“Auditorium, Stage, Backstage – An Exposure in 32 Acts”

tranzit - "Speaking of Others"

The project “Auditorium, Stage, Backstage – An Exposure in 32 Acts” was developed by the network tranzit for the platform “Speaking of Others” at the Frankfurter Kunstverein. „Speaking of Others“ is the general title of a program intended to address contemporary art and discursive practice that move away from the conventional exhibition format. The goal is to find another angle from which to present art and also to open a conversation around different working methods in the contemporary art field. To speak of others means simply to create a space for others to speak – to present ideas, specific art works, critical texts as well as networks and thinking models. The origin of the whole program is quite simple – a desire to learn. The only antidote to hyper-criticism or cynicism is curiosity and a feeling of confidence towards culture. The program is intended to enhance both.

That is the reason why we invited tranzit to be part of the program. What is tranzit? Or better who are tranzit? Where do they operate? What do they do?

tranzit is a network, that means an alliance of forces. The notion of network is of relevance since networks are relational systems. A network depends on a host of variables and this implies that everything could also turn out otherwise: results and decisions are interdependent and processual so as to avoid rigidity and absolute terms. tranzit are four autonomous art initiatives in four different cities (Bratislava, Prague, Vienna and Budapest) supported by the Erste Bank Group and initiated by the curators Maria Hlavajova and Kathrin Rhomberg in 2001. Every project is defined by the project leaders/curator/agent and a small team of assistants: Georg Schollhammer (Austria), Boris Ondreicka (Slovakia), Vit Havránek (Czech Republic) and Dóra Hegyi (Hungary).

Artists: Béla Balázs Studio film-program, Egon Bondy, Josef Dabernig, Guillaume Désanges (with Frédéric Cherboeuf), Orshi Drozdik, Róza El-Hassan, Miklós Erdély, Stano Filko, Free School for Art Theory and Practice, Jef Geys, Tibor Hajas, Josef Hiršal, Hamlet Hovsepian and many more,...

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