The project by Austrian composer Katharina Klement Ökophonie was realized in Altaussee as part of the project OFFENE FELDER - Kunst und Landwirtschaft. From August 2022, Klement spent several weeks at Eva Schartner's Mühlberghof farm (Fischerndorf 28) and intensively explored agriculture in the region and the associated sound phenomena.
On May 13, 2023, the result of this exploration was presented: Ökophonie - jede Stimme zählt. An acoustic soil investigation presented in the form of a sound trail.
With a total of 14 stations, it will soon make the farm in Altaussee, its past, present and future, as well as the surrounding landscape, audible and tangible for everyone. The themes range from an acoustic exploration of the region's most famous mountain, the Loser, to the behavior of bees, the history of the naming of the Mühlberghof and the experience of natural forces such as wind and water:
 1. start
 2. Loser
 3. horizons
  4. bees
 5. Mühlberg Farm
 6. horses
 7. mill
 8. WindWaterForest
 9. identity
10. landscape
11. past
12. cows
13. lake
14. open space
Visitors to the stations can also become active themselves and expand the project with their own recordings. We are looking for sounds, tones, noises or linguistic messages that characterize the soundscape of the Altaussee region.
There will be a guided tour with the artist on Friday, August 9th. Meeting point is at 10:30 am at the 1st station at Brunnerplatz, duration approx. 2 hours
Sturdy footwear is recommended