Growthrings

Hermit II
June – July 1993
Plasy Monastery

By letting go, it all gets done
the world is won by those
who let go!
But when you try and try
the world is beyond winning
‘in the beginning is the end’ vice versa
Ultimate diagram, free space, universal dimension
Last word, to the end “mania for totality”
Triumph over time, death, oblivion “a fragrance of eternity”
Totality, unity, finality, wordless essence
(AA.93) Ad Reinhardt, One


Growthrings / from the Baroque to today

Sound, Space, Light, Time, Architecture, Language, Music, Communication, Media

 

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Reconstruction and De-Archivization

Hermit II, 1993 Plasy
Documentation based on the printed catalogue from the interdisciplinary symposium in the Plasy Monastery
June – July 1993
Participants:
Agon Orchestra, Ademir Arapović; Deborah Boardman; Dian Booth; Michal Bouzek; Floris Brasser; Sjoerd Buisman; Eva Carrozza; Mathilde Cuijpers; Frans Daels; Josef Daněk; Michael Delia; Mark Dijkstra; Sander Doerbecker; Daphne Kouwenaar; David Dramm & Ann La Berge; Pavel Fajt; Luboš Dalmador Fidler; Alexander Fischer; Ester Fischer; Florian; Sarah Fraser; Ellen Gieles; Martien Groeneveld; Els de Gruijter; Cees Gunsing; Anton Haakman; Keiji Haino; Joshua Hakimi; Ron Haselden; Irena & Vojtěch Havlovi; Eva & Rupert van Heijningen; Ben Hillwood Harris; Tomáš Hlavina; Igor Hlavinka; Mojmír Horyna; Thomas Jacobs; Peter Jacquemyn; Martin Janíček; Oldřich Janota and Jiná rychlost času; Krištof Kintera & Jaj Moredyk; Sharon Kivland;Hans van Koolwijk & Klaas Hoek, Vladimír Kokolia; Jiří Kornatovský; Petr Kvíčala; Tomáš Lahoda & Miloš Vojtěchovský; Ley-On; Johan Lubbers, Herman Makkink; Vlastimil Marek & Roman Benda; Mercy - Haike-Maria Unvostellbar, Lillevan, Jorge Sastre, Nick Kapica, Tim Richter; Rudolf Měřinský & Jana Lewitová; Mary Modeen; Aleš Müller; Florence A. Neal; Phil Niblock & James Fulkerson; Petr Nikl; Pavel Opočenský; Nico Parlevliet; Orloj Snivců; Štěpán Rak; Richter Band; Relaxace; Horst Rickels & Victor Wentink; Balduin Romberg; Tomáš Ruller; Gert de Ruijter; Věra Říčařová & František Vítek; Christof Schläger; Hiroyoku Shimizu; Bodo Stock; Max Streicher; Čestmír Suška; Jan Svoboda; Jitka Svobodová; Tibor Szemzö; Daniel Šperl; Peter Graham/Jaroslav Šťastný; Ryo Takahashi; Jaromír Tichý; Martijn Troost; Jo Truman; Urbánkovci; Peter van der Ent;  Petra Dubach/Mario van Horrik; Meinbert Gozewijn van Soest; Hilary Vexil(Peat Moss, Henriette v Reesema, Yochem Hartz, Milou Veling); Erik Wijntjes; Henri van Zanten; Zyklus

The event at The Ballroom of the Prague Castle was organized by Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi, featuring: as guest Jiří Stivín, and artist who came from Plasy: Hans van Koolwijk and Klaas Hoek, Oldřich Janota and Luboš Dalmador Fidler, Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi, Michael Delia, Keiji Haino, James Fulkerson and Phill Niblock, etc.

Patrons:
Robert Fludd
Athanasius Kircher
F. X. Messerschmidt
Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl

The text supplement for Growthrings is provided by the illustrations from Robert Fludd´s book about the Creation of the Universe "Utrisque Cosmi“ from 1617. The series is not completed and is missing the original conjunction of macrocosms and human microcosms. Instead, several drawings by E. H. Shepard from the book by A. A. Milne, "Winnie-the-Pooh,“ have been added, together with fragments of ancient and contemporary texts. These accompany the "cosmic-comic-strip" about Creation and at the same time correspond with the events of the symposium.

CD – GROWTHRINGS / LETOKRUHY – Hermit Symposium II:

This catalogue was published with the financial support of
The Ministry of Culture of The Czech Republic.
The symposium Hermit II was further supported by
The Prins Bernhard Fonds, The Netherlands
The British Council, Het Ministerium van Welzijn Volkgezondheid en Cultuur of The Netherlands Het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken of The Netherlands, ZKZ Břasy
This publication has been published on the occasion of the symposium Letokruhy /Growthrings, June-July 1993 at the Plasy Monastery, Bohemia

Organisation by Hermit Foundation
Curated and organised by Miloš Vojtěchovský, Jana Šikýřová, Jiří Zemánek, Ivo Kornatovský
Catalogue concept and design by Oko Production
Advisory board: Het Apollohius, J. Zemánek, M. Vojtěchovský, Ludvík Hlaváček:
Translation: Sarah Fraser, Miloš Vojtěchovský
Redaction: Jana Šikýřová, Ivo Kornatovský
English editing: Matthew Danda
Assistant: Martina Tomášková
Photo credits: Daniel Šperl, Gert de Ruijter, Iris Honderdos
Print: Dragon Press s.r.o. Klatovy
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Address: Hermit Foundation, Plasy 331 01, Czech Republic