When is the exhibition open?

Regularly Wednesday to Friday 11 am to 5 pm as well as Saturday and Sunday 1 pm to 6 pm. Deviations may occur, please check the current notice from the Municipal Gallery.

Does entry cost anything?

Entry is free. Special events such as readings may have separate regulations.

Are there guided tours or mediation offers?

The Municipal Gallery regularly offers guided tours and conversations. Groups and schools can arrange special openings upon request.

How do I best reach the Cultural Forum?

Address Ludwigstraße 10 to 12, 83278 Traunstein. The Traunstein train station is about 400 to 500 meters away. Parking is available at the underground garages near the town hall and the train station as well as at Karl Theodor Platz.

Is the access barrier-free?

The Cultural Forum has a lift and barrier-free infrastructure. Please contact in advance for individual needs.

Am I allowed to take photos?

Information will follow. Please pay attention to the notices on site and the supervisory staff.

Quiet Lines, Strong Words: Poetry Meets Minimal Art in Traunstein

Name: The Paths in the Enclosure – Poetry Meets Visual Art
Start: 2026-02-07T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-01T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Kulturforum Traunstein

Between Line and Language: When Poetry Breathes Life into Images

In the Municipal Gallery at the Traunstein Cultural Forum, word and image meet in a quietly penetrating way: The exhibition 'The Paths in the Enclosure. Poetry Meets Visual Art' connects the precise linguistic artistry of the Austrian author Margret Kreidl with the silent, light-sensitive image cosmos of Agnes Martin. The result is an art experience that transforms the exhibition atmosphere into a resonance field of rhythm, materiality, and spatial effect.

Work Observation: Horizontal Lines, Muted Tones, Concentrated Silence

The image fields shaped by Agnes Martin – grids, bands, fine graphite lines – unfold a meditative calm in gentle color tones. In the observation of the work, uniformity and minimalist order emerge as an aesthetic experience: lines modulate light, surfaces open spaces, reduction creates intensity. Martin's position between Abstract Expressionism and Minimal Art clears the view for inner movements that resonate in the viewer.

Poetic Settings: Margret Kreidl Responds with Sound, Rhythm, and Form

Kreidl's texts respond with precise condensation: linguistic surfaces, metrics, sound poetry. Her poetics spans intermedial bridges to visual arts, transforming lyric into installation, reading trails into spatial bodies. Thus, layers are created in which painting, sculpture of words, and installation of voice interweave – a curatorial dramaturgy that translates visual perception into auditory perception.

Curating and Mediation: Space, Light, Time

The presentation follows a clear spatial direction: reduced hanging, generous white spaces, controlled light management. Mediation offerings from the Municipal Gallery – from guided tours to conversations – expose art historical contexts: grids, serial procedures, echoes of Abstract Expressionism, minimalism as an attitude.

Aesthetic Experience: Between Contemplation and Understanding

Those who visit the exhibition experience a quiet intensity. The shimmer of graphite, the roughness of painting grounds, the breathing of empty spaces – all this turns material into meaning. Kreidl's language captures these micro-events and leads them into poetic clarity. Art here becomes a school of attention.

Conclusion: Expect a concentrated, sensually intellectual exhibition experience that puts Minimal Art and contemporary literature into dialogue. Anyone wishing to sharpen their perception should experience this exhibition live – for a cultural enrichment that resonates long after.