The Schutzengelkirche in Graz-Eggenberg was consecrated by Bishop Johann Weber on October 6, 1996 as the last new church to be built in Styria. On the occasion of this church consecration anniversary and the founding of the parish 90 years ago, this remarkable church by architect Werner Hollomey is part of KLANGLICHT 2021. KIRCHEN KULTUR GRAZ presented a special work by artist Ulrike Königshofer on the four evenings: “Same Time. Different Time.”
One video recording shows the sunrise in Vienna, filmed high above the city from the Jubiläumswarte, while a second recording shows the sunset in Los Angeles at the same time, on the other side of the globe. In everyday experience, it is either day or night. From an objective point of view, these may just be different perspectives on the same event – from a subjective point of view, they are the exact opposite of each other. Everywhere on earth you see the same sun. But the horizon is different. By shifting the perspective, Ulrike Königshofer makes the same event appear completely different.
KLANGLICHT 2021
Ulrike Königshofer lives and works as a visual artist in Vienna and deals with various aspects of human perception, primarily in photography and media works and installations. Born in 1981 in Koglhof in Styria, she attended the Ortweinschule in Graz and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Since then, she has spent time working in Paris, New York, Newfoundland, Trieste and London. In 2019, she received several awards for her work “Same Time. Different Time”, which is part of the KULTUMdepot Graz collection, most recently the Art Prize of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau.
Curated by Kirchen Kultur Graz in cooperation with the Parish Graz-Hl. Schutzengel
Project: Same Time. Different Time, 2017, HD video, 29:50 min, KULTUMdepot Graz, from: Fantastic knowledge, internally illuminated (2019), art prize winner of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau 2019 | Ulrike Königshofer
For the KIRCHEN KULTUR GRAZ team: Gertraud Schaller-Pressler (overall coordination), Alois Kölbl
With the parish of Graz-Hl. Schutzengel: Heimo Kaindl, Maria Otter, Wolfgang Schwarz
Technical support: Markus Königshofer, eventmanagement/eventtechnics