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Eurokon, 2. Symposium für interaktives Recycling, 1996

Following the success of Eurokot, a second eight-week forum in Russia is organized with
cooperation by the Museum of Primitive Arts of Ural and Siberia, the association Environment
(state architecture and arts academy of Yekaterinburg), the Siberian Unesco club Krug and
the Swiss foundation pro Helvetia.

This collective of artists, made up of 16 Western European and 10 Russian artists, met in
Yekaterinburg to work in groups with the raw waste material of four different factory areas
on site: one tyre production, a rubber factory, a ceramic foundry and a scrap yard.
Unfortunately, the physical exposition of the project is only documented by a gallery show in
town, as at the time, industrial locations were not accessible to the public.
For their next endeavor the group travels to Novosibirsk where an exposition is created with
on site paintings, objects and sculptures, which was then shown in the national museum of
Siberia.

 

body

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

exposition in the main hall

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

performance

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

mirror

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

Nailed Tank

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996

Nailed Tanks

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996

Nailed Tanks, overview

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996

Machine Performance, torso

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

Machine Performance, torso crushed

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

tank

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

shadow

Eurokon, rubber tyre factory, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

skeleton

Eurokon, ceramics factory, Yekaterinburg 1996

the smeltery

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

the smeltery, worker

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

lunch break

Eurokon, ceramics factory, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

at work

Eurokon, RTI factory, Yekaterinburg 1996 | Linda Herzog

worker in the main hall

Eurokon, scrapyard Bto Met, Yekaterinburg 1996

painting workshop

Eurokon, Novosibirsk 1996 | Linda Herzog

exposition

Eurokon, national museum of Siberia, Novosibirsk 1996 | Linda Herzog

exposition

Eurokon, national museum of Siberia, Novosibirsk 1996 | Linda Herzog

painting

Eurokon, national museum of Siberia, Novosibirsk 1996

painting

Eurokon, national museum of Siberia, Novosibirsk 1996

object

Eurokon, national museum of Siberia, Novosibirsk 1996

Double Headed Eagle

Eurokon, national Siberian museum, Novosibirsk 1996 | Linda Herzog

vernissage

Eurokon, national museum of Siberia, Novosibirsk 1996

Beresovskij stone quarry, press

Eurokon, Yekaterinburg 1996


Artists East:
Alexander Glistrin /RU, Oleg Elovoi /RU, Dima Bulnygin /RU, Slava Mizin /RU

Artists West:
Mark Divo /LUX, Grex Portmann /CH, Mike Tucker /GB, Lenny Lee /GB, Isa Karpf /CH,
Michael Schmacke /D, Anne Bennike /DK, Anja Kleidt /D, Patrick Blöchlinger /CH,
Guido Vanderbuilt /NL, Dominik Suter /CH, Fafa Fierz /CH, Luis Wäschle /CH,
Mirsen Merklenbach /D, Oktavio Gonzales /E, Michael Hiltbrunner /CH,
Linda Herzog /CH, Maja Thommen /CH