Helene Thümmel during an exploration of brownfield sites in Graz, 2024
NATURAL MONUMENT Tour to fallow land with
Helene Thümmel Meeting point: Esperantoplatz, 8020
Graz Friday, September 6th 2024, 16:30
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artist Helene Thümmel invites you to join a walk to selected ruderal areas.
During this walk, we will examine these fallow lands for edible plants,
indicator plants, stages of ecological succession, soil conditions, various
inhabitants and potentials.
With her contribution "Natural Monument" in the exhibition "Wilde Spots,"
Helene Thümmel highlights the loss of open spaces and biodiversity, soil
sealing, the disappearance of natural water reservoirs, and the importance
of fallow land in the city.
It is time to rethink the concept of a natural monument. Until now, only
trees have been given this status in Graz. In times of dwindling land
resources, limited access to green spaces and wilderness, urban heatwaves,
and especially the scarcity of fallow land in the city, the artist is
placing these areas under protection with a new symbol.
Duration of the tour: 2 hours
Everyone is welcome to participate.
Please register at: rotor@mur.at, 0316/688306.
