AQUATOPIA KiBu-15

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AQUATOPIA KiBu-15
an artistic idea for public space
PartiCipation AND ENVIRONMENT
water + plastic + waste
ART AND SCIENCE
The goal of this project is to combine art and science by creating a
platform, which focuses on water and waste. Invited organizations,
artists and scientists will create spaces and activities that foster
a sensitive and critical look at the topic. Ideas of “experimental
research” and “learning by DOING “ are implemented through
preparatory workshops, during the construction and the time that
the submarine will be installed in public space.
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Children and teenagers, as well as project partners and the general
public are invited to ACTIVELY EXPLORE their environment and
show the results of their research in our submarine. The content and
the format of some parts of the structure are determined by the
development of the project and the participation of the population.
Other parts will be determined and assembled by invited artists.
This evolving system and its contents will be available at
www.aquatopia.at throughout the year and exhibited live in public
space in the summer of 2013.
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THE SUBMARINE
The RESEARCH SUBMARINE AQUATOPIA KiBü15 is an
object, a mean of transportation, which is usually not seen
in the urban landscape; it is exotic, something unexpected; a
shape that attracts attention, perhaps even a little disturbing
and therefore interesting.
A submarine is embossed with ambivalent associations,
connotating the negative sides of human history, such as war
- but on the other hand also the spirit of discovery and great
visions. In the context of the art project, children, young
people and adults are invited to reflect on their lives and their
community inside and outside of the water.
With this in mind, our one-month installation should steer
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the focus on the UN Children’s Rights Convention and the
right to a livable environment (Article 24) as well as
participation (Article 12) in the common heritage of mankind
and development.
Artists, scientists and local actors are invited to participate
and/ or organize research workshops.
Rhinewater Purification Plant
Hans Haacke_1972
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Summer
is
here!
It‘s wonderfully warm outside and
the fountain at Karmeliterplatz in
Graz invites the passer-by to refresh
themselves by putting their feet in
the cooling water. Children splash
around and enjoy discovering the
inner spaces of the submarine.
The research submarine
AQUATOPIA KiBü15 is an art
installation that will be displayed
in and around the fountain: a
provocation and at the same time an
invitation to perceive common space
from a different angle. The public
square can be used in a playful way
and at the same time can be a space
for curiosity, creativity and learning.
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INTERIOR SPACES
Invited artist will design the interior
spaces.
Archive and laboratory
The archive provides diverse
information about water and
our environment. The laboratory
supports the research and
experiments of the workshops.
Bridge
Radars visualize technical
facts about infrastructures,
consumption of water and
production of waste.
Crews mess
for various discussions
and spontanious
gatherings
Observatory
Scenes of the urban
subterranean waters
can be seen through a
periscope.
Cabin
Visitors and
participants can relax
and rest.
Engine room
Machines and engines show
the path of water: From the
clouds to the spring, through
the pipes of the water supply
and back to the sea.
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CONSTRUCTION
1. STRUCTURE
A scaffolding structure (Layher allaround) enables the construction of
various spaces and uses. The usable area
of approximately 100 square meters is
laid out over three floors.
The shell of the submarine is shaped
by curved aluminum rods, which are
mounted into the scaffolding and carry
the outer covering made of plastic
bottles.
Dimensions
Length: 11.35 m
Width: 4.58 m
Height: 5.50 m
Project sketches
Jasna Kuljuh and Daniela Brasil _2012
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2. MATERIALS
The submarine will be built out of empty plastic
bottles plus various materials and elements that are
linked to the water consumption and supply system
of the city.
waterlab
Aquatopia project room
IZK_Kronesgasse_2012
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WORKSHOPS
PREPARATORY WORKSHOPS
the interventions of the artists.
In collaboration with local schools and universities children
The visitors are invited to bring their own garbage (plastic
and students discuss their living environment in numerous
bottles) to contribute and help finish the walls.
workshops. These are developed and organized in
collaboration with teachers, artists, researchers and qualified
personnel of the Kinderbüro.
From October 2012 to April 2013 the workshops will be
developed in cooperation with potential partners.
The main focus lies on everyday life and on the
living environment of children, in particular
water ways and water consumption, as well as the waste
production of the children’s households. The experience will
be recorded and objects will be assembled. These will be
displayed inside the submarine and eventually furbishing
some of the rooms.
PUBLIC RESEARCH LAB
Workshops during the exhibition period:
During the month of exhibition the research workshops
will revolve around the children‘s living environment. In
one workshop, children can craft fish, other aquatic animals
and plants out of plastic packaging. In another workshop,
the children / teenagers get the chance to map water
infrastructures, sewage and disposal bins, considering
waste reduction and water quality. They will learn how
much waste is produced in the city and how much water is
consumed. This data can be used to assess the waste and
consuption of their own household. The resulting drawings,
Setting
The interior of the submarine will be decorated with the
models, charts and “mind maps” will be displayed in the
submarine.
objects produced by the kids during the workshops and with
Water collection
Helene Thümmel_2012
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PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS/ ACTIVITIES
1. Aquatopia
an extract of the water laboratory of our daily lives
Course Artistic design 2
Institute of Contemporary Art - Graz University of Technology
Supervisor: Daniela Brasil
Oct 2012 - January 2013
5. FLOATING
Course Design of Specialized Topics
Institute of Contemporary Art - Graz University of Technology
Supervisor: Hans Kupelwieser and Daniela Brasil
March - July 2013
2. Water
How does it work at school?
Workshop - New Middle School Graz-Kepler
Supervisor: Catherine Gray
November 2012
3. Those who travel in the water
schools in Graz and Vienna
Supervisor: Nayari Castillo
February 2013 / April 2013
4. KUNSTstoffoming 2
Course Artistic design 1
Institute of Contemporary Art - Graz University of Technology
Supervisor: Daniela Brasil and Elisabeth Oswald
March - July 2013
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1. AQUATOPIA: AN EXTRACT OF THE WATER
LABORATORY OF OUR DAILY LIVES
In AQUATOPIA, students are invited to
experiment with artistic research methods
focusing on three main topics: Resources,
Infrastructures and Water Consumption. As crew
of an imaginary submarine, we will travel into the
water pipes, tubes and reservoirs; rivers and lakes;
water bottles and bath tubes. Water samples
will be collected, we will observe their color and
transparency, find out with what pressure and
speed they ravel from the Alps, through our
houses and then back to the sea. In addition we
will hold interviews and go on excursions, we
will be part of an underwater journey looking for
answers to simple and also unrealistic questions:
. What does the path that water moves through
look like
. Where does it come from and where does it go?
. How much water do I consume daily? How
heavy is it?
. Can light become a moving drawing filtered by
water?...
Based on those thoughts, experiences, drawings
and collected data, we will imagine a utopian
world, where the relations between man and
water go beyond the limits of reality.
University course
concept + invitation
Daniela Brasil_2012
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1. AQUATOPIA: AN EXTRACT OF THE WATER
LABORATORY OF OUR DAILY LIVES
EXERCISES
TREASURE HUNT
“Learning by doing”: Physical Experience
How does water get into my apartment and how does it get out?
How much water do i consume daily?
How much does it weigh?
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1. AQUATOPIA: AN EXTRACT OF THE WATER
LABORATORY OF OUR DAILY LIVES
OUTCOMES
“Sound Diving Helmet” _ How does the path of waste water sound like?
Claudia Del Cid Calderon, Luka Lipsinic & Luka Murovec
Water collection
Helene Thümmel & Michaela Dominek
Rain room
Helena Beljan, Antun und Nikola Jankovic,
Pedro Oliveira
Flip book_ dirty water
Elke Preisitz-Mahoi. Hatice Tas, Jacqueline Strasser, Natascha Spitzer
Water and electricity
Benjamin Schmid, Philipp Hartmann & Matthias Holzner
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2.
WATER: HOW DOES IT WORK AT SCHOOL?
Where are
the water
pipes?
Where
does water
disappear to
when we flush?
What
happens in
the engine
room?
The aim of this workshop is to determine
the urban water supply in the school
environment. The young participants should
be active researchers and learn how to
formulate questions and how to look for
answers in their immediate area. Employees
of the school, from the janitor to the school
board, will be interviewed and provide access
and insight to the water system of the school.
The gathered information serves as base
for the second half of the workshop where,
using design, a three-dimensional map of
the municipal water system is built. The map
will not only transfer knowledge, but also
leave room to articulate other questions and
experiences.
Workshop_Concept_Sketch
Catherine Grau_2012
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2. WATER: HOW DOES IT WORK AT SCHOOL?
EXERCISES
What does water taste like?
Does it always taste the
same?
How much water do I use per day?
And the school? 5 m3?
How big is one cubic meter?
2. WATER: HOW DOES IT WORK AT SCHOOL?
OUTCOMES
Model making:
Imaginable water and drainage line in
the kitchen and bathroom
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THOSE WHO TRAVEL IN
WATER
The children create characters for stories that will be on
display in the cabin of the submarine of the Aquatopia
project. During two three-hour sessions, the kids will be
engaged in activities that will help them imagine floating
objects that come into their homes through the water
supply. These will be the inspiration for creating fictional
characters for their own stories.
The activities will focus on elements, debris or objects
transported within the waters of Graz, following the path
of the melting water from the mountains, through rivers
and lakes, passing by their houses and going back out
the country and into the ocean. For these little floating
objects, personal, emotional and physical characteristics
will be created. A strong environmental awareness will be
attached to this playful geography-art class.
At the end of the sessions each kid will have developed
the outline of a possible character and some criteria for
the creation of a full local myth on water creatures. As for
the kids they will have fun and learn about story telling,
geography and sustainability.
Workshop_Concept_Sketch
Nayari Castillo_2012
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ACTIVITY PLAN
programme example
assembly/deassambly
opening/vernissage
morning
workshop
afternoon
music/ dance /
performance
evening
lecture/ presentation
film screening
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thu
teammeeting
organisations, which would like to
have team meetings at Aquatopia
the non coloured areas are kept free
for the pubic
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TEAM
Concept
Daniela Brasil und Yasemin Ceylan
Projectmanagement
KINDERBÜRO
Bernhard Seidler
Katja Hausleitner
Artmanagement
INSTITUT FÜR ZEITGENÖSSISCHE KUNST
TU GRAZ
Daniela Brasil
Assistance Architecture
Patricia Wess und Thomas Kalcher
Assistance Artists
Edith Risse und Lola Seibt
Assistance Management
Barbara Hofer, Jasna Kuljuh, Isabel Tikal
Web
Andreas Untersteggaber
Graphic
Dietmar Reinbacher
Illustrations
Daniela Brasil, Catherine Grau, Luka Murovec
Invited Artists
Andrea Acosta
Barbara Raič
Catherine Grau
Eva Sprung
Günther Pedrotti
Nayari Castillo
Richard Frankenberger
Ursula Achternkamp
Invited Students
Claudia del Cid
Elke Matoi
Hatice Tas
Helene Thümmel
Luka Lipsinic
Luka Murovec
Michaela Dominek
Workshops
Catherine Grau
Girls Art and Science Lab - Mirjana Peitler
Nayari Castillo
with best regards
Holding Graz
Kaiser Baugerüst
Mint Sustainicum - International Sustainable Partnerships
Stadt Graz - Kulturförderung
DOKA
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