Our best 2020
Positive reviews
This (extraordinary) art year 2020 is slowly drawing to an end. Despite the Covid pandemic, almost all events and parts could be held, some with restrictions (including the summer academy took place in autumn and at a reduced rate). We would like to take this opportunity to thank all employees, helpers, participants, supporters and visitors for the diverse collaborations and nice encounters. We hope to see you all again in summer 2022.
An new exhibition program will also take place between the biennials at the ILEA Institute in the Berghotel Alpenblick Tenna. The next exhibition with works by Patrick Rohner will open at the end of December 2020.
Detailed final statement German)
Press reviews, unten: Südostschweiz, 3.11.20
Program Closing Event
Please join us for a big finale with great events and presentations on the last two days of the Art Safiental Biennale. > Flyer
Baptism on Bergkanzel
On Oct 9, the outdoor baptism of Anton Ben Anakena, son of Hanna Hölling and Johannes M. Hedinger took place on the Bergkanzel by Com&Com
Successfull 3. Alps Art Academy
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Alps Magazine
“Das Digi-Tal. Das Bündner Safiental ist eng. Doch seine Bewohner sind so offen, wie man es selten in abgelegenen Alpenregionen erlebt. Frische Ideen und mutige Projekte..”
Thank you ALPS Magazine, Ute Watzl and Lisa Hörterer for the lovely and comprehensive article on our art initiatives and valley.
ILEA Talks: critical grounds
The symposium will take place on the first weekend of the Alps Art Academy, September 26/27, 2020. The first day of the Conference “CRITICAL GROUNDS” addresses a critical discourses regarding landscape, its change, perception, and use: the second day presents several art initiatives working in the peripheral, rural and alpine areas. Due to restrictions caused by the Covid-pandemic, this year’s the symposium will only take place within the Academy and will not be open to external visitors. But we will stream the talks free of charge and live for all interested parties.
Speakers: Annemarie Bucher, Sally de Kunst, Ryan Dewey, William L. Fox, Johannes M. Hedinger, Michael Hiltbrunner, Hanna B. Hölling, Marcel Hörler, Tara Lasrado, Dharmendra Prasad, Emily Eliza Scott, Chris Taylor, Curdin Tones, Rebecca Uchill, Karen Winzer
Link Live Stream Saturday
Link Live Stream Sunday
Detailed program: HERE
Program/Handout – info/download
Doc film Robotic Event
“The Ascent Of The Robots” is a short documentary about three teams of scientists participating at the ETH Science Weekend, as part of ART Safiental 2020. Filmed by Leon Riener (Rienerschnitzel) in collaboration with ETH Zurich.
and a short version just with ANYmal
Successful Robo Event
Great first day of ETH Science Weekend at Art Safiental: #Robotic Hike with #Anymal and #Myosuit to Tenner Chrüz (2020m) high above #Tenna and #synaesthetic dance performance
Review in NZZ, Blick, Südostschweiz, Bündner Tagblatt und Ruinaulta. – Photos by Robert Riener and Susi Schildknecht.
Finally mainstream
The Art Safiental Biennale was featured as a question in the quiz show “1 gegen 100” on TV SRF1. and the candidate eben new the answer! 
ETH Science Weekend
Programm Sa/So 5./6. Sept
11-18 Robotics Show (zwischen Berghotel Alpenblick und Turnhalle Tenna)
11.00 Synaesthetic Dance (Dauer: 20 min., Turnhalle Tenna)
13.00 Synaesthetic Dance (Dauer: 20 min., Turnhalle Tenna)
13.30 Robotic Hike (Tenner Alp – Tenner Chrüz) – wetterabhängig
15.00 Synaesthetic Dance (Dauer: 20 min., Turnhalle Tenna)
17.00 Synaesthetic Dance (Dauer: 20 min., Turnhalle Tenna)
19.00 Synaesthetic Dance (Dauer: 20 min., Turnhalle Tenna) – nur Samstags
Am 5./6. September 2020 findet im Rahmen der Art Safiental in Tenna das gemeinsam mit der ETH IRIS (Institute or Robotics and Intelligent Systems) organisierte Science Weekend statt. An beiden Tagen wird um 13.30 «Robotic Hike» mit den Modellen “Myosuit” + “Anymal” von der Tenner Alp Bleichtaboda (1938 m.ü.M.) aufs Tenner Chrüz (2020 m.ü.M.) stattfinden.
Myosuit, ist ein tragbarer Roboter, der die Beinfunktionen und somit das Gehen unterstützt. Das Exoskelett erkennt anhand der aktuellen Körperstellung, wieviel Kraftunterstützung gegeben werden muss. Entwickelt wurde Myosuit durch das ETH-Labor für sensomotorische Systeme in Zürich unter dem Laborleiter Prof. Dr. Robert Riener. Der tragbare Myosuit wurde zwar für Menschen mit Muskelschwäche oder Gehbehinderung entwickelt, am 5. und 6. September in Tenna dürfen ihn aber alle Interessierten für einmal selbst anziehen und ausprobieren.
Begleitet werden Myosuit von der vierbeinigen Laufmaschine Anymal von Professor Dr. Marco Hutter (ebenfalls ETH). Hier ein Kurzfilm des Anymal in Aktion.
Parallel wird um 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00 Uhr (am Samstag zusätzlich um 19.00 Uhr) in der Turnhalle von Tenna der Synaesthetic Dance “Continuous|Discrete” aufgeführt. Diese wissenschaftlich-künstlerische Tanzeinlage wird den Aspekt Digital versus Analog durch spezielle optische Effekte ins Rampenlicht stellen.
Aus der Projektbeschreibung: Dance is the most expressive form of human movement, kept alive by the continuous concatenation of action patters. So what happens when we break these pieces apart? With a synaesthetic combination of music, light and dance, this performance explores the discretization of the continuity of human movement, the human body and its environment. WARNING: This performance may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
Marie Nüzel, lives and works in Munich as a choreographer and performer with a focus on physical performances. The biographical theme occupies a key position in her work and so the individual and his or her lived history is often the starting point for the development of her pieces. Choreographic works of her have been shown at the Festival Zürich tanzt (CH), Activate Performing Arts Poole (UK), Blackbox/Munich (DE), Maqamat Dance Theatre in Beirut (LIB) and Theater HochX/Munich. (www.marienuezel.de)
With a background in computer science, Roman Saratz spends most of his time between his profession as a software architect and his passion for DJing and technological gadgets. For this performance, Roman is in charge of music and light design.
Based on her education in Robotics Engineering, Marie Georgarakis is currently developing textile-robotic assistive devices at the Sensory-Motor Systems Lab at ETH Zurich, led by Prof. Robert Riener. For this performance, Marie was involved in the conception and created the stage design as well as costumes based on the lines of non-extension of human skin.
SRF Kulturplatz
Art Safiental some of its work served as a frame of context and presenting for the special on ‘Digitalization of the school’ from Aug 19.
Featured works are by frölicher I bietenhader, Ester Vonplon, Bruno Jakob, Patrick Rohner, Marie Velardi und Jan Robert Leegte.
The whole show can be seen here. – Below an excerpt with the scenes from Art Safiental.
Exhibition guide available
The exhibition Guide incl. all work descriptions and hiking map is available.
online: here
as printed version starting Aug 13 an all Tourism Infopoints and restaurants in the valley
as well as in at the ILEA info-Point at Berghotel Alpenblick.
Guided Tours
Auf der begleiteten Kunstwanderung entdecken Sie ausgewählte Kunstinstallationen der Art Safiental und erhalten Hintergrundinformationen zum Projekt und den einzelnen Werken. Es werden zwei unterschiedliche Kunstwanderungen angeboten.
KUNSTWANDERUNG VALENDAS – VERSAM
Sonntag, 2. Aug. und Sonntag, 18. Okt. 2020
KUNSTWANDERUNG TURRAHUS – SAFIEN PLATZ
Sonntag, 23. Aug. und Sonntag, 20. Sept. 2020
Mehr Details, Infos und Anmeldung HIER
Successful Opening
installing N1-Observatory
installing “N1-Observatory” by Fragmentin on Mount Schlüechtli (2283nm), – Solar weather station + VR-Experience
exhibition guide (beta)
For the opening there will be a beta version of the exhibition guide – here download.
End of July it will be replaced by the final cards with all Photos and texts in D/E.
Vernissage Program
download as PDF
Teaser Art Safiental 2020
video by THOMAS RICKENMANN
sound by FABIAN GUTSCHER
concept by JOHANNES M. HEDINGER
Bring your stones!
Aufruf an die Talbevölkerung
Im Rahmen der kommenden Art Safiental (18.7. – 1.11.2020) ist die Talbevölkerung eingeladen, leihweise Steine für eine von H.R. Fricker organisierte Ausstellung zur Verfügung zu stellen.
Gesucht werden schöne, unbearbeitete Steine aus dem Safiental, der Rabiusa und der Rheinschlucht, welche die Talbewohnerinnen und -bewohner in ihrem Heim aufbewahren und mit denen sie eine spezielle Geschichte verbindet.
Bei der Abgabe werden Name und Geschichte schriftlich aufgezeichnet. Alle Steine und Geschichten werden in einer Ausstellung in Versam während der Dauer der Art Safiental zu sehen sein. Am Ende der Art Safiental werden die Steine wieder ihren Besitzern zurückgegeben.
Als kleines Dankeschön gibt es für die erwachsenen Teilnehmenden ein exklusives Safientaler Steinbier, das es nur während der Art Safiental gibt und dessen Etikette auch von H.R. Fricker gestaltet wird.
Sammelaktion
Donnerstag, 9. Juli 2020
09.30 – 11.30 Uhr im Haus Signina, Hauptstrasse 35, Versam
14.00 – 16.00 Uhr im Gasthaus Rathaus, SafienPlatz
Weitere Informationen: Safiental Tourismus, info@safiental.ch sowie www.artsafiental.ch
download PDF Flyer
Preview Manuel Rossner
Sneak Preview for the upcoming VR-Project by Berlin artist Manuel Rossner, who’s installation will be found in a stable in Tenna Innerberg. The viewer will be able to visit and even climb his virtual mega sculptures spread all over Safiental.
Interview
Interview in the weekly Ruinaulta about the upcoming 3. Art Safiental download
and in Bündner Woche download
artist list & press release
Find first information about the upcoming Biennale, artist list and press photos in the Media section
Partnership Biennale Bregaglia
Art Safiental Biennale 2020 is partnering with Biennale Bregaglia (5.7. – 27.9.2020). The artist Patrick Rohner is showing his two-part contribution “Nature knows no catastrophes” at both exhibitions, creating connections between these two alpine, outdoor biennials. https://biennale-bregaglia.ch/
Preview on GR-Heute
Vorschau auf die kommende Art Safiental und Alps Art Academy
https://www.grheute.ch/2020/05/05/tourismus-total-wieder-gibt-es-landschaftskunst-im-safiental/?fbclid=IwAR3efRyVGEVdHb7ZuAeBULpnc7C0DOZavOHZx7bRF5TPzBH1DBetalTJsLU
New date
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we decided to postpone the start of the Biennale by two weeks. The new date is: July 18 – November 1, 2020
ILEA TALKS
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we decided to postpone the symposium into autumn. The new date is: September 26 – 27, 2020
Landscape #1
The first edition of the new series Lanscape has been published by VEXER Verlag (Berlin/St. Gallen). Edited by Johannes M. Hedinger and Hanna B. Hölling for the Institute for Land and Environmental Art (ILEA), and featuring leading voices in the discourse, the series is concerned with the theory, history and new tendencies in the art of the peripheric, rural and alpine landscapes.
English/German, 288 pages, 114 images
ISBN 978-3-909090-94-5
Further information about the book can be obtained here: HERE
