Group Name: Momento
Location: Italy, South Tyrol, Bolzano Period: 2023/24 Local group coordinator/sender’s information: Petra Grabowski Group members: Adults (6): Karin Egger, Alessandra Galetti, Barbara Niggi, Blanka Pan, Barbara Schindler, Petra Amor Kids/Teenagers (2): Anais Poduie (9 years), Sophie Poduie (14 years) Affiliation: Free University of Bolzano, Faculty of Education, South Tyrol, Italy |
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Idea of the group and working process
The idea for the Momento group was inspired by the seemingly infinite number of photos that each of us has accumulated digitally over the years. We discussed the oversaturation of images in our digitalized world: In our devices, smartphones, and social media accounts. We recognized that we collect an infinite number of images that often remain buried in a digital nowhere land. Therefore, we decided to take photos as a starting point for the creative process. On closer inspection, we realized that some of the stored pictures contain particularly precious moments to us. We discovered that these selected pictures are also always associated with certain places on the one hand and moments of contemplation on the other. These moments can be described as an aesthetic experience. The desire arose to explore these moments, to pause, to reflect on them, and to bring them from the digital level to the material surface. |