Jam session for a paleobotanist, environmental ombudsman, philosopher, saxophone, and double bass EVERYTHING BEGINS TO FLOAT.

Each speaker selects a work from the exhibition and discusses it before and with the audience. An open dialogue between various perspectives, with music and inspired by Tamas Dezső’s work. #

Evelyn Kustatscher

She is a paleobotanist who is in charge of the science collection of the Tyrolean State Museums. Her research delves deep into geological history, where she studies plant fossils and the dynamics of prehistoric ecosystems, especially in connection with volcanic eruptions, climate change, and mass extinction. Her focus in all these cases is not merely on past worlds, but also on current questions about the future of our planet.  

Johannes Kostenzer

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He has been the Tyrolean environmental ombudsman since 2008. He represents public interests in the protection of nature and the environment. A trained biologist, he worked in France and later as an expert consultant for the State of Tyrol. In 2002 he founded the «innsbruck nature film festival» that addresses topics at the interface between nature and art. 

Andreas Oberprantacher

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He is a professor of practical philosophy as well as the head of the Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck. His research focuses on human-nature relations and he spends time pondering our «messy world», which he describes as being characterized by diverse forms of violence, but also by resistance and solidarity.  

Florian Bramböck

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He stands out as one of the top musicians in his country. The Austrian saxophonist and composer has taught at the Bruckner University in Linz, the Tyrolean State Conservatory, and the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. He was and is a member of numerous jazz ensembles, Vienna Art Orchestra, Saxofour, and Gansch & Roses to name just a few. 

Walter Rumer

He developed one of the first INN SITU concerts in 2019, in which he responded to the exhibition «ANCESTORS. New Portraits» by the Israeli artist-photographer Orly Zailer. The Tyrolean double bassist maneuvers skillfully between centuries-old, so-called early music and music that couldn’t be newer – improvisations in the here and now.