"Chant d'espoir", from Mauthausen to Linz, 16/02/2014*

After visiting the camp of Mauthausen with Elisa, Hugh, Leo and Sara, I asked them to let me on the path near the river to come back to Atelierhaus Salzamt by foot, with 30 kgs of salt on back and learning the song "Chant d'espoir" which was composed by Jean Cayrol and Remy Gillis in 1944 ...

 From Mauthausen

Chapel of Mauthausen ( foto Béatrice Didier )

Starting point ( foto Hugh O Donnell )

 To Linz

Nibelgungbrucke ( foto Béatrice Didier)

This "walking performance" led to an installation ( objects, sounds, texts, fotos,...)  in the context of the exhibition EIGHT, curated by Elisa Andessner at Atelierhaus Salzamt

Thanks to Geneviève Dufey, Sylvia Hofer, Mathieu Richelle, Lutz Scholz and Jeanne Vanderwael

* This performance/installation is dedicated to my grandfather whose i forgot the name


With the support of 

St Valentine or cliché performance for a cliché day

   

  

Copyright: Clemens Mairhofer/ Béatrice Didier

St Valentine.... was created for Performancelaboratorium 08 at BB15, in Linz, 14th february 2014, in the context of the residency at Atelierhaus Salzamt.

With the support of WBI   

Performance Laboratorium 14/02/2014

Leo Devlin (IE), Beatrice Didier (BE), Hugh O'Donnell (IE), Sara Lucas Agutoli (IT/GB)

Friday, 14th february 2014, 7.30 pm
bb15 offspace, Baumbachstraße 15, 4020 Linz, Austria


Performancelaboratorium provides space for live performances of local and international artists since 2010. The series of events focusses on the artistic work with space, time and bodily presence.

Leo Devlin, Beatrice Didier, Hugh O'Donnell and Sara Lucas are currently residents at Atelierhaus Salzamt and will be part of the next exhibition „EIGHT“.
Opening at Atelierhaus Salzamt: Wednesday, 26th of february 2014, 7 pm

Basin of attraction, 03/11/2013, Bonn

Copyright: A.De Visscher/M.Bullman B.Didier

Basin of attraction  was created for Performanceabend at Bonnerkunstverein  in Bonn , 3th nov 2013