Workshop for Adults: reading images

Workshop for Adults: reading images. Colonial Traces – What We (Don’t) See in Art

Di 24.03. & Do 30.04., 17h, in German

The interactive photomontage workshop with an exhibition visit explores why common world maps show distorted proportions and why Western artists were not only inspired by the Global South.

By creating photomontages and during the interactive exhibition visit, participants question their own ways of seeing and discover how images can distort or obscure realities.
The works of Lisl Ponger in the exhibition "Die Welt von Morgen wird eine weitere Gegenwart gewesen sein" make (post)colonial power relations between Europe and the Global South visible. Using her artworks and artistic approaches as a starting point, the workshop investigates how art reveals traces of cultural appropriation and the theft of cultural property—and why these have long gone unnoticed.
In the workshop, and in reference to Ponger’s artistic practice, participants use personal photos* of belongings (objects), which are then combined with artworks using photomontage techniques.

At the end, participants share the stories of their objects. In dialogue, they discuss the line between visible and hidden meanings.

Important Information

Please send a photo of an object from your personal environment to sarah.huebler@mumok.at in advance.
The object should hold special significance for you—perhaps a memory of a person, an event, a religious practice, or a community. You should be willing to share part of this significance with the group. The photo will be altered during the workshop and shown to the group. After booking, you will receive a form with further information.

Schedule

• After booking, you will receive a form with all details.
• Please submit your photo no later than one day before the workshop.
• On site: meeting point at the main entrance of the museum (upper right after the staircase).
• The created works can only be taken home directly.

Price

• Workshop: € 6
• In addition to the workshop ticket, a valid admission ticket, annual pass, or Bundesmuseen Card is required.

Questions?
Contact: sarah.huebler@mumok.at