Art in everyday life: Salzburg women start creative hands-on exhibition!

Art in everyday life: Salzburg women start creative hands-on exhibition!

The two Salzburg women Veronika Zangl and Mariana Hasan dare to present the unusual: they present a creative exhibition entitled "Lehen canceled", which shows that art can be rooted in everyday life. On February 20, 2025, the hands-on exhibition in the Lehen residents' service opens with a vernissage in which visitors themselves become active and develop their creative talents. "Art can be a lot - and often the simplest means are enough," emphasizes Zangl, which originally had little reference to the visual art. Hasan discovered the calming power of painting in pandemic, while Zangl captures photos of clouds in its unique form. The works are exhibited for two weeks, and with their artistic representation, the possibilities that art offers would like to show the small and everyday, as the Krone

art and activism in focus

The relevance of art also runs through the academic work of Zangl. It is part of a research group that deals with the interaction of art and activism in conflict situations. This group examines how artistic strategies act in conflict -rich environments and which aesthetic approaches are used in criticism. The focus is on the often ignored artistic forms of expression, which are shaped by irony, grotesque or absurd interventions. Research aims to understand and question the effectiveness of such strategies and how art can act in the context of global conflicts, as on the side of the

The group provides valuable insights into how creative approaches are questioned by creative approaches, and analyzes to what extent artistic interventions are perceived in public. Turning points in national memory are questioned in order to create a wider context for the role of art and activism. In times when conflicts often reach across national borders, research on how art can help to beat bridges and open new perspectives.