From 16 to 20 September 2024, the 29th International Polar Conference will transform Rauris into a hub for polar and Alpine research. In cooperation with the German Society for Polar Research (DGP), the APRI offers an extensive programme that also includes exciting public events for interested non-experts.
Art Exhibition: Polar regions and high mountains in the Anthropocene
The aim of the art exhibition is to invite artists from various European countries to present their experiences and perspectives on the effects of the Anthropocene on the polar regions and high mountains. A variety of techniques like photography, video installations, oil paintings, textiles and 3D models are encouraged.
Mankind has been shaping its environment for millennia in order to wrest its livelihood from nature. The perception of nature has changed in our civilization history from one that threatens life to one that subordinates and destroys. In the Anthropocene, we experience polar regions and high mountains as one of the few remaining large-scale regions of pristine nature, but increasingly also as a gathering place for civilizational plastic waste and industrial exploitation of resources, with impacts local ecosystems, indigenous communities and fuels a positive feedback loop.
Curator: Christoph Ruhsam, Media Officer, Austrian Polar Research Institute, Contact
When: 16.-20.09.2024, opening hours: 09 AM to 07 PM
Location: Historic vault of Mesnerhaus Rauris, Kirchweg 3, 5661 Rauris (Austria)
Admission free!
The official exhibition opening with a sparkling wine reception will take place on Monday, September 16, 2024, at 6:00 PM, with speeches by Birgit Sattler (APRI), Heidemarie Kassens (DGP) and Christoph Ruhsam (APRI).
Evening lecture by Klemens Weisleitner PhD
Have you ever wondered how research is conducted at the lowest temperatures or in pristine nature, without sustainably altering it?
On the 17th of September at 7:00 PM, APRI researcher Klemens Weisleitner will report firsthand on his scientific expeditions to the polar regions of the Earth at the community center (multipurpose hall). Learn more about polar bears, northern lights, and the harshness as well as the beauty of conducting research under the most extreme conditions. Admission is free.
When: 17th of September at 7:00 PM
Location: Community center (multipurpose hall), Schulweg 1, 5661 Rauris (Austria)
Admission free!
