HAMAM, THE CULTURAL SAUNA

06 October 2024, 12 - 16h
Ebensee Trauneck

Sauna houses, hot baths and similar rooms for sweating exist in many cultures. From the American sweat lodge, the Japanese onsen, the classic Finnish sauna to the oriental hamam, different rooms are always associated with a similar ritual designed to make the body sweat. HAMAM, THE CULTURAL SAUNA takes the common practice of sweating as an opportunity to bring cultures together in the floating sauna. We invite cultural associations, residents, people interested in cultures and experts in cultural practices to discuss possible cultures of multiplicity in the sauna. What is it like with the different cultures here? How does the Moroccan tea room fit in with the traditional costume restaurant? Which traditions do we want to mix and how, in order to air out dirndls and lederhosen a little?

Guests: Fina Esslinger, Adriana Torres Topaga

Fina Esslinger is head of the Festival of Regions programme and teaches at the University of Art and Design Linz. Since 2005 she has worked for the Museums of the City of Linz, Elmgreen & Dragset, MUSA, Kyiv Biennale, vienna contemporary and Ars Electronica, among others. She specialises in contemporary conceptual art, art in rural areas and Austrian art with new media.

Adriana Torres Topaga: Born in Bogotá, Colombia, she lives and works as an artist, facilitator, and designer in Linz. In her work, she explores socio-ecological reflection and transformation in an experimental and interdisciplinary manner. She places emphasis on interdisciplinary interaction, collective creation, the relationship between the human body and space, as well as the conscious use of various technologies and media.
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