Dachstein Apology

This intervention was carried out during a residency at the Dachstein glacier in Styria, Austria. The area is overrun by tourists throughout the whole year and gets (although belonging to a national park) increasingly polluted. Also, it is used for a growing number of cultural events and spectacles. Accepting a residence in the cable car's summit station was hence an ambiguous decision: It was at once a great chance to work in a very unusual location and made a collaborator in the commercial exploitation of the Dachstein area. The "letter" was installed within eyespot from the restaurant in the mountain station of the cable car and close to a popular ski piste for six hours on April 1st 2008. The writing faced away from the spectators in the restaurant and to the surrounding mountains and the skies. The worded foil was fixed on the surface of the glacier; under the black letters the snow melted about 5 cm down. The "engraving" remained visible until late in the evening but disappeared over night.

Latest	Live Art	Installations	Miscellaneous	Jozwiak
Antipodes (I)	Antipodes (II)	First Flush	Dachstein Apology	Real Time

Latest	Live Art	Installations	Miscellaneous	Jozwiak
Antipodes (I)	Antipodes (II)	First Flush	Dachstein Apology	Real Time

English translation of the text: »To whom it may concern. Thank you very much for the most enjoyable stay. Please accept my apologies for the damage. With kind regards, J. Jozwiak«


This project was carried out with the help of Franz Loibner and Eva Baker and enabled by the friendly support of: Artnetwork. Verein zur Förderung der Partnerschaft von Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft, Graz

Dachstein Apology (01st April 2008)