Beschreibung
An exhibition of models, films and installations, [a]FA _ [applied] Foreign Affairs examines the notions of reflexivity of its project Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute in Apam, Ghana. Staging Apam focuses on the investigation of structure, material and program and how these architectonic elements can be manipulated to redefine stage design. Also exploring the symbolic language of staging through this conceptual looping, the exhibition contemplates visually and formally the work in progress. In February 2014 [a]FA will be in Apam, to continue work in scale 1:1. Curatorial team: Ewa Lenart, Baerbel Mueller, Joana Lazarova, Ioana Petkova Exhibition Design: Andrea Sachse Opening: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 18:00 Speakers: Gerald Bast, Barbara Putz-Plecko, Baerbel Mueller, Franz Sam Project Team: Chrili Car, Joseph Hofmarcher, Ilias Klis, Joana Lazarova, Ewa Lenart, Ioana Petkova, Philipp Reinsberg, Andrea Sachse in collaboration with the students of the Lab dC, University of Ghana Legon, Sandra Bamminger, Clelia Baumgartner and Afra Kirchdorfer of the Textiles - Free, Applied and Experimental Artistic Design Department and Frida Robles, Social Design / University of Applied Arts Vienna. [a]FA STAGING APAM has been taught in collaboration with Franz Sam, Klaus Bollinger, Daniel Aschwanden and Manora Auersperg; Consultancy: Bollinger Grohmann Schneider Vienna. Teaching guests have been: Sir Black, Petra Kron, Mae-ling Lokko, Kofi Setordji, Abiodun Odukoya and Othello Johns. The project realization is commissioned and implemented by Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute.