Guest artist

Ariel Trettel, born in Völs am Schlern in 1992, lives and works there as a sculptor and musician. He founded his first band at the age of twelve and later co-founded the Shanti Powa Orchestra and Color Colectif. Alongside music, his passion for sculpture grew: from 2017 to 2020 he attended the specialisation course in wood sculpture at the Cademia in St. Ulrich, followed by the master class at the stone-sculpture school in Laas.
Trettel works mainly in marble, sandstone and wood, interweaving his sculptural practice with music; in 2024 he released his first solo album, Was bleibt.

Being human is our natural activity. Being human is experiencing the essential. Being human is a journey of discovering oneself, between dualisms and the subtle dynamics of the everyday.
Being human means an immediate, active contribution to the whole. Cultivating a connection to the whole and developing a sense for two. Creating life.
Being human means recognising, listening, allowing, letting be, watching, reflecting, letting flow, growing, learning to stay, destroying, creating balance.
Developing a feeling for space.
Perceiving, recognising, allowing and experiencing the essential.
Being human means sustaining biodiversity.
Being human means being a sculptor of life and of the world.
Taking away and adding.