Kozmické louky—Kozmické meadows
In collaboration with Michal Kindernay, we organize a yearly symposium dedicated to the river Opavice and the wetland Kozmické meadows*
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2024 Edition
Kozmické meadows bird reserve and Matiční dům in Opava
The festival unfolded in the form of a long soundwalk guided by Šárka Zahálková at Kozmické meadows. The different activities took place at different locations—each picked by each contributor in relation to their work. The evening program in Opava included a communal dinner by Vila Vilekula collective.
The 2024 edition was preceded by a one-week symposium for the invited artists. We participated in the World Dawn Chorus Day / REVEIL broadcast.
List of participating artists and scientists: Peter Cusack, Adrian Czerník, Marie Hánová, Michal Kindernay, Magdaléna Manderlová, Lucie Páchová, Martin Režný, Tomáš Šenkyřík and Šárka Zahálková.
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2023 Edition
Kozmické meadows bird reserve and Vila Vilekula, an artist-run space in Háj ve SlezskuThe festival unfolded in the form of a long walk, where different activities, listening exercises, talks and concerts took place at different locations—picked by each contributor in relation to their work. It included a communal brunch and dinner by Vila Vilekula collective.
The 2023 edition was preceded by a 4-day symposium for the invited artists in May 2023. We participated in the World Dawn Chorus Day / REVEIL broadcast.
List of participating artists and scientists: Peter Cusack, Yvetta Ellerová, František Hruška, Michal Kindernay, Magdaléna Manderlová, Emil Morav, Carina Pesch, Martin Režný, Anna Vohrálíková, Martina Weber.
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2022 Edition
Pustá Polom, Albertovec, Kozmické meadows The festival included a common bus ride which took us to three different locations in the region—picked by each contributor in relation to their work.
List of participating artists and scientists: Vít Kašpar, Ivo Kupka, Martin Šenkypl, Ondřej Škrabal, Yvetta Ellerová, František Hruška and Martin Režný.
Credits
We kindly thank for support to Bludný kámen, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Magistrát města Opavy, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund, The Composers Remuneration Fund, Trondheim kommune, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Radio Art Zone, Geräuschkulisse, Deutsch-Tschechischer Zukunftsfonds, Vila Vilekula, the Goethe Institute and the EU received in 2021-24.
Images by Jiří Volejník, Aleš Honus
Initially part of the project Po proudu zvuku—In the Stream of Sound commissioned by Bludný kámen.
*Kozmické louky—Kozmické meadows are a system of floodplain meadows and a bird reserve located in the Opava region of the Czech Republic. The area was nearly destroyed by gravel mining and agriculture in the past, and has been in the process of landscape restoration since 2006 thanks to the local community's long-term commitment and dedicated work. Nowadays, it accommodates hundreds of species of birds, plants, amphibians, herds of Exmoor pony and Highland cattle, and an ornithological observation station.