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(15.06.2024) reading by rainer egger in the church boden - texts by norbert c. kaser
At the interdisciplinary art festival medienfrische, media art and secluded village life meet in the community of Pfafflar in Tyrol. The small and far-flung community of 90 souls is transformed by medienfrische into an experimental field in the midst of the high Alps. The focus is on contemporary developments in the media sector, the art world, science and the business sector. The quiet Bschlabertal is transformed into a place of work for 30 days.
At the interdisciplinary art festival medienfrische, media art and secluded village life meet in the community of Pfafflar in Tyrol. The small and far-flung community of 90 souls is transformed by medienfrische into an experimental field in the midst of the high Alps. The focus is on contemporary developments in the media sector, the art world, science and the business sector. The quiet Bschlabertal is transformed into a place of work for 30 days.
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New media and experimental art find their place in a remote Alpine valley and mix with traditional ways of living and working. But what is the idea behind medienfrische and to what extent does this encounter enrich the population, the region and art itself?
At 1400 m above sea level, in a remote side valley in the Tyrolean Außerfern, is the location of medienfrische, the Bschlabertal. In addition to Bschlabs as the main location, there are also many venues and artist residencies in the village of Boden and in the particularly high Pfafflar.
Empty time, often seen as unproductive, is little valued in our society. In Bschlabertal, there was no such thing as empty time in the past; it only came about with mechanization and migration. Empty time can be creative, inspiring and lead to new ways of living and working. They question our constant productivity and offer space for something new, especially in the little-changed Bschlabertal.
What would an art festival be without the people behind the ideas and their implementation? In addition to the medienfrische team, it is above all the residents of the Bschlabertal who make a major contribution to this unique project. It is created in close cooperation with the people who live there before, during and after the festival.