„under a starry sky on a clear night, the hidden power of knowing speaks a language with no name“
On the occasion of Sternenhimmel der Erde – Panoramen der Nacht, the 2nd STERNENHIMMEL Festival hosted by the Stiftung Kunst und Natur, the reading Arabian Nights / Arabische Nächte took place on October 17, 2022. It provides the starting point for this captivating film by Joachim Gaertner – a story of King Solomon, the birds and the winds, in search of the lost city.
In all times, on all continents, in all cultures, people see, experience, and feel differently. One thing, however, is common to all: the desire to gaze at the night sky.
But every culture sees its own images in its stars. From these it draws its oral traditions, onto these it projects its environments and stories – of the origin of the world and its human inhabitants, their hunting and harvests, their battles, and passions.
Seen from every point in our world, the night skies are different: each culture sees it from its own vantage point. By clicking into the globes, you will be taken directly to the respective night sky.
The network of stars spanning our world is also a global map of human history in cultural terms – and thus at once the most primordial and the most visible testimony to the connection between art and nature at the core of humankind.
With the Sternenhimmeltool, you can enter the centre of the night skies and their stories interactively – a sensational journey of discovery across the globe and across the universe.
There will be a further program of interdisciplinary events and exhibitions in 2022. Raoul Schrott will offer audiences updates on the progress of his monumental book project; September will see the second STERNENHIMMEL-Festival with international guests from the worlds of science and culture.