Sporty Animal

Sporty Animal is an art installation in the Fürstenwald forest above Chur. The installation was created in connection with the award of the 2024 work grant from the city of Chur to the Chur artist Gianin Conrad. Conrad's installation explores questions about the conditioning of our body and mind. What is the relationship between body and mind and our living space and how and why do we change our natural habitat?
Conrad builds his installations with what he finds in the forest. Some of these constructions look like traps, cages or devices. Their use seems possible, but their purpose remains unclear. Although these things only function to a limited extent, they simulate various usefulnesses and actions and thus show how they could be used. In this sense, they function like ornamental ruins in a garden (folly) that stand for an idea of something. In the case of "Sporty Animal", they stand for the dependence of our body and mind on nature and how we deal with what surrounds us.


Vernissage and walk-through: May 2, 2025 from 6 to 8 pm at Fürstenwald in Chur. The location will be signposted. The start and meeting point is the bus stop "Fürstenwald" on line 2.

At 5:50 p.m. there will be a guided tour from the assembly point to the installation in the forest.

At 18:15, the installation will be opened with a few introductory words from the town councillor
Patrik Degiacomi.

Dr. Nicole Seeberger will write a short text about the exhibition.
The installation is freely accessible, any liability is declined.


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