Through its CLOSE/D project, Kunst Haus Wien has chosen to enter into a dialogue with its neighbourhood and the city as a whole. Twelve artistic interventions in the public space feature ecological perspectives on the present and the future. A free programme of events invites visitors to participate in and around the TRÖSCH III Community Centre.

Over a period of four months, the Museum will be taking a broader look at its immediate surroundings and its social environment through an outdoor exhibition, adopting a neighbourly approach in the process: twelve artistic positions will feature in the public space, opening up diverse ecological perspectives on the present and the future. The invited artists will engage in a dialogue with the Earth and the atmosphere, with the flora and fauna, the Danube Canal, the urban infrastructure and architecture, and with neighbours, visitors and passers-by. The exhibition will be accompanied by workshops, neighbourhood field trips, performances and discussions on ecological and socially relevant topics. At its centre is TRÖSCH III, a retail unit that has been vacant for some time and now provides a pop-up community centre offering multiple activities.

CLOSE/D conquers new ground, i.e. the public space, so people are able to join in and take part – in passing, as it were. The public space becomes a laboratory for a new way of thinking about society and the way it is integrated into the planetary ecosystem: a place that shows not only what already exists, but also what might still exist. The project seeks to stimulate a lively debate on ecological issues, on visions for inclusive coexistence in the world both today and tomorrow, and on the potential of artistic narratives.

ALL FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT CLOSE/D AT CLOSED.KUNSTHAUSWIEN.COM