When a historically charged building, such as the one located at Salzburger Straße 15, is remodeled to “blend harmoniously into the cityscape,” it raises the question of whether this gesture consciously reinforces historical and political myths. This attempt to neutralize one past with another is the starting point of the exhibition project.
Historical objects from the House of Austrian History’s collection, removed from the building prior to renovation, are now on view in the permanent exhibition at the Herzogsburg District Museum. To further explore the building’s present-day role as a symbol of political representation in public space, four artists created installations scattered throughout Braunau.
Through the simultaneous presence of historical artefacts and contemporary artworks in public space, the building is once again instrumentalized – this time, however, to foreground and question the political narratives and myths that have profoundly shaped the public sphere in recent years.
The exhibition project consists of an exhibition in Herzogsburg and four interventions in public space by Franz Kapfer, Cana Bilir-Meier, Michèle Pagel, and Seth Weiner.
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DA – Diskurs Architektur
(Editors: Linda Lackner, Daniela Mehlich, Anna Paul und Sophia Walk)
Publication, poster series, contemporary history, Exhibition Marmorplatte & Schreibe mit Ente
Built Suppression? Under this title, Linda Lackner, Daniela Mehlich, Anna Paul, and Sophia Walk—publishing as the collective DA – Diskurs Architektur—present a series of conversations with architects and jury members involved in the design competition for Hitler’s birthplace. This critical review of the process highlights that a standardized procedural model in architecture cannot provide valid answers when dealing with a site of such exceptional historical weight—and that further engagement is essential. Visit the construction site and bring your questions along!
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DA – Discourse Architecture
The Association for the Promotion of Discourse in Architecture (DA) was founded in 2020 by architects Laura Amann, Teresa Klestorfer, Daniela Mehlich, Linda Lackner, Anna Paul, and Sophia Walk, with the aim of opening up the debate surrounding the (architectural) treatment of the house where Adolf Hitler was born.