Art at noon for Augustas Serapina's "The House of Rüdninkai"

What happens when art transforms the past into something new? In Kunst am Mittag, curator Damian Jurt presents the work The House of Rūdninkai by Augustas Serapinas. The starting point of the installation is a historic bathhouse in Lithuania, which the artist dismantled, transformed and presents in the form of a kiln made of ash bricks between two wooden walls of the original house. Serapinas focuses on the quiet cultural heritage: abandoned houses, signs of migration and change – phenomena that can also be found in Graubünden. The observation of the work goes beyond the social reading and asks for art-historical references: What role do place, material and memory play in contemporary art? How can architecture be used as an artistic medium? An invitation to reflect on material, history and artistic forms of remembrance.

The number of participants is limited. Reserve your place online at: www.buendner-kunstmuseum.ch/