Petra Bauman and Reinhard Padinger are both workers in the field of art, more precisely, literature, music and theatre. Each on its own side of the border. They are separated by the Mura river. But the link is Slovenian language, for Petra the mother tongue, for Reinhard a language that he has been learning enthusiastically for 15 years. In fact, they were connected by their love for the theater, they acted together in a theater play. In the "A Day in the Bay" project, Petra Bauman interprets new poems, which will find place in a new poetry book, Reinhard accompanies her on the piano with original musical sequences. Both merge, overflow, give space to each other. Poetry thus becomes music and music poetry, and the personal becomes universal.
The project is part of the subthemes Global unity and shared futures.
Author
Petra Bauman
Petra Bauman is a graduate journalist. In 2008, her first poetry book Januar was published in Maribor (Zalozba Pivec), In 2019, she published her second book with poetry titled Paradiž (Zalozba Obzorja). She was included in the final and semi-final selection of the national contest for the best song of the Knight of Poetry. Her poetry has been presented several times in the night show Literary Nocturne on Ars Radio Slovenija. She publishes poetry and short prose in Slovenian literary magazines. Her poetry has been translated into German, English, Croatian and Greek and is also set to music. In 2023, she received the invitation of Kulturvermittlung Graz, for that she spent a month as a writer in residence in Graz. Her poems were published in Lichtungen, a well-known Graz literature magazine. In 2024, her first collection of short stories for adults and her 3rd poetry collection will be published. She received the 1st prize for the best erotic poem of the publishing house Maus l. 2016 for the song entitled 16.
She moderates poetry evenings and public events. She paints images of love, family and transience, and with her language, which she perceives as a translation of an already existing language and pure creation, she seeks new worlds, which does not resist the horror and tragedy of life, at the same time but it paints beauty throughout.
She is also interested in theater and film art, and has performed several times in the theater and on film. She writes poetry and short prose for children and adults. She lives in Maribor.
Author
Reinhard Padinger
Dr. Reinhard Padinger is doctor in process engineering at the Technical University of Graz. Since 1981, he has been working at the Institute for Energy Research in the company Joanneum research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH in Graz. His work focuses on the development of technical devices for the use of renewable energy sources. He has been learning Slovenian since 2006. An honorary position in the former Slovenian Scientific Institute in Vienna, professional and free-time cross-border cooperation in the cultural and technical-naturalistic fields, especially in the Museum of Madness in Trate, and personal friendships have recently connected him more and more with Slovenia and its people. He plays piano.
