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Whoever hears people speak knows they will remain mere stones.\u201d This poem and his enthusiasm for the granite boulders in the Wald- and M\u00fchlviertel regions triggered a painterly and philosophical avalanche in the work of Hollegha\u2019s pupil Walter K\u00f6stenbauer in the mid-1980s. Fifteen years later, the artist attempted to free himself from this thematic compulsion by concentrating on projects beyond interpretations of stone and rock. Yet his \u2018life\u2019s theme\u2019 has increasingly found its way back into his painting in recent years. At the Funkhausgalerie, the artist acknowledges his \u2018stony\u2019 roots. At the same time, the Fried poem has once again taken on a frightening relevance. Through his painting, Walter K\u00f6stenbauer listens attentively to \u2018stony\u2019 elements and their narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ONLY STONES \u2013 WALTER K\u00d6STENBAUER<\/strong><br>29.05.2026 \u2013 04.09.2026<br>Funkhausgalerie des ORF Landesstudio Steiermark<br>Marburger Stra\u00dfe 20<br>8042, Graz<br><a href=\"http:\/\/steiermark.ORF.at\">steiermark.ORF.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29.05.2026 \u2013 04.09.2026 In his 1963 poem \u201cDie Zeit der Steine\u201d (The Age of Stones), Erich Fried wrote: \u201cWhoever hears the stones speak knows they will remain mere stones. 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