we are the daughters* of the witches* they could not burn

The project “Hexenküche – Formerly Known As” is a multi-part intervention in public space that undertakes a feminist re-coding of the historical memory of the figure of the witch and the witch hunts in Europe. Central to this project is the symbolic renaming of the location formerly known as the Hexenkuchl (lit. witches kitchen) in the Mühlauer Klamm, where previously stereotypical figures of so-called witches were on display, to Helena Scheuberin Garden – after one of the first women* to be tried for witchcraft in Innsbruck in 1485. This renaming is accompanied by a hanging garden, sculptural signs, and an herb garden. The elements of this project are located in the Mühlauer Klamm and in Waltherpark in Innsbruck.

A project by: Angela Anderson und Ana Hoffner

Growing plan Mühlauer Klamm
Growing plan Waltherpark

Design  |  wau.  Salon für gepflegte Gestaltung  – Rupert Asanger & Florian Volderauer
Realization | Michael Gassebner Schlossermeister
Print | Pixel Project
Botanical Expertise and Plant Selection | Konrad Pagitz & Cäcilia Lechner-Pagitz (University of Innsbruck – Department of Botany und Botanic Gardens)
Gardener  |  Katrin Uhrmann
Project Supervision and Support | Bettina Siegele & Cornelia Reinisch-Hofmann (Künstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol) Photo Credits | Daniel Jarosch

Thank you Andrei Siclodi & Veronika Riedl (Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen), Nina Tabassomi (Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol), Jochen Becker, Esther Strauß, Lisa Mazza, Bettina Lichtenberger (Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung – Abteilung Kultur)