Started in 1993, Wochenklausur is a Vienna-based artist collective that specializes in the orchestration of social interventions. The group actively utilizes participatory art to instigate improvements within communities. The creation of their works begins with a partnership with an art institution. In outlining their working practices, they write, “Through its work, WochenKlausur would like to show that certain human living conditions do not necessarily have to be the way they are. Many people have no lobby: Of their own accord they can do little to make themselves heard or improve their situation.” WochenKlausur problem-solving based approach seeks to give a voice to communities by engaging in an active dialogue between the artists, organizers and community leaders. Past projects include Medical Care for Homeless People (1993), Language Schools in the Kosovo War (1999), and A Vacant House for Students (2010).
Medical Care Link: http://www.wochenklausur.at/projekt.php?lang=en&id=3
Kosovo War Link: http://www.wochenklausur.at/projekt.php?lang=en&id=12
Vacant House: http://www.wochenklausur.at/projekt.php?lang=en&id=34
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