Datscha explains the genesis and history of Anna
Hofbauer's installation of the same name and illuminates its functions as a precarious sculptural ensemble in changing contexts
– most recently as
Datscha (version Kunstverein Eisenstadt), 2025.
With contributions by Hildegund Amanshauser,
Anamarija Batista, Cäcilia Brown, Christian Egger, Paul Hofmann, Axel Koschier, Stefan Lux, Thomas Raab, Bianca Regl, and
Mariczka Ruban.
Anna Hofbauer, Department of Site-Specific Art, University of Applied
Arts Vienna
BOOK PRESENTATION
Datscha was presented to the public within Angewandte
Festival 2025 on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Conversation
on bookmaking as part of artistic practice and the spatial and temporal shifts enabled by the book as a medium:
Anna Hofbauer
and
Heike Eipeldauer, curator, mumok, Vienna
Contributors to the publication
and participants
Hildegund Amanshauser, author
Anamarija Batista, author
Cäcilia Brown, artist
Christian Egger, author
Dominik Hruza, graphic designer
Axel Koschier, artist
Stefan Lux, artist
Thomas
Raab, author
Bianca Regl, artist
Mariczka Ruban, illustrator
The Datscha Library features books
and works by the contributors to the publication.
Datscha Library (installation): wood, books, 45 x 170 x 220 cm,
2025
