2022: Regeneration
01. - 07.08.2022
POSTER DESIGN
Boaz Untay
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jolly Schwarz, Michael Stanzer, Marlene Nemuth
LOCATIONS
Nordwestbahnhof Vienna
“Regeneration” draws on the importance of going beyond sustainability, into the regeneration of people, communities and entire ecosystems.
We wanted to understand how art can have the power to highlight both the fragility and beauty of nature, our communities and the individuals that co-create those communities.
Street art specifically, has always had a set thought process: from questioning, to criticizing, and highlighting grievances on a wide variety of socially relevant issues. Through artistic interpretation, we want to draw attention to the fact that environmental protection and ecosystem restoration should start being of relevance to all of us. It is not enough to be sustainable, now we must look at regeneration.
On the site of Vienna's freight station Nordwestbahnhof, a new district will be created from 2024 - instead of polluting the environment with freight traffic, a hub for living and working, as well as culture, education, but also recreation and open space will be created here. As Calle Libre, we wanted to use this disused area before construction begins to express our vision, but above all the vision of international artists of a green, ecologically and socially sustainable future.
Program
featured artists
Luna Doz
Manuel Skirl
Mateu Targa
Mots
Nasca
Senkoe
Sisa Soldati
Sobekcis
Somadifusa
Tec Fase
Thiago Mazza
Anne Schinko & Ruli
Axel Schindler
Berni Puig
Boaz Untay
Bordalo II
Duo Amazonas
Gamze Yalçin
Jakob der Bruder
Jay Coleman
Julia Benz
Kartel
sculpture park
In the course of the festival, the longest contiguous wall surface in Vienna was painted. A total of 400 meters in length and 2000 square meters of wall space, artists from over 15 nations were artistically active.
live paintings
Music festival
Together with Viennese collectives, bands, DJs, music acts and up-and-coming newcomers, a music program has been created over three days, which provided musical accompaniment to the wall designs by the street artists and Live Visuals by Hand mit Auge.
line up
workshops & kids program
During our workshop series "City of tomorrow - how will the city and its appearance change?" Calle Libre wanted to use the fallow area of the Nordwestbahnhof to express its visions, but above all the visions of the workshop artists and the participants of a green, ecologically and socially sustainable future.
As part of Summer in the City the Viennese Chamber of Labour hosted YOUNG ACTION workshops for kids at the Calle Libre Festival:
Open circus workshop for kids and teens – with Circus KAOS
Juggling, climbing, building human pyramids, simple acrobatics, and balancing Circus KAOS offered a workshop where children and teenagers met to experiment and make circus the way they wanted. Participants had plenty of circus materials on site, giving them the opportunity to try and learn. We played, learned, and did circus together!
Drunter und Drüber – marble run workshop for children – with ZOOM mobil
With cardboard tubes, hoses and tape, the children built an adventurous marble landscape. They invented a wild roller coaster, a mysterious labyrinth, a half pipe or a marble carousel. Which marble rolls the fastest? Can marbles roll upwards? And who actually lives in our marble world?
Beatboxing for Kids and Teens – with Geo Popoff
Beatboxing is fascinating and good for the body. Everyone can learn the basics quickly and experience themselves directly as musicians. And all that purely with sounds produced by the human sound system! How does Geo make drums, funky trumpets, scratching sounds, deep basslines or even a beat and the voice at the same time? Techniques were explained in a playful way and individual talents were also taken into account.
urban art Guided TOur
In 2022 we offered two types of tours : one at the festival side at the Nordwestbahnhof, where visitors were able to watch artists during their creating phase and one through Vienna's street art stronghold, the 6th and 7th district where visitors to the tour had the opportunity to immerse themselves in an alternative Vienna and, away from Schnitzel, Prater and Spanish Riding School, to get to know aspects of the capital that cannot be found in any normal travel guide.
artist talk
In line with the theme of the festival, Calle Libre will host a panel discussion with the artists Gamze Yalcin, Julia Benz, and Mots in this year’s Festival Lounge. The topics of regeneration, integrative urban development, and sustainability were critically reflected on and treated theoretically. Visitors were able to interact directly with the artists, ask questions, and deal with various topics together.
Location
Bassena Lounge
Speaker
Gamze Yalcin, Julia Benz, Mots
Moderation
Jakob Kattner