A few days ago, we showed you some items that reached MailYourArt from Berlin. Today it’s time to show the reply mail to Ulli Kattenstroth, a longtime mail art activist whose work can be found all over the place and beyond. The reply mail included a watercolor sketch by Gabriele Müller and an asemic textContinue reading “A Reply and a Call”
Author Archives: Marius van der Graaf
Wundertüte aus Berlin
Der Berliner Ulrich Kattenstroth vagabundiert durch Kunstsparten, ohne sich viel um Grenzen zu kümmern. Im Juli schickte er einen Umschlag nach Wien, der das Haus des kürzlich verstorbenen Schweizer Künstlers und Aktionisten Hans Ruedi Fricker (1947-2023) zeigt. Auf der Vorderseite befindet sich die Botschaft: FLUXUS IST LUXUS. Was hiermit zur fröhlichen Diskussion gestellt sei. InContinue reading “Wundertüte aus Berlin”
In Harmony with Nature in Elba
Sant’Ilario on the island of Elba is not a spot that everybody knows. Well, not yet, because there’s an active group called Voltine that started to reach out to mail artists from all over the world. The opening of the exhibition of the works they received will take place on Friday 18 August at 7 pm. It’sContinue reading “In Harmony with Nature in Elba”
Moving Poetry
Dorina Harangus is a multilingual actress and dancer from Romania who likes to switch between styles and disciplines, including singing, drama, movement and poetry. The project Word & Movement is based on the results of a mail art and poetry call. From the works that she received, Dorina formed a “performative exhibition” in two GermanContinue reading “Moving Poetry”
A Watercolor Card
Canadian artist Awyn is a very active member of the mail art community. All the more it is very nice that she found the time to draw two watercolor paintings and send them as a postcard to Austria. The front page that features a folk guitar player on a typical stool is accompanied by aContinue reading “A Watercolor Card”
Mehr Druck!
Manueller Bilddruck ist eine Leidenschaft, die für Produzenten wie Konsumenten gleichermaßen Vorteile bringt. Einerseits bietet die Vielfalt der Techniken eine kaum überschaubare Vielfalt von kombinierbaren Möglichkeiten, andrerseits werden Kunstwerke in kleinen Auflagen auch für Kunstliebhaber mit wenig Budget interessant. Eine der aktivsten Initiativen des Landes, die Kunst&Druckwerkstatt am Bahnhof in Hausmening, hat im Juli einContinue reading “Mehr Druck!”
A virtual Country
Dadaland is a country that only exists within the realm of the International Union of Mail-Artists (IOUMA). It is the brainchild of Predrag Petrovic who appointed himself as Head of Mission of the country’s embassy on the IOUMA server. If you try to find Dadaland on the map, please bear in mind Predrag’s definition: It is located whereverContinue reading “A virtual Country”
3x Poesiealbum
Ein hübsches Ensemble ergeben drei Publikationen der Gesellschaft für zeitgenössische Lyrik in Leipzig. Gemeinsam ist ihnen, dass sie Gedichte von Gerald Jatzek enthalten:
Lots of Marks …
“Fingerprints identify us, distinguish us, reveal us, while describing our trail, our path, our wanderings… It seems vital and necessary to pass through this world leaving a positive residue, an essence of our own, an emotional perfume, a particular way of being. Go through this world LEAVING A MARK. Fingerprints, handprints, footprints, heartprints, soulprints… TheContinue reading “Lots of Marks …”
Cat Art
Wikipedia tells us: “Research has suggested that viewing online cat media is related to positive emotions, and that it even may work as a form of digital therapy or stress relief for some users. Some elements of research also shows that feelings of guilt when postponing tasks can be reduced by viewing cat content.” IfContinue reading “Cat Art”
Music is your only Friend
What shall be our legacy? That was the question behind Puskás Pálma’s call for works on the subject of time capsule. Participants were invited to create a postcard which tells future generations what we enjoy the most in our lives. The results can be found as an online exhibition on the mailasmile.org. If there willContinue reading “Music is your only Friend”
Poetry Walls
A month ago, the mail poetry exhibition in the former prison of Avellino closed its doors. (Though, you can still visit the collection on facebook.) The show featured texts from international writers as well as poetic statements by Italian children. When organizer Graziella Di Grezia raised an artistic call for poetry on postcards, she wasContinue reading “Poetry Walls”
Mit Liebe gemacht
Ingo Cesaro ist nicht nur Autor zahlreicher Werke. Er gestaltet und druckt auch Bücher, und die gehören zu den schönsten im deutschen Sprachraum. Vergangenes Jahr initiierte er ein Mail-Art-Projekt mit dem doppeltem Thema: 510 Postkarten trafen in Kronach ein. Während Cranach d. Ä. weltweit als künstlerische Herausforderung angenommen wurde, zeigte sich, dass das Septembertestament (der Urdruck von Luthers ÜbersetzungContinue reading “Mit Liebe gemacht”
Painting & Poem
This combination of a watercolor painting and a poem is an addendum to the documentation of 2022. The card was sent to Laura Pintus / Mail Art Sardinia in October. The poem includes a reference to a haiku by the Japanese master Hōjō Dansui (1663-1711): The scarecrow does notdoff his rain hat, not evenfor theContinue reading “Painting & Poem”
Remembering the Sea
Stephan J. Mitterwieser is a newbie to mail art, but he quickly found the right persons to answer his questions, namely Lutz Wohlrab and Ryosuke Cohen. He sent us a beautiful collage that employs painting, stamps, text and even sewing. The text Man sitzt insgesamt viel zu wenig am Meer (One spends too few timeContinue reading “Remembering the Sea”
Bella Ciao!
There are two Italian songs that everybody knows: O Sole Mio and Bella Ciao, the latter being an anthem of resistance against Italian fascism and German nazism. This makes it a fitting title for a cultural program around the festa della liberazione, the anniversary of Italy’s liberation on 25 April 1945. This year, the city of Stradella, which liesContinue reading “Bella Ciao!”
Griechischer Abend
Einen griechischen Abend mit Gerald Jatzek und Reinhard Wegerth gab es am 25. Februar im Salon von Gabriela Habenschuss in Laxenburg. Wegerth las Geschichten über das Griechenland von gestern und heute aus dem Band Fast unglaublich (Sisyphus Verlag). Das Leben unter der Militärdiktatur (1967-1974) hat in Texten ebenso Platz wie kulturelle Missverständnisse zwischen Einheimischen undContinue reading “Griechischer Abend”
Spaß in der Schule
“Wir haben es mit einem Barden zu tun, mit einem jener Dichter, die fest davon überzeugt sind, Kinder sollten vor allem eins haben: ihren eigenen Kopf. Nach dem dritten Akkord stellt sich zudem heraus: Gerald Jatzek hat den Dreh raus, er weiß, wie Kinder aus der Reserve zu locken sind, und nimmt sofort Kontakt zuContinue reading “Spaß in der Schule”
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