Kaum drei Autostunden sind es von Graz nach Friaul. Eine Region, die von Reisenden als Transitland oder kulinarisches Mekka wahrgenommen wird. Dass sich dort, oft in unmittelbarer Nähe zur Autobahn, auch eine Welt des Niedergangs und der Isolation befindet, ist kaum bekannt. GEH WEG | NA POTI | STAND BY widmet sich diesen "vergessenen Landschaften". Mitten in Europa an den Rand gerückt. Im Zentrum der Kunstaktion steht ein präparierter Reisebus, der mittels Fotografien, Texten, Videos und Objekten eine imaginäre Reise ins Nachbarland ermöglicht und damit eine reale Expedition dorthin vorbereitet. Als Reisebegleiter vor Ort fungieren Musiker und Autoren aus Kärnten und Friaul, die ihre spezifische Sicht auf die Region zur Darstellung bringen.

It is less than three hours by car from Graz to Friuli – a region that is considered by travellers to be a transit country or culinary Mecca. That it is also a sphere of decline and isolation – often in immediate proximity to the highway – is not common knowledge. GEH WEG | NA POTI | STAND BY is dedicated to this 'forgotten landscape': in the middle of Europe yet sequestered to the margins. The art action is centred around a furnished travel coach which by means of photographs, texts, videos, and objects embarks on an imaginary journey to its neighbouring country and thus prepares for a real expedition. On-site travel guides include musicians and authors from Carinthia and Friuli, who contribute their specific view of the region to the presentation.

Komaj tri ure vožnje je Furlanija oddaljena od Gradca. Regijo potniki zaznavajo tako kot deželo transita kakor tudi kot pokrajino kulinaričnih užitkov. Da tam, nedaleč od avtoceste, najdemo tudi propadajoče samotne kraje, je le redko komu znano. NA POTI | GEH WEG | STAND BY se posveča tem »pozabljenim pokrajinam«. V sredini Evrope porinjene na rob. V žarišču umetniške akcije je predelan avtobus, ki nam v slikah, besedah, video-posnetkih in objektih obeta imaginarno potovanje v sosednjo deželo in nas tako pripravlja na realno ekspedicijo tja. Spremljevalci potovanja so glasbeniki in avtorji s Koroške ter Furlanije, ki nam posredujejo svoj pogled na regijo. It is less than three hours by car from Graz to Friuli – a region that is considered by travellers to be a transit country or culinary Mecca. That it is also a sphere of decline and isolation – often in immediate proximity to the highway – is not common knowledge. GEH WEG | NA POTI | STAND BY is dedicated to this ‘forgotten landscape’: in the middle of Europe yet sequestered to the margins. The art action is centred around a furnished travel coach which by means of photographs, texts, videos, and objects embarks on an imaginary journey to its neighbouring country and thus prepares for a real expedition. On-site travel guides include musicians and authors from Carinthia and Friuli, who contribute their specific view of the region to the presentation.

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