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“The fact that the state government did not follow the recommendation of proven experts is just as incomprehensible as the fact that the dialogue phase specified in the call for tenders with the first-timer did not take place.” it says in one Open letter to the state government of Tyrolthe vast majority of participants*in at the contest for an artistic intervention at the Neues Landhaus in Innsbruck – Salto has reported – against the approach of the Tyrolean state government in the award procedure.
Ultimately, however, the actions of the state government allow the conclusion that the decision for an artistic intervention in the Neues Landhaus was not made as a historical necessity, but out of political calculation. Using art and culture, which we represent, as political accessories is to be rejected.
“Due to the non-transparent decision for second place, the relationship of trust to the declaration of intent expressed in the tender to request improvements to a draft has been damaged. The principle of a competition jury was thus taken ad absurdum and discredits the work of all participants and projects that were in the competition. the signatories are angry*Inside the letter of protest, which ends in the demand: “We therefore expect that the award process and the necessary steps for a transparent procedure of the award will be carried out accordingly. The dialogue phase should take place as declared in the award, according to the ranking of the projects awarded by the jury. As announced, the public presentation of all works and an appreciation of the award winners should take place within an appropriate framework.”
How the story of the “Art in (Gau-)Bau” project in Innsbruck ends is currently in the clouds. The dispute between organizers and participants goes into the next round.
An “art in construction” project by the South Tyrolean Artists’ Association (SKB) in Brixen is also going into the next round. And hopefully it is under a better star than the one in Innsbruck or that of the SKB together with the company duka for the design of bridges six pillars in the entrance area of the company premises in 2020. At that time, two artists were happy about the first place: Martina Steckholzer and Margaret Dorigatti. However, not about an implementation of the work, which has not happened to this day.
A year later, the SKB, together with the Plose mountain railways, again announced a competition (for art in public space), in which the subject of rubbish in the mountains was the focus of the call for entries. with your project Hausberg – Take me home Went the artists AliPaloma and Miriam Heiler emerged as winners and realized their sculptures, which serve as rubbish bins for hikers. In any event, the competition went well.
“You learn something new in every competition”, sums up the managing director of the South Tyrolean Artists’ Association Lisa Dryer their experiences as a juror and competition ideator. She remains optimistic about a new price for the old town in Brixen. “There is a generous prize money, which can be regarded as a good fee even if the work is not implemented. If it is implemented, an additional amount will of course be paid for the implementation.” Together with the private company Good living GmbH a two-stage competition for artists was announced: um “the artistic design of a 23 m long passage” execute. The passage should be through the winning idea “Experience an additional upgrade, gain visibility and represent an attractive link between the Adlerbrückengasse and the Badhaus with the new square.” The competition documents are waiting on the homepage of the South Tyrolean Artists’ Association www.kuenstlerbund.org to download.
As always, participate at your own risk!