Street of exile - exhibition of Austrian exile literature

 
in German:
Straße des Exils - Ausstellung österreichischer Exilliteratur

Project

 

Description

The installation “Street of Exile” traces the various paths and motives of Austrian exiles. The subject is comprised of the dimensions and effects of the loss of space, language and homeland for the work and lives of the emigrated writers. “Street of Exile” covers the writers forced to emigrate by the National Socialist regime and the writers subject to reprisals in Europe today.

in German:
Die Installation 'Straße des Exils' forscht den unterschiedlichsten Wegen und Beweggründen der österreichischen Exilliteraten nach. Die Thematik umfasst die Dimensionen und Auswirkungen des Raum-, Sprach- und Heimatverlustes für die Arbeit und das Leben der emigrierten Schriftsteller. 'Straße des Exils' reicht von den vom NS-Regime zur Emigration gezwungenen österreichischen Autorinnen bis zu den heutzutage in Europa von Repressalien betroffenen Schriftstellerinnen.

Applicant

RaumSpur Association – Association for Researching individual Space Constructions and their Representability

in German:
Verein RaumSpur – Verein zur Erforschung individueller Raum-Konstruktionen und deren Darstellbarkeit

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

23 Oct 2007

Category

Exhibition

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.