Glass and Not Glass tells the story of ice crystals that have been evolving synchronously with a contemporary human generation. Since the closure of the mine Alpeiner Scharte in the Vals Valley seventy years ago, fragile ice formations in the shape of human palm-sized flowers have been growing in the mine at a height of 2,750 metres above sea level. The temporary installation was based on sculptural recordings and reproduced casts, which were shown until the end of May 2016 in the greater area of Innsbruck in cooperation with museums, cultural and educational institutions, public offices and companies, who all made their display cases and public display areas available for the purpose. This cooperation was intended to open up space for discourse, whereby historical events are viewed through the eyes of today’s experience and occurrences, and new languages and forms for the representation of culture and society are thus admitted.

Imprint:

Gregor Neuerer, Glass & Not Glass, gypsum, synthetic resin, glass, bronze, silicone, poster and folder text, 2016

The installation Glass & Not Glass by Gregor Neuerer consists of reproduced casts of ice crystals in various materials, which will be shown until the end of May 2016 in the greater Innsbruck area in cooperation with museums, cultural and educational institutions, companies and businessmen who make their showcases and public display areas available. Posters and a text printed as a folder accompanied these sculptural stagings. Glass & Not Glass are set against the background of the molybdenum mine Alpeiner Scharte in the Valser Valley at 2,750 metres above sea level. It was commissioned by the Nazi regime at the end of the Second World War and built with the help of forced labourers.

Curatorial assistance and research:
Lara Fritz, Sofie Mathoi, Hanna Corinna Ruschitzka, Tiroler Künstler*schaft; Mario Rauth

3D scans and postproduction: Harald Spiegel, Westcam, Hall in Tirol

Glass production: Petra Matala, Sklářská Ateliér, Novy Bor, Czech Republic

Text editor: Elka Krajewska

Graphic design: Marcus Maurer, Keller Maurer Design, Munich

Thanks to:
Elka Krajewska, Michael Smoly, Hannes Neuerer, Petra Matala (Sklářská Ateliér, Novy Bor), Leonid Rath (Lobmeyr, Vienna), Giovanni Rindler, Harald Spiegel (Westcam, Hall i.T.), Lara Fritz, Sofie Mathoi, Hanna Corinna Ruschitzka and Ingeborg Erhart, Jürgen Tabor, Kaufhaus Tyrol, Marcus Maurer, Hildegund Amanshauser, Jörg Schreckenthal (Schreckenthal Werbung).

Glass & Not Glass was created within the framework of art in public space in Tyrol and was made possible by the generous support of Westcam, Hall i.T. and Sklářská Ateliér, Novy Bor.

Cooperation partners who made their showcases and displays available temporarily and made the realisation of glass and non-glass possible through their support: Universitätsbibliothek Innsbruck, Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck, Theologische Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck, Leo Kino, Cinematograph, Freies Theater Innsbruck, Tiroler Landestheater, Galerie Thomas Flora, Galerie Dieter Tausch, VHS Innsbruck, RLB Kunstbrücke Innsbruck, Studia Universitätsbuchhandlung, Wagner’sche Buchhandlung, Buchhandlung Haymon, Tyrolia, Liber Wiederin, Innsbruck Tourist Information, Dompfarre St. Jakob, Pfarre Saggen, Pfarre Mariahilf, Österreichische Bundesgärten – Hofgarten Innsbruck, Hotel und Cafe Central, Café Munding Innsbruck, Cafe Katzung Innsbruck, ISD Wohnheim Reichenau, Ortner & Stanger, Mein Stein, Kaufhaus Tyrol, Peek-Cloppenburg, Ladstädter Uhren, Jeggle, Betten Tyrler, Reformstark Martin, Tiroler Heimatwerk, Töpferstudio Kathrein, Optik Renate Hopfer, Bestattung Flossmann, Gemeinde Matrei am Brenner, Gemeinde Vals, Gemeinde Steinach, Galerie im Taxispalais, aut. architektur und tirol, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Die Bäckerei – Kulturbackstube, Galerie Johann Widauer, Artdepot, Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Galerie im Andechshof, Treibhaus Innsbruck, Kunsthandel Peter Konzert, MPREIS Warenvertriebs GmbH, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Museum im Zeughaus, Tiroler Volkskundemuseum, Tirol Panorama, Burghauptmannschaft Österreich – Hofburg Innsbruck, ORF, Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen Betriebs GmbH, Hypo Tirol Bank AG, Tirol-Kliniken, Einwaller, Isser Wirt Lans.