Intro

The term “vision” is used to describe ideas, designs and projects that are usually daring, if not outright Utopian in nature. A “visionary” – as derived from the French word visionnaire – is an intellectual pioneer, who develops courageous, daring and, sometimes also, uncomfortable ideas and presents them for discussion.

Hence the E.A.T. participants discussed and philosophised about visions, ideas, designs and projects that have been either created for the mountains or dreamed up in the mountains.

The panels were chaired by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery London, Beatrix Ruf, Director of the Kunsthalle Zürich and Professor Philip Ursprung, ETH Zurich. The audience has been welcomed by Giachem Bott, vice mayor of he citty of Zuoz.

We are passionate about facilitating personal interaction between the audience and participants. We hope to have enabled and promoted this through the informal setting of the talks and a public cocktail event on Saturday evening.

A film programme on the topic “Mountain Films”, which has been compiled by This Brunner, has been presented in the evenings at the cinema in Hotel Castell.

Programme

Saturday, 27 August

10:00–10:30

Welcome

Giachem Bott City of Zuoz

Christine Bechtler Initiator of the Engadin Art Talks

10:30–11:00

I don’t care how much it costs -
my only problem is who is going to pay for it (and other problems)

11:00–11:30

alpine thoughts and projects

11:30–12:00

Topology:
Sensing the Alps with Point Clouds

12:00–12:30

THE EROSION PROJECT
and VISIONS FOR THE ALPS

12:30–13:00

Porta Alpina

13:00–15:00

Lunchbreak

15:00–15:30

The Alps as Model for
Clouds, Particles & Pixels

15:30–16:00

Utopian Projects

16:00–16:30

Paradiso del Cevedale

16:30–17:00

Duque de Caxias -
a sustainable city

17:00–17:30

Urban Mountain Utopia:
Torre de David

17:30–18:00

Surprise Guest

18:00–20:00

Cocktail Reception

Sonntag, 26.August

Sunday, 26 August

11:00–11:30

Oxygen

11:30–12:00

Reclaim Resi[lience]stance...

12:00–12:30

Conversation

12:30–13:00

Slowness vs Speed:
The Robert Walser Sprint

13:00–13:30

Surprise Guest

16:30–17:00

Final Discussion and Outlook

Filmprogramme

Location: Hotel Castell Cinema
compiled by This Brunner
Friday, 24. August: Die weisse Hölle am Piz Palü
Saturday, 25. August: 5 Days one summer – Am Rande des Abgrunds
Sunday, 26. August: Sennentuntschi 

Images

Cristina Bechtler at SAM Press Conference, © SAM 2012/fotoSwiss.com/cattaneo Hans Ulrich Obrist, Beatrix Ruf, Arthur Loretz, Hans Danuser, Ron Arad, Rolf Sachs, © SAM 2012/fotoSwiss.com/cattaneo Rolf Sachs, © SAM 2012/fotoSwiss.com/cattaneo Hans Danuser, © SAM 2012/fotoSwiss.com/cattaneo Raqs Media Collective, © E.A.T. 2012 / S. Grüter Audience E.A.T. 2012, © E.A.T. 2012 / S. Grüter

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