Open-air exhibition “Seh am See” returns after four years
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25 artists will exhibit their works at Lake Karlsfelder on July 18th and 19th. The objects float in the water, hang between trees or stand on the meadow.
Karlsfeld – This year, the northeast shore of Lake Karlsfeld will be transformed into an open-air gallery again: The open-air exhibition “Seh am See” will take place on Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th. This year the popular event looks back on 40 years of history. The premiere was in 1986. Due to different event rhythms and interruptions – including during the Corona pandemic – the exhibition only has 17 editions in total.
The two-day program
Saturday, July 18th:
11 a.m. to dusk: Vernissage and exhibition of the Karlsfeld Art Circle on the northeast bank of Lake Karlsfeld
Stage program: 11 a.m.: Opening remarks
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Effnerband
2 p.m.: Wind class at Karlsfeld High School
4 p.m.: Children’s folk dance group
5 p.m.: Team Brenner middle school band
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Regina Eisner & Band
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Dîner en blanc in front of the stage (families with children welcome)
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.: “Sound & Action by the Lake” in the Karlsfeld youth center (open day with youth bands, campfire and hands-on activities)
July 18th and 19th: Live art event by the artist group Outer Circle at the sports park (painting the garages on Jahnstrasse)
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Special exhibition “Natural Change in Karlsfeld – From the Barren Grounds to the Cultural Landscape” in the local history museum
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Film screening “An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss in watercolors by Manfred Schmölz” in the St. Anna parish hall
Sunday, July 19th:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Exhibition of the Karlsfeld Art Circle on the northeast bank of Lake Karlsfeld
Stage program: 12 p.m.: Big Band Dachau (“Massive Jazz, Techno”)
1 p.m.: Hawaiian Hula Dance (performance and participation activity)
2 p.m.: Line dance with the lifestyle movement studio
3 p.m.: Hot Swing Trio (swing and gypsy jazz)
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Jazz breakfast with the Karlsfeld big band in the beer garden
3 p.m: Concert by the Vivaldi Youth Orchestra under the direction of Nadezha Pantina in the Shato restaurant (1st floor)
5 p.m.: Summer concert by the Chorange Choir in the St. Josef Church
Admission to all events is free of charge.
25 artists will present their works next weekend. In addition to 15 members of the Karlsfeld Art Circle, ten external artists are represented, including from Fürstenfeldbruck and Switzerland. Her objects and installations are spread across the lakeside area: they stand on the meadow, swim in the water, hang between trees or are staged on ropes.
The exhibition opens on Saturday at 11 a.m. The artists are available for discussions. “We want to enable people to talk to the artists without obligation and without inhibitions,” emphasized chairman Rüdiger Meyer at a press conference on Monday. Visitors can then walk between the works of art until 10 p.m. On Sunday the exhibition is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
With the diverse supporting program, the community and art circle consciously want to appeal to people who have previously had little contact with art. Art should not only take place in “dusty museums and galleries”, but rather in the middle of life – even from the blanket.
A highlight is the “Dîner en blanc” on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Visitors are invited to come dressed all in white and bring their own food. The community provides beer tables and benches, and Regina Einser and her band provide the musical accompaniment. “A kind of flash mob,” says second mayor Stefan Handl, describing the action. “We also thought of a surprise,” announces Meyer.
Art won’t just be on display at the lake. The young artist group Outer Circle is redesigning the garages at the sports park on Jahnstrasse. The community consciously looked for places that could be beautified. This will not be the last action of this kind.
The organizers also want to involve as many members of the art circle as possible with a collaborative installation. 14 artists each designed a chair and wrote an artist statement. “We also want to include the older members who were unable to create their own work of art,” says the second art group chairwoman Tayama Ramos da Silva-Nielsen.
Art in the open air must withstand wind and weather. This challenge in particular has given many artists unusual ideas. “As a result, some artists came up with interesting materials that you wouldn’t immediately associate with art,” says art circle member Carin Szostecki. Visitors can therefore also discover works in which PET bottles and other upcycling materials were processed.
Since the works of art have not always been recognized as such in recent years, the art circle has come up with something. “We’ve already had wet bathing suits hung on a work of art,” says Szostecki. That’s why there should be a visual limitation in the future. “We will draw a chalk circle around the works of art like on a football field,” says Meyer. The art circle is aware that the exhibition will take up part of the lawn at Lake Karlsfelder for two days and is counting on the understanding of bathers. “We hope that it will be a successful weekend for everyone involved,” says Meyer.
Seh am See is embedded in an extensive supporting program on a show stage, in surrounding restaurants and other cultural sites (see info box).