BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-brenntonwerkstatt-experiments-with-wild-clay-workshop DTSTAMP:20250328T155646Z DTSTART:20250529T110000Z DTEND:20250529T150000Z SUMMARY:BrennTonWerkstatt // Experiments with wild clay - Workshop DESCRIPTION:For further processing\, foreign bodies are sieved out of the clay and water is added to the dry pieces of clay. If the clay is too wet (if there has been a lot of rain)\, water must be removed from it. The hom emade clay is then allowed to "rest" for a while before it is processed fu rther. \nThe artist duo Priska Engelhardt and Patrick Will would like to explore the hidden world of natural and wild resources with the participan ts. From their point of view\, the interesting questions and things are ri ght underfoot or often next to it: Like small plants between pavement slab s\, overgrown gardens between houses or forgotten ponds on the edge of a v illage. These places are to be found in Augustusburg\, samples taken and a collection created for a clay workshop in the Lehngericht.\nAs freelance artists\, they proceed in a similar way. They look for exciting stories an d background information on the internet\, on the street or from friends. Sometimes they already know at the beginning what they want to create from this research - a drawing\, an installation\, a film or a text. Sometimes \, however\, they don't know. Then they explore whether the research can s how a suitable form of themselves or consider what their strengths are:\nP riska is particularly good at firing earth into extremely solid and unique objects. To do this\, however\, the right clay must first be found and pr epared. It would also be possible to go to a shop and buy clay\, but in th e long run there would be a lack of discoveries and everything would end u p looking the same.\nPatrick is particularly good at finding things\, plan ts or places and making them talk that others wouldn't even touch with the ir hands. He uses people's insults about the objects he examines to scruti nise them. When plants are labelled as weeds - unnecessary herbs - this be comes a motivation to look more closely and discover many useful propertie s or phenomena. As soon as these discoveries are talked about in loudspeak er installations\, films or on walks\, even sceptics listen intently and q uestion their attitude from time to time. \n\nThe workshop is part of the event series ‘333 Hours Workshop of Wonders’\, a project within the f ramework of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament and by federal funds from the Federal Government Commissi oner for Culture and the Media as well as by funds from the City of Chemni tz. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

For further processing\, foreign bodies ar e sieved out of the clay and water is added to the dry pieces of clay. If the clay is too wet (if there has been a lot of rain)\, water must be remo ved from it. The homemade clay is then allowed to "rest" for a while befor e it is processed further.
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The artist duo Pri ska Engelhardt and Patrick Will would like to explore the hidden world of natural and wild resources with the participants. From their poin t of view\, the interesting questions and things are right underfoot or of ten next to it: Like small plants between pavement slabs\, overgrown garde ns between houses or forgotten ponds on the edge of a village. These place s are to be found in Augustusburg\, samples taken and a collection created for a clay workshop in the Lehngericht.

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As freelance artists\, th ey proceed in a similar way. They look for exciting stories and background information on the internet\, on the street or from friends. Sometimes th ey already know at the beginning what they want to create from this resear ch - a drawing\, an installation\, a film or a text. Sometimes\, however\, they don't know. Then they explore whether the research can show a suitab le form of themselves or consider what their strengths are:

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Priska is particularly good at firing earth into extremely solid and unique obje cts. To do this\, however\, the right clay must first be found and prepare d. It would also be possible to go to a shop and buy clay\, but in the lon g run there would be a lack of discoveries and everything would end up loo king the same.

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Patrick is particularly good at finding things\, pl ants or places and making them talk that others wouldn't even touch with t heir hands. He uses people's insults about the objects he examines to scru tinise them. When plants are labelled as weeds - unnecessary herbs - this becomes a motivation to look more closely and discover many useful propert ies or phenomena. As soon as these discoveries are talked about in loudspe aker installations\, films or on walks\, even sceptics listen intently and question their attitude from time to time. \;

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The workshop is part of the event series ‘333 Hours Workshop of Wonders’\, a projec t within the framework of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. T his measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament and by federal funds from the Federal Gover nment Commissioner for Culture and the Media as well as by funds from the City of Chemnitz.

LOCATION:Augustusburg\, Lehngericht (https://www.aufweiterflur.org/festsp ielhaus) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR