The School of Walking by the artists Bik Van der Pol (NL) sheds light on the investments of citizens, democratic questions and questions of the law. Is there a future for Zukunftshof? For this walk, Bik van der Pol invite snail farmer Andreas Gugumuck, curator and architect historian Karoline Mayer, and Klaus Schafler, director of Kunsthaus Exnergasse, to critically address the tensions and conflicts between the future of farming, and urgent housing needs in Vienna's urban development plans.
School of Walking is commissioned by KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien (Public Art Vienna) in cooperation with dérive - Society for Urban Research and kex—kunsthalle exnergasse as part of Urbanize! Int. Festival for Urban Explorations, Vienna, October 2024. Urbanize! 2024 explores the possibilities of an environmentally and socially just energy transition and its potential to democratise energy production and use.