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Module: The Museum as Mediator?
>The Museum as Mediator< module negotiates between individual artists and heterogeneous public interests, as well as between public and private interests. In an age of increasing differentiation among the public, and in some cases an increasing split in understanding between public groups and the majority of artists, mediation forms an important part in future museum concepts. The key question here concerns the structural and policy preconditions which first need to be created so that the museum can function as a mediator in the first place. At the heart of this module is the series of exhibitions entitled New Patrons. The GfZK';s annual programme of events for 2010 will see a selection of French projects presented to the public in Leipzig under the title Nouveaux Commanditaires en France and the launch of a pilot project in the village of Kleinliebenau in Saxony, in conjunction with the Kultur- und Pilgerverein Kleinliebenau e.V. and the atelier le balto.
An exhibition by the atelier le balto serves as an introduction to their work.

atelier le balto >The Garden as a Form of Expression<

19.06.2010 - 29.08.2010

Curated by Nini Palavandishvili, Barbara Steiner

Opening: 18-Jun-2010, 7 p.m.

The atelier le balto has been chosen to work on the first commission as part of the programme of New Patrons. In this case the work has been commissioned by the Kultur- und Pilgerverein in Kleinliebenau e.V. near Schkeuditz. The exhibition of projects they have been involved in up to now affords visitors an impression of their approach and work and goes on show in the GfZK before the start of the project in Kleinliebenau.
The atelier le balto has been running its studio for landscape architecture in Berlin since 2000. The studio has been responsible for designing gardens in various cities across Europe, including: Frankfurt an der Oder/S³ubice, Tallinn, Eisleben, Berlin, Paris, Madrid and Metz. In their plans for gardens they always take what is already present into consideration, which is subsequently adopted into the concept with care taken to respect the specifics of locality. By way of simple design changes and means, with the help of raised walkways and certain paths, new perspectives are quite literally created of the grounds, plants and trees. The introduction of new plants depends on the prescribed task and context, and cooperation with local parties is strongly desired.