol (NL) invite the architects and urbanists Lina Streeruwitz and Michael Klein to lead a walk to a site that speaks back to these urgencies, taking into account promises imbedded in the language. Studio VlayStreeruwitz is responsible for the masterplan of the urban development area Nordbahnhof and it's park »Freie Mitte«. Michi Klein works at the Wohnbauinstitut (TU Wien) and lives as one of the initiators of the co-housing project »Kohlenrutsche« in the new urban development area.
In collaboration with KÖR – Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien und KEX – Kunsthalle Exnergasse.
The tour can be amplified via smartphone and headphones. Please bring it with you!
12:00–14:00
Spittelauer Lände 45, 1090 Wien
U4, U6 Spittelau
School of walking: Alsergrounded
The School of Walking by the artists Bik Van der Pol (NL) sheds light on the investments of citizens, democratic questions and questions of the law. This year, Vienna was voted the most liveable city in the world and the European Capital of Democracy at the same time, and Alsergrund is now part of the climate team. So, we should be able to get the climate crisis under control here democratically, shouldn't we? The walk through the 9th district with democracy expert Tamara Ehs and researcher and activist Barbara Laa discusses the connections between democracy, participation and successful measures against the climate crisis. In collaboration with KÖR – Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien und KEX – Kunsthalle Exnergasse.
The tour can be amplified via smartphone and headphones. Please bring it with you!
12:00–14:00
Rosiwalgasse 41–43. 2100 Wien
Bus 16A Rosiwalgasse (3 min), S60 Wien Blumental (11 min)
School of Walking: Zukunft für Zukunftshof?
The School of Walking sheds light on the investments of citizens, democratic questions and questions of the law. The artists Bik Van der Pol (NL) invite Andreas Gugumuck (Zukunftshof), Klaus Schafler (Kunsthalle Exnergasse) and Karoline Mayer (curator, photographer, filmmaker) to lead a walk at Zukunftshof, a site that speaks back to these urgencies, taking into account promises imbedded in the language. In collaboration with KÖR – Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien, KEX – Kunsthalle Exnergasse and urbanize! Festival.
The tour can be amplified via smartphone and headphones. Please bring it with you!
