The upheavals in the Church are not only changing pastoral work on a broad scale. These changes are accompanied by the fact that liturgical places are increasingly being abandoned and sacred furnishings are ‘suddenly’ on the doorstep of diocesan depots. It is true that the past has also repeatedly led to parishes ‘having something to give away’. However, the potential abundance of expected “donations” now increasingly confronts dioceses with the question of what is preserved, what criteria are followed for storage and collection, and how to communicate what happens to the objects that cannot be deposited. Those responsible in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart are facing up to this discussion. They are doing it together with the Art Association of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and the Society of Christian Artists Freiburg, as both are concerned about the understanding of old and modern art as well as contemporary art in the church space with its possibilities. The Tübingen Chair of Liturgy Prof. Dr. Stefan Winter, art commissioners from other dioceses and artists who are currently contributing through their actions to ensuring that art remains in church spaces and that these spaces are strengthened as a result will provide impulses on the subject. Invited to perceive and discuss are the members of the two associations as well as, in particular, interested parties from the parishes who are touched by the topic or see themselves confronted with it. In order to ensure that the meeting will take place even if the incidence should rise again, it will be held digitally. This format also allows for broader participation.
Thursday, 14.10.2021 (19:30 to 21:00)
Evening lecture
From 19:00 Login
19:30 Welcome
Martin R. Handschuh
19:45 In Change(s). How church furnishings must change, because liturgy is encounter
Prof. Dr. Stephan Winter
20:30 Reflection and discussion
21:00 End
Friday, 15.10.2021 (9:00 to 12:30)
Section 1:
Stored and collected : Characteristics and tasks of diocesan repositories
from 8:30 Login
9:00 Welcome
Martin R. Handschuh
9:10 Impulse
Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Gerhard Schneider
9:20 Short film: The Diocesan Depot in Obermarchtal – an insight
9:30 iconoclasm – liturgical atrophy – profanations on the horizon. The origins of the depot in Obermarchtal
Dr. Thomas Schwieren
Consecrated. Preserved. Forgotten? Tasks, concepts and opportunities of the diocesan depot in the 21st century
Dr. Melanie Prange
10:15 Break
10:30 From Light Candles to Lüpertz
Dr. Maria Baumann
11:00 What do we want to preserve. Between need and tradition
Dr. Anna Pawlik
11:30 Discussion
12:30 Lunch break
Friday, 15.10.2021 (14:00 to 16:30)
Section 2:
Dealing with art today, so that art remains and (church) spaces are strengthened
14:00 Permanently ephemeral.
Media art for the sacred space
Karen Irmer
14:30 Participation and dialogue
The Listener and Other Projects
Sara Opic
15:00 Break
15:15 Staging and Digital Space
Philipp Contag-Lada
15:45 Discussion
16:15 Outlook, thanks, notes and farewells
16:30 End of the conference
Registration via
Archdiocese of Freiburg
Educational Centre Singen
Zelglestr. 4
78224 Singen
07731 982590
info@bildungszentrum-singen.de
https://bildungszentrum-singen.de/
Organisational matters
To participate in the digital annual conference “Reichenauer Künstlertage” 2021, you will need internet access, preferably via a PC or laptop, built-in or external camera and microphone or headset. Experience has shown that participation is most stable with a LAN connection; for WLAN connection, please also ensure a good data connection.
After your registration, you will receive the access links and codes in the week of the conference to the email address with which you registered.
Participation fee
For the participation in the conference we ask the participants to pay the amount of 35,00 €; this will be collected by the Bildungszentrum Singen.
