Anamnesis of a Landscape
Exhibition Kunsthaus Wien 2021
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ANAMNESIS OF A LANDSCAPE, Kunsthaus Wien 2021
Herwig Turk has been dealing with the river landscape of the Tagliamento since 2016. The Tagliamento in the upper Italian region of Friuli is one of the few unregulated rivers in Central Europe. It rises at the Mauria Pass near the Austrian border and flows into the Adriatic Sea 170 kilometres further south between Bibione and Lignano Sabbiadoro. The riverbed is characterised by extensive, meandering gravel and sand banks that change dynamically with the water depending on the season.erwig Turk has been dealing with the river landscape of the Tagliamento since 2016. The Tagliamento in the upper Italian region of Friuli is one of the few unregulated rivers in Central Europe. It rises at the Mauria Pass near the Austrian border and flows into the Adriatic Sea 170 kilometres further south between Bibione and Lignano Sabbiadoro. The riverbed is characterised by extensive, meandering gravel and sand banks that change dynamically with the water depending on the season.
The Tagliamento is a unique ecosystem and has an above-average diversity of animal and plant species compared to other European rivers. Such a wild river landscape is an impressive and rare sight for most people today.
In his artistic exploration of the Tagliamento, Turk presents the river areas as places with different uses and cultural attributions. The artist is not only concerned with the water, but also with the inhabitants of the adjacent banks and the foothills of the river.