International forest art trail
The International Forest Art Path is an art exhibition that has been taking place every two years in Darmstadt since 2002 and shows site-specific works of art that were created in the immediately preceding symposium . The organizer is the Verein für Internationale Waldkunst eV
1. International Forest Art Path "Research"
The artist symposium started in August 2002 with the theme “Research”. The “ research ” offered instructive art discoveries and, with a new look at the forest, made the exciting connections between art and nature visible here. 17 artists from Italy , Korea , Peru , Scotland , the USA (5 of them from the Hessian partner state Wisconsin ) and Germany developed installations and performances during the symposium . The forest served as the origin and basis of artistic field research .
2. International Forest Art Trail "Expeditions"
In August 2004, 15 installations and 5 performances by 21 artists from Finland , Great Britain , Romania , Singapore , the USA and Germany were created on the subject of “Expeditions” . “ Expeditions ” challenged the artists as hikers, travelers, researchers and explorers. They explored the topics: geography of the forest, forest habitat and forest myths . There were also the offers “Children meet artists” and “Children's expeditions with an art workshop”.
3rd International Forest Art Path "Laboratory"
At the forest art " Laboratorium " in August 2006 the creation process of the works of 15 artists from Argentina , Bulgaria , Ecuador , Finland, Israel , Italy, Canada , Scotland, Switzerland , USA and Germany could be observed during the symposium. For the first time there was a collaboration between artists and scientists . The artists from all over the world reported on their work at the regular Wednesday forum. Scientific lectures were also given in the forest. A forest laboratory was offered for the children and a video film was made together. The International Forest Art Trail and the natural surroundings of the forest have become a laboratory situation for artistic and scientific research and for projects, for example in biology , geology , architecture , psychology or forest science .
4th International Forest Art Path "Circuits and Systems"
When Forest Art Path 2008 " circuits and systems " - "Cycles and Systems" reflected 17 artists from Argentina, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Netherlands , Portugal , USA and Germany, scientists and lecturers the links and mechanisms of change in the nature and in human society with the Environment. Circuits can only be imagined in systems and can be changed through external intervention. There are mutual dependencies in the cycle, which are shaped by the interplay between nature and humans, especially in the forest. Not only were the ecological influences interpreted and processed using the means of art , but social and artistic systems were also included. The exchange between artists, curators, environmental and forest scientists during the public conference in the Jagdschloss Kranichstein bundled the energy and served to expand the horizon of knowledge and experience.
5th International Forest Art Trail "Freedom and Wilderness"
The 2010 Forest Art Trail “ Freedom and Wilderness ” follows the mythology and romantic literary images of the forest - “Survival in the wilderness”, “Freedom of thought”, “Back to nature”. 16 artists from China , Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, USA and Germany reflect in their works the idea of “freedom and wilderness” against the background of ecological, social, cultural and economic developments in the forest and in nature. Guided tours, performances, dance projects, a children's opera and the “Green Summit” accompany the exhibition.
6th International Forest Art Path "Reality and Romanticism"
" Reality and Romanticism" 2012 deals with the importance of the forest between romantic ideas and real conditions of nature, the environment and sustainability . The forest on the outskirts of the city, as a local recreation area and “ green lung ”, is used extensively and offers a refuge . Romantic places in the forest have aroused the imagination for centuries, as with the romantic poets. The “romantic forest” is a place between forestry and local recreation, a place of transition and pause, a historical source and the survival strategy of the future. The 18 artists came from 8 countries: Italy, Japan , Korea, Poland , Romania, Hungary , USA and Germany.
7th International Forest Art Path "Art Biotopes"
“Art Biotopes ” 2014 deals with biotopes as habitats for animals , plants , people and artists. For forest art, the forest is a common place for nature and art. The living environment, the environment and nature conservation play a major role in this. Biotopes are the smallest units of the biosphere. This idea from nature conservation is to be transferred to art. Artists will create “art biotopes” in the forest and conduct artistic field research. The concept of sustainability and sustainable art has been a basic requirement for artistic work in the forest for many years. This time the 21 artists come from 11 countries: Bulgaria, China, Ivory Coast , France , Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Korea, the Netherlands, Austria , Sweden and Germany.
8th International Forest Art Path "Art Transformation"
The 8th International Forest Art Path "Art Transformation " 2016 is about the transformations in the forest: How do we change the forest with art, how do the visitors change the forest and how are they themselves changed by art and nature. Research into the cultural significance of the forest and artistic field research projects in the forest are intended to sound out the topic. This time the 22 artists come from 13 countries: Argentina, Belgium , Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Mexico , the Netherlands, Austria, Russia , the USA and Germany.
9th International Forest Art Path "Art Ecology"
23 international artists from 9 countries (Belgium, England, France, Italy, Japan, Namibia, South Africa, USA and Germany), including Kevin Sullivan , Imke Rust and Emanuela Camacci, are invited to deal with ecological changes in 2018.
Sister projects
Forest Art Wisconsin "Native / Invasive"
This sister project took place in 2007 under the theme "Native / Invasive" in the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest near Minocqua (Wisconsin, USA).
Forest Art China "Poetic Forest"
This sister project took place in 2010/2011 under the theme “Poetic Forest” in the Lu Shan Geopark ( Jiangxi , China).
Forest Art China "Flowing Inspiration"
This sister project took place in 2015 under the topic "Flowing Inspiration" in Yu Lei Mountain ( Chengdu , China).
Web links
Website of the Association for International Forest Art
Individual evidence
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “1. International Forest Art Path Research “, Darmstadt 2002, ISBN 3-9808705-0-2 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “2. Internationaler Waldkunstpfad Expeditions ", Darmstadt 2004, ISBN 3-9808705-1-0 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “3. Internationaler Waldkunstpfad Laboratorium “, Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 3-9808705-2-9 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “4. International Forest Art Path Circles and Systems ”, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 3-9808705-3-7 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “5. International Forest Art Path Freedom and Wilderness ”, Darmstadt 2010, ISBN 3-9808705-4-5 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “6. International Forest Art Path Reality and Romanticism ”, Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 3-9808705-6-1 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “7. Internationaler Waldkunstpfad Internationaler Kunst Biotopes “, Darmstadt 2014, ISBN 3-9808705-8-8 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (Ed.): “8. International Forest Art Path Art Transformation ”, Darmstadt 2016, ISBN 978-3-9808705-7-3 .
- ↑ 9th International Forest Art Trail
- ↑ Website Forest Art Wisconsin - Native / Invasive (Engl.)
- ^ Exhibition catalog: Ritschel, Ute (ed.): "International Forest Art China, The Poetic Forest", Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-9808705-5-9 .
- ↑ Website Forest Art China - Poetic Forest (Engl./chin.)
- ↑ Website Forest Art China - Flowing Inspiration (Engl./dt./chin.)