From August 2010 until April 2012 a Landscape Installation is presented in the High Alps of Vorarlberg, Austria.
The Kunsthaus Bregenz and the British artist Antony Gormley (born in 1950) realised a unique project in the mountains of Vorarlberg. “Horizon Field” is the first art project of its kind erected in the mountains and the largest landscape intervention in Austria to date.
Foto: Project 'Horizon Field' by Antony Gormley, (c) Antony Gormley, Kunsthaus Bregenz
August 2010 to April 2012
British artist Antony Gormley's unique landscape installation“Horizon Field” in the mountains of Vorarlberg is presented in co-operation with the Kunsthaus Bregenz. This exciting project is displayed until April 2012 and is a definite highlight of any trip to the alps.
The fascinating installation of “Horizon Field” consists of 100 life-size, solid cast iron figures of the human body spread over an area of 150 square kilometers in the High Alps of Vorarlberg and includes the 8 communities of Mellau, Schoppernau, Schröcken, Warth, Mittelberg, Lech, Klösterle, and Dalaas. The work forms a horizontal line at exactly 2,039 meters above sea level. Skiers and hikers who are passing by are invited to be a part of this picture.
Information
Kunsthaus Bregenz
Karl-Tizian-Platz
Postfach 371
A-6900 Bregenz
Phone +43 5574 48594 0
Fax +43 5574 48594 408
kub@kunsthaus-bregenz.at
www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at
location and maps
www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at/horizonfield/ehtml/standorte.htm
Hiking trails, detailed information, brochures
Vorarlberg Tourismus
Poststraße 11
A-6850 Dornbirn
Phone +43 5572 377033 0
Fax +43 5572 377033 5
info@vorarlberg.travel
www.vorarlberg.travel/horizonfield
Accomodation
For unforgettable moments during this festival you will find below the Schlosshotel members that are located in this region
Gourmet-Hotel Deuring Schlössle, Bregenz
Hotel Hirschen Schwarzenberg, Schwarzenberg
Bergschlössl, St. Anton am Arlberg
