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Fedir Tetianych

©Familie Tetianych

Who has never dreamt of eternal life or navigating outer space? Such dreams were an essential point of departure for the diverse artistic practices of the Soviet-Ukrainian artist Fedir Tetianych (born 1942 in Kniazhychi, in the Kyiv region, died 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine). These practices included extravagant performances in public spaces that shook up the grayish Soviet realia, paintings, or state-commis­sioned monumental works.

Tetianych was a visionary who was influenced by the ideas of space exploration and the flight of the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to space in 1961. Seeing the limita­tions of a mortal body faced with the infinite universe, Tetianych envisioned ways to overcome life’s limitations. His ideas were intended to support the biological body with the new technologies aimed at exploring space. Keen on developing scenarios for the future, the artist invented the so-called Biotechnosphere, an alien capsule 2.40 meters in diameter that was designed as an autonomous dwelling for humanity both on Earth and in space.

Xanten

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Xanten by Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a house with a front yard in Xanten. Text: "We are not talking about work here, we are talking about... front yards."

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a house entrance with a palm tree and decorative figures. Text: "There is a lot of work here... and very careful work."

© Jul Gordon

Drawing of two lion statues in front of a door with dialogue. Text: "So, I just wanted to say, I won’t set an alarm or anything." – "Why? If something happens...?"

© Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a frog with binoculars sitting on a table in front of a door. Text: "Do you remember Simex?"

© Jul Gordon

Artistic drawing with flying birds and a ribbon. Text: "She has become a cat." – "Could we maybe redirect this?"

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a creative front yard decoration with stacked shapes. Text: "She is really awesome."

© Jul Gordon

Minimalist drawing of a house with a lion figure in front of the door. Text: "And prevent more of this mess."

© Jul Gordon

Critical illustration of an advertising poster with the text "You belong" and a crowd. Text: "E.g. fascism."

© Jul Gordon

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Jul Gordon

Jul Gordon lives in Hamburg and works as a comic artist. In addition to drawing, she curates exhibitions and works as a lecturer at the HAW Hamburg.

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