The graphic artist Heinz Möhrdel is best known in Halle-Neustadt for his design of the iconographic city coat of arms. In addition, he devoted himself to art in construction in the GDR and designed the two-part mural ‘Flight of the Swans’ in the Südpark in Haneu. But the ravages of time gnaw at the work and the mural has lost much of its former splendor.
Now the Freiraumgalerie will bring a new edition of the two-part ensemble to the wall. The Freiraumgalerie began work on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Halle-Neustadt last year. The new edition is a tribute to Heinz Möhrdel – representative of the rich architectural art in the district.
The official opening will take place on July 11 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Meisdorfer Straße. On this occasion, the Freiraumgalerie is once again organizing a block party as part of the Smart City Halle (Saale) project. A guided tour will take place at 5 p.m. Martin Maleschka, an expert in art in the construction of the GDR, is invited to this. But at the block party, visitors can not only marvel at the mural, but also explore the interfaces between virtual and analog space in an experimental way.
The augmented reality is made possible – a computer-aided expansion of reality perception, which many of the mobile game Pokémon GO should be known. Virtual works of art are placed in public space that can be discovered via smartphone.
The digital exhibits come from students from the Humboldt School and were developed as part of workshops in the Freiraumgalerie during art lessons. The exhibition is supplemented by sculptures that were modeled on the computer and manufactured using 3D printing. In addition, interactive installations are presented via computer monitors that react dynamically to body movements and hand gestures of visitors. Matthias Petzold from the Freiraumgalerie explains: ‘In times when many of us are in isolation in front of screens, our event is an attempt to bring people back together and to make the space tangible together.’