Ingrid Hora
Ingrid Hora is a visual artist, born in 1976 in Bolzano, Italy and lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through her multidisciplinary artistic production, ranging from performative interventions, installation, drawing to video and photography, Hora stages experiments that put into question socio-political conditions, challenge collectivity and how democratic processes come into being. Often departing from very context specific knowledges, locally rooted traditions or historic turning points, Ingrid Hora develops artistic interventions that establish new temporary networks by creating collective moments of togetherness. Objects, drawings, or sculptural elements are the props for collective performative interventions- often enacted in public space- which the artist orchestrates by giving a series of basic instructions.
Questioning the human part of a collective and its eagerness to act outside of its individual realm and how a collective acts outside of its common context when a set of norms collapse lie at the core of many of Ingrid Hora’s projects. The artistic process itself often is a collective act of creation in which the artists seeks dialogue with other disciplines such as dance, literature or music.
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EXHIBITION :: Binta Diaw :: Collective Practices – A Living Experience of Feeling ListenedAbout Lungomare
Lungomare, a cultural association founded in Bolzano in 2003, was created from the desire and necessity to open a space in which to share differences, experiences, opinions and desires, a space in which to make the link between cultural production and the political and social dimension. Lungomare undertakes projects that investigate and test possible relationships between design, architecture, urban planning, art and theory, the results of which are presented in different formats: public discussions, conferences, publications, exhibitions and interventions in public spaces. All these formats are characterised by the intention to interact with cultural and socio-political processes relating to the region in which Lungomare is located.
Currently Lungomare’s activities focus on long-term residency projects, a format whereby Lungomare invites guests to engage and interact within the context of South Tyrol. Lungomare’s activities are based on three principles: specific attention to the context in which the association’s projects are undertaken, the transdisciplinary approach that distinguishes these projects, and reflection on the role of Lungomare as a cultural institution in connection with the region in which it operates.
Territory
Lungomare is located at the edge of Bolzano, the capital of South Tyrol, and relates to the context in which it operates, attempting to highlight the dynamics of change. Large urbanized areas alternate with broad areas of intensive cultivation and yet others of picturesque landscape, all of which penetrate the centre of the city. The city is surrounded by mountains and this is one of the reasons why the tourism industry has become a driving force in this locality. The demographic structure of the city has been characterized for a long time by the coexistence of two populations, those speaking German and those speaking Italian. However, the social and demographic composition of Alto Adige Südtirol is changing. Migrants, including those from non-European countries are making their way to the area to settle, whilst others, including political refugees, are flowing through the region.