look what's up in little austria!

what is a LENDWIRBEL???... *lend* is a district of graz - small but great city in austria. LENDWIRBEL is a cultural, art, music, design and exhibition festival in graz. from may 7 - 10 the cultural district-party of *lend* shows creative options using the streets as stage.

streetgallery__ it's experimental design with public space and the representation of the resident art- and creative-scene of the city graz. everyone is invited to represent - by application procedure - the *lend*-district by means of creative inventions. the idea behind: with active and playful reacting on local places should be found a personal view of the city in individual expressions. explaining, representing and experiencing the district *lend*. urban and daily perception-examples relating to places and streets present the district-culture. mariahilferstreet will be a art-mile to amble and enjoy installations and works.

this year about 100 artists are working on 35 streetgallery projects: zweintopf, theater am lend, maiö, cooks of grind, freigangproduktionen, abbey,...

me and some friends also attending:
we planned a *fadenwirbel at lendwirbel*. a "red thread"-twirl presents a complexity of different ways of solutions as a mental activity-game. follow red threads and be surprised about the goals!!!next days i show some photos of our project...

music, djs, party
__ also called "blockparty". nobody will sit calm, everybody is shaking. LENDWIRBEL shows a extraordinary and varied music-programm. shop-windows, streets, pubs and many more are open-air-performance-locations with a mixture of international (clinic) and local (wilhelm show me the major label, le tamtam, fiago) sound-gigs.

lendwalks__ guided tours through the district show the 'lend-feeling'. architecture visualises, historical facts to listen, ... there are also guided tours for visually handicapped people, those are concentrated on the sense of smell, taste or touch.

and__ permanent street-breakfast, architecture-symposia, concerts and dance performances at Onomato - Scherbe - Haarschneiderei, workshops at Medienkunstlabor and Kunsthaus Graz ... for the young and the young at heart :)