Hello, how are you?

Joachim Smetschka

Exploration of society pressure trough dance, sound and projections.

Anja Stiftinger (AT); Rūta Karečkaitė (LT); Vanessa Keller (DE/SK); Adam Valjent (SK); Mirjam Bär (AT); Sumin Oh (KR); Nathalie Kronberger (AT); Elizaveta Belkevich (RU); Daniel Hans Walter (AT)

“Hello, how are you?”—something we hear and say every day, almost without noticing. It slips easily off the tongue, yet so rarely holds space for a real answer. Through movement and sound, this performance plays with this fading weight, stretching and dissolving the phrase until it felt almost hollow. The work reflects on the social habits, where connection is suggested, but not always truly met. The artists experiment with live sound creating, capturing and editing.

“Hello, how are you?”—something we hear and say every day, almost without noticing. It slips easily off the tongue, yet so rarely holds space for a real answer.
Through movement and sound, this performance plays with this fading weight, stretching and dissolving the phrase until it felt almost hollow. The work reflects on the social habits, where connection is suggested, but not always truly met.
The artists experiment with live sound creating, capturing and editing.

Anja Stiftinger is a 22-years-old Austrian artist currently studying at Kunstuni Linz in the timebased and interactive media art department. Shaped by both a humanistic education and musical training, her practice draws on a range of influences that continue to inform her work. Rūta Karečkaitė – a 19-year-old Lithuanian dancer currently studying at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. With over ten years of ballet training and five years in contemporary and modern styles, she has expanded her practice through workshops in physical theatre and acting. Her work explores emotion, storytelling, and the connection between movement and inner experiences. Vanessa Keller is a 19-year-old German-Slovak dancer studying at Anton Bruckner University in Linz. She has trained in ballet for over 15 years and has been developing her practice in contemporary and modern dance for the past eight years. Her artistic work is driven by a desire to find her voice and engage with personal and societal themes. She is particularly interested in how movement can express subtle inner states and personal narratives. Adam Valjent is a 19-year-old contemporary dancer from Slovakia. He started his dance training when he was 14 years old, and after 4 years in conservatory he enrolled at Anton Bruckner Privat University in Linz where he is now studying contemporary dance and performance. Lately his main interest is in artistic collaborations, interdisciplinary encounters with creators from other fields. He explores ways of mutual understanding through discovering intersections that lead to consonance. Mirjam Bär is an artist who was born in Germany, grew up in Switzerland and then moved to Austria where she found her passion to express her art through media. She is currently studying time-based and interactive media art at the University of Art in Linz. Up until now the artist has been more focused on film and is now experimenting in different fields of art. She likes to incorporate humor in her works if it’s appropriate to the topic. Sumin Oh is a Korean artist working in media installation and performance. Her practice explores the boundaries between body, sound, and space, questioning how we perceive and connect with our surroundings. Currently based in Linz, she creates works that sit at the intersection of live performance and sensory experience. She is currently studying Time-Based and Interactive Media Art at the University of Art and Design Linz. Nathalie Kronberger is an Austrian media artist based in Linz who specializes in interactive experiences at the intersection of digital design and physical computing. She often explores how digital systems can be translated into tangible, physical interactions, inviting the audience to actively engage with her work. Elizaveta Belkevich, born in Russia and based in Linz, she is a multimedia artist and graphic designer, specializing in video across installations and film. Daniel Hans Walter is an Austrian artist who works with sound installations as well as sound design and film sound. He is also involved in building sound devices, which are then used in improvised performances.

Anja Stiftinger is a 22-years-old Austrian artist currently studying at Kunstuni Linz in the timebased and interactive media art department. Shaped by both a humanistic education and musical training, her practice draws on a range of influences that continue to inform her work.

Rūta Karečkaitė – a 19-year-old Lithuanian dancer currently studying at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. With over ten years of ballet training and five years in contemporary and modern styles, she has expanded her practice through workshops in physical theatre and acting. Her work explores emotion, storytelling, and the connection between movement and inner experiences.

Vanessa Keller is a 19-year-old German-Slovak dancer studying at Anton Bruckner University in Linz. She has trained in ballet for over 15 years and has been developing her practice in contemporary and modern dance for the past eight years. Her artistic work is driven by a desire to find her voice and engage with personal and societal themes. She is particularly interested in how movement can express subtle inner states and personal narratives.

Adam Valjent is a 19-year-old contemporary dancer from Slovakia. He started his dance training when he was 14 years old, and after 4 years in conservatory he enrolled at Anton Bruckner Privat University in Linz where he is now studying contemporary dance and performance. Lately his main interest is in artistic collaborations, interdisciplinary encounters with creators from other fields. He explores ways of mutual understanding through discovering intersections that lead to consonance.

Mirjam Bär is an artist who was born in Germany, grew up in Switzerland and then moved to Austria where she found her passion to express her art through media. She is currently studying time-based and interactive media art at the University of Art in Linz. Up until now the artist has been more focused on film and is now experimenting in different fields of art. She likes to incorporate humor in her works if it’s appropriate to the topic.

Sumin Oh is a Korean artist working in media installation and performance. Her practice explores the boundaries between body, sound, and space, questioning how we perceive and connect with our surroundings. Currently based in Linz, she creates works that sit at the intersection of live performance and sensory experience. She is currently studying Time-Based and Interactive Media Art at the University of Art and Design Linz.

Nathalie Kronberger is an Austrian media artist based in Linz who specializes in interactive experiences at the intersection of digital design and physical computing. She often explores how digital systems can be translated into tangible, physical interactions, inviting the audience to actively engage with her work.

Elizaveta Belkevich, born in Russia and based in Linz, she is a multimedia artist and graphic designer, specializing in video across installations and film.

Daniel Hans Walter is an Austrian artist who works with sound installations as well as sound design and film sound. He is also involved in building sound devices, which are then used in improvised performances.

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