BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-brenntonwerkstatt-in-search-of-the-wild-clay-a-walk-1 DTSTAMP:20250328T154526Z DTSTART:20250528T110000Z DTEND:20250528T150000Z SUMMARY:BrennTonWerkstatt // In search of the wild clay - a walk DESCRIPTION:What exactly is clay? Where does it come from? The original cl ay is called "wild clay" because it is untamed. This means that it cannot usually be moulded directly into an object\, but must first be sieved and washed in order to be "tamed". The clay is scrutinised more closely\, and the fields and gardens around Augustusburg are combed through. There\, the "habitat" of the wild clay is familiarised with. They will explore how cl ay is formed and take sacks of soil samples for the following days in the BrennTonWerkstatt.\nIn the search for wild clay\, participants will also l ook for various plant fibres. The so-called bast fibres give the bark of t rees and bushes support and protection. They are particularly easy to find on dead wood or dead plants and take with you. A small\, unique collectio n of this material will be processed into a special plant-based modelling clay\, paperclay\, during the coming workshop days.\nThe artist duo Priska Engelhardt and Patrick Will would like to explore the hidden world of nat ural and wild resources with the participants. From their point of view\, the interesting questions and things are right underfoot or often next to it: Like small plants between pavement slabs\, overgrown gardens between h ouses or forgotten ponds on the edge of a village. 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 sim ilar way. They look for exciting stories and 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. T hen they explore whether the research can show a suitable form of themselv es or consider what their strengths are:\nPriska is particularly good at f iring earth into extremely solid and unique objects. To do this\, however\ , the right clay must first be found and prepared. It would also be possib le to go to a shop and buy clay\, but in the long run there would be a lac k of discoveries and everything would end up looking the same.\nPatrick is particularly good at finding things\, plants or places and making them ta lk that others wouldn't even touch with their hands. He uses people's insu lts about the objects he examines to scrutinise them. When plants are labe lled as weeds - unnecessary herbs - this becomes a motivation to look more closely and discover many useful properties or phenomena. As soon as thes e discoveries are talked about in loudspeaker installations\, films or on walks\, even sceptics listen intently and question their attitude from tim e to time. \n\nThe workshop is part of the event series ‘333 Hours Work shop of Wonders’\, a project within the framework of the European Capita l of Culture Chemnitz 2025. This measure is co-financed by tax funds on th e basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament and by federal funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as well as by funds from the City of Chemnitz. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What exactly is clay? Where does it come f rom? The original clay is called "wild clay" because it is untamed. This means that it cannot usually be moulded directly into an object\, bu t must first be sieved and washed in order to be "tamed". The clay is scru tinised more closely\, and the fields and gardens around Augustusburg are combed through. There\, the "habitat" of the wild clay is familiarised wit h. They will explore how clay is formed and take sacks of soil samples for the following days in the BrennTonWerkstatt.

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In the search for wi ld clay\, participants will also look for various plant fibres. The so-cal led bast fibres give the bark of trees and bushes support and protection. They are particularly easy to find on dead wood or dead plants and take wi th you. A small\, unique collection of this material will be processed int o a special plant-based modelling clay\, paperclay\, during the com ing workshop days.

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The artist duo Priska Engelhardt and Pa trick Will would like to explore the hidden world of natural and wild resources with the participants. From their point of view\, the inter esting questions and things are right underfoot or often next to it: Like small plants between pavement slabs\, overgrown gardens between houses or forgotten ponds on the edge of a village. These places 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\, they proceed in a simil ar way. They look for exciting stories and background information on the i nternet\, on the street or from friends. Sometimes they already know at th e beginning what they want to create from this research - a drawing\, an i nstallation\, a film or a text. Sometimes\, however\, they don't know. The n they explore whether the research can show a suitable 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 objects. To do this\, how ever\, the right clay must first be found and prepared. It would also be p ossible to go to a shop and buy clay\, but in the long run there would be a lack of discoveries and everything would end up looking the same.

\n< p>Patrick is particularly good at finding things\, plants or places and ma king them talk that others wouldn't even touch with their hands. He uses p eople's insults about the objects he examines to scrutinise them. When pla nts are labelled as weeds - unnecessary herbs - this becomes a motivation to look more closely and discover many useful properties or phenomena. As soon as these discoveries are talked about in loudspeaker installations\, films or on walks\, even sceptics listen intently and question their attit ude from time to time. \;

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The workshop is part of the event series ‘333 Hours Workshop of Wonders’\, a project within the framewor k of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. This measure is co-fin anced by tax funds on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State P arliament and by federal funds from the Federal Government Commissioner fo r 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