SMOTIES

An exhibition about the EU project “SMOTIES - Creative Works with Small and Remote Places” from May 3-26, 2024 at HDA Graz.

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May 2024

What is the SMOTIES project about?

SMOTIES - Creative Works with Small and Remote Places” is a project of the ‘Human Cities’ network. Under certain conditions, ten small and remote places were selected that are affected by a strong rural depopulation, among other things, but also represent important sources of (im)material cultural heritage. The SMOTIES network is committed to their preservation and development.

“Because it's a beautiful, liveable place.”

   - Hannes Pfandl from Oberzeiring, Austria

CONCEPTUAL IDEA

The exhibition is designed as a tour through various stations, each representing typical elements of a village. 

Through the main entrance of the HDA, you first reach the introductory stations in the main street. Passing the petrol station, you start at the back of the village and enter the cinema, where a documentary film is being shown. Now you stroll through the space past house facades and through streets where the various country projects are presented. Here you will also notice green balconies and lanterns. 

Finally, you reach the workshop, where the toolbox is presented as an outcome of the project. 

The highlight of the exhibition is the village square, which shows the connection to the Austrian project in Oberzeiring. The library is also located here with various publications about the project. 

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Institute of Design & Communication // FH Joanneum, University of Applied Sciences, Graz

Exhibition design // Students of the Master of Exhibition Design:
Sara Abou El-Fadl, Michelle Benthin, Katharina Betz, Foroozan Bitarafhaghighi, Anna Brodmann, Josephine Brunner, Matthias Dietrich, Anne Eichelbrönner, Mia Funk, Magdalena Höchtl, Yola Moschitz, Maria Puzzo, Annabel Schipper, Taranom Sedghi, Nadja Troscheit

Supervision 
Sigrid Bürstmayr, Lucia Jarošová, Christoph Neuhold, Anke Strittmatter

Supervision of the modular system:
Anke Strittmatter, Erika Thümmel

Modular system developed by:
V
era Grosch, Matthias Poschl, Camilla Siegel, Katharina Zvetolec

The content of the exhibition was developed by all SMOTIES project partners.