Florian Raditsch
Subtitle: with a halo of smoke and flame behind
By: edited by Peter Assmann & Rosanna Dematté ; texts, Rosanna Dematté, Elina Knorpp, Terrance Reimer
Contributors: Raditsch, Florian, 1987-; Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum
Publisher: Verlag für moderne Kunst
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Wien
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9783903572423
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Exhibitions
Other titles: With a halo of smoke and flame behind
Description: In "With a halo of smoke and flame behind" Raditsch links two regions that are renowned for their rich natural landscape: Tyrol and Central California. The unique narrative that develops out of the artist's interweaving of different cultural worlds and relates to the spirit of the Beat Generation is based on the perceived dissonance between people's longing for "untouched" landscapes and the threat to them posed by the cultural colonisation ongoing since the 1920s for nationalist or tourist purposes. Through drawings, spatial and sound installations, and digital performances, Raditsch explores the origins of constructed, idealised notions of the two regions, juxtaposing them with traditional narratives and legends as a catalyst for a discourse on the complex relationship between humans and nature. -- (provided by publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Parallel texts in English and German.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Tiroler Volkskundemuseum, Innsbruck, September 10, 2021 - January 21, 2022.