MANFRED BAUMANN
LIFE from Manfred Baumann An exhibitions, which shows people who really have something to say. No retouches & No censored Theme: Our life story is build out of our ups and downs in life, minute for minute. In the course of time our face is changing and sometimes we get the opportunity to look behind somebodys wrinkles and his face expressions. Then you can get a little impression about the past of these people. Not for nothing it is named as the eyes are the key to the soul. Unfortunately we only get very rarely the option to see the story behind a person. So it seems more than necessary, to describe the wonder of human being in a full way it is important to tell also the story behind a person. This is esactley the interest of the project LIFE. Next to great black/white photographs there will also be presented interviews, audio and film material. All parts will be shown in form of an exhibition to create a combination between the interviews and photographs. Mrs. Hanzl was born in 1923 in Vienna. Her father worked as chapel master and since her very first childhood she was fascinated by opera singers & actresses. A point which was finally very important n building her personality. In 1945 her san Wolfgang was born and the whole world seems to be perfect! But just 23 years later, her beloved son died in a tragic way. Her belief in god is the most important thing in her life and gave her in the hard times the needed strength. A picture of the whole family above her bed remains for the happier times! Mr.Schrottenbaum was born in 1920 in a family of circus artists. Since he was a little child he appears with his family as floor-acrobat. Later in time he inspired the audience in known circus tents like Mrs. Eva Möckl was born in 1920 in Vienna. With the age of 18 years she married her husband. After the wedding her husband went to the war and came 9 years later back from the captivity in Russia. Her memories of the war are about feelings like hunger, fear and poorness! In fear of the violence by the Russian soldiers, she hid in the cellar of her house. With the age of 89 she experienced her first flight in a helicopter. Mrs. Möckl said about herself that she prefers to be envied by others then regretted. Her next destination is Paris! Mrs. Dr. Thur was born in 1924 in South-mähren into an academic family. With the age of 14 years the Sudetenland was occupied and she was forced to leaf her home. She was committed for service-work during the war and had to work as a conductor, she lived in a shack. Her father was shot by a russian soldier, one day before the war ended. Dr. Thur finished her study in German studies and worked till her retirement as teacher. Mr.Ignaz Grozner Ignaz Grozner was born in 1922. Because of his hardness of hearing it was not possible to make an interview with him. Mr. Dr. Stellamor Prof. Dr. Kurt Stellamor was born in 1926 in Vienna. His father was owner of a shoe-shop: „That was the reason we survive in the war!” In 1943 he was inducted into the second world war. After the end of war he finished his studies in medicine and founded a committee of young doctors. He worked with his wife almost three years in the hospital for free. With his first salary he went into a restaurant: “That was the very first time I eat a Beefsteak with Pommes Frites!” Till his retirement he was chief of the radiology department in the hospital “Rudolfstiftung” in Vienna and former in the hospital of the “Barmherzigen Brüder”. Next to his work in the hospital he had his own doctors office and was vice president of the medical association and became with the age of 38 senior consultant. Mr. Dr. Schreiber Dr. Georg Schreiber was born in 1922 in Wiener Neustadt, his father was a bookseller. Next to the tragic experience as he lost his father in the age of just 8 years, Mr. Schreiber said:“I had a really great childhood!”. As the war started he worked as an volunteer in the army, today he don’t think it was a good idea. Till 1945 he worked as radio operator in the German Airforce. As the war end, he studied classic philology, archeology and old history. In the curse of his study he also met his wife. Beside he was working as teacher for Latin and Greek he wrote books, he published 43 books. The name of his very first book was “Radio operator wanted” and get published in 1955. The theme of his last book is “The castle Schönbrunn”. Not at least he got distinguished with the Austrian price for a juvenile book and not at least he received 1962 the Austrian state award. Dr Georg Schreiber wears the badge of honor of the city Vienna. Mr.Josef Hubmann 1923 Josef Hubmann was born in Wiener Neustadt. His father was baker and he connect the bakery of his father with some of his happiest memories of his childhood. With the age of just 16 years he had to go to the war and was in fight in France, Russia and Jugoslavia. In 1945 he came in captivity. After the war he worked till his retirement as painter. With Margaretha, his partner, he learned to enjoy life again. His expectations for the future are more than modest: “It should not get worse! I prefer the future than the past!” Mrs.Charlotte Rauschmayer Charlotte Rauschmayer was born in 1921 in Krems. She studied at the Max Reinhardt workshop and became in 1946/47 an engagement at the city theater in Leoben. But as the war started, her acting career stopped from one minute to another. With the age of 82 years she discovered her love for painting and invited 2009 for her first exhibition. For more than three years she painted every week one picture. Mr.Doll 1927 Dipl. Ing. Robert Doll was born in Vienna. Also his father was an engineer and his mother worked as teacher. He spent his childhood in Bukarest and returned with his family in 1939 back to Vienna. Because of an heart disease he hadn’t go into the war and could instead finish his school. With the age of 17 years he saw the last days of war. Later in time he finished his study in engineering and worked for the company Wertheim, at least he take over the company of his father. Since 1981 he spends his life with his life partner Erna. He loves the memories on his “All America” tour where he drove through the whole US! Books are his deepest passion and his extensive library includes also books of his father and grandfather. Mrs. Dr. Stellammor Dr. Helga Stellamor-Peskir was born in 1927 in Vienna. With the age of 16 years she was divided to work in the war. 1944 she had to escape by train to Salzburg and was there taken by the German Red Cross, where she worked in a sickbay. For 1,5 years she was in british captivity and lived in a hut camp. Her capitivty ended in 1946, after it she dorve back home with a truck. There she saw her flat completely ruined through the bombs and she found out that her father Franz was also in british captivity. 1947 she started her study in medicine, and worked primary in the ophthalmology. Next to it she were a small actress in some films. She played in films like „Der fidele Bauer“ and „Kind der Donau“. With her first fee, about 4,20 Schilling she bought herself some pair of shoes. 1975 her daughter Marie-Therese was born. Today she is a proudly grandmother of three grandchildren. Mrs. Häussler “I don’t know how my mother looks likes!“ Frederike Häussler was born in 1922 in Vienna. With three years her mother died and her father married again but also died when Friederike was just 7 years old. “I grew up with my stepmother”. She finished her education for a playschool teacher and married with the age of 24. In her marriage her two children Wolfgang & Irene were born. As her daughter Irene was 5 years old the family lost their father and Ms. Häussler her husband. The surrounding of Grinzing was always the focus of her life, she was born there, get married and is still living there. Her great passion is to travel! Her most impressive journey she experienced in 2005 where she was with a mobile home over four weeks on tour through India, Nepal and Bangladesh. She visit Mexico with the mobile home and not at least she travel to her cousin in the USA every year. Mrs.Hardecker Petronella Hardeck was born in 1925. Her father was an engineer and singer in the „Heiteren Schmatzer- Quartetts“ at the Viennese state opera. Mrs. Hardeck grew up with her identical twin sister. She finished her education to an hair stylist but in 1939 she had to work in a munitions factory, where she was till 1945. In the factory she also met her husband. At that time her pregnant sister Resi escaped to Munich. Mrs. Hardecker decided to follow her and on the day she arrived, her sister gave birth. In war she describes Vienna: “ It was a dead city! I can´t forget it, but I try to”. 1947 she returned to Vienna. She worked many years with her husband in a Radio store at the Hernalser Hauptstraße in Vienna. Mrs. Krug Herma Krug was born in 1921. During the war she worked in a factory. 1945 first her daughter Susanne was born, in 1948 her second daughter Ursula followed. After her divorce with her husband, she took care about the two children by her own. Also she was working for the biggest austrian newspapers like “Kronen Zeitung” or “Kurier”. While she was working she get to know a colleague and they became a couple and lived very happy till he died. “You always believe you can plan your life, but you can´t”. Since two years Mrs. Krug is sitting in a wheelchair, after a fall she broke her both hands and one leg! Mrs.Kopp Emilie Kopp was born in 1917 as daughter of a well situated family. With just three years she lost her mother and grew up in Bavaria under the education of the “English Miss”. From the second marriage of her father she had two siblings. With just 18 years she married and became with 23 years a widow. “With the start of the war I was a widow!”. She became two sons and started with a good paid job as office employee, her content at the beginning where about 120 Mark. In the age of 8 years her elder son died on scarlet fever. Also her second son died in a very young age, with just 56 years. Till her retirement she worked as chief secretary. Mrs.Holmer Wilhelmine Holmer „Aunt Mimi“ was born in 1912 in Vienna. In 1918 her father came after six years back home from captivity of the first world war and met for the first time his daughter. After eight years Wilhelmine married her boyfriend Karl in 1939.“Because of the unemployment and the market crisis we had to wait with our wedding!” Just a few times later Karl had to go into the war and for more than two year he didn´t came home. “I had no idea if he was wounded, I waited for any notice, but at this time sometimes you had to wait more than one year for a letter!” She was over 43 years married with Karl. Mrs. Holmer loves her memories on her first vacation “We drove with the bus through the whole Swiss”. Every week the kids of her brother visit Aunt Mimi. Her nephew and niece both celebrated her 80th birthday. Mrs.Hoeberter Annemarie Höberter was born in 1928 in Vienna. With the age of 6 years she had to escape with her family to Schladming, two years later she came back to Vienna, where her father worked as editor for an economy newspaper. She always loved dogs and till today seven dogs escorted her through her life. After she finished school, she worked for different banks. There she also met her great love Walter. Because of an accident in 2008 she fell for two months into coma. “I miss the time, I can`t remember anything. I had to learn everything from the very beginning. The doctors gave me no chance to survive”. While Mrs. Hoeberter struggled for her life, her husband Walter died. For two years she lived in a care home but since the spring 2011 she is back home. Her passion for the opera is still alive. Mrs.Jirik Maria Jirik was born in 1919. With her two brothers she grew up in Zwentendorf. Her father was in the first world war and in Russian capacity from 1914-1918. Her family had a big farm with cows, pigs and horses. With 17 years her brother learned her to drive with a bicycle. “I learned how to drive on a men bicycle. Except into the village I was not allowed to drive anywhere else without my brother!” One of the most beautiful moments in her life was the wedding with her husband in 1948, three years after she became her daughter Maria. “We celebrated a double wedding with my brother. My father told me: you can´t get married, until the boys are back from war”. After she moved to Vienna, she loved to work in her garden at the Laaerberg. 2003 was a very painful year, as her daughter Maria died in the age of 58 after a long disease. She still has her memories on her daughter Maria and the vacations at the Weissensee! Mrs.Kastner Rosa Kastner was born in 1924 in the Znaimer circle in Czech Republic. Together with her brother she had to leaf her home in 1945. “I am not a refugee I am a expellee!” In Bavaria she was accepted by a farmers family. “We had to leave in the war all behind! We did not had anything, nothing. We left our home and were poor people!”. After she returned to Himberg, she met her husband “It was love at first sight!” in 1949 they married. “We were very poor and had to wait two years with celebrating our wedding, till we had saved some money” In 1954 her daughter Evelyn was born. In 1988 her husband died because of an cancer disease. Mrs. Margaretha Mally Margarethe Mally was born in 1919 in Steinach at the Inn. Her father was general of Kaiser Franz Josef I and did get gentled by him. Together with her twin sister she grew up in Bludenz and visit school. During the second world war she had to work on different jobs and was at least in the Wehrmacht. During the war in France she met her husband Georg. As the war ended her son Peter was born in 1947, a very lucky moment for the family. They started in Bludenz a new life and moved later to Vienna. After 21 years together the couple decided to get separated. Her best moment in life was, as she met her husband Georg. Mrs. Maria Patek Maria Patek was born in 1928. As a young girl she saw the beginning of war. She remember her father who lost in the war one leg and could not work anymore in his former profession as chief waiter. He was for a long time without any job. After she quit her apprentice as tailor she married Ferdinand in 1949, they met each other when she was 21 years old on the dance floor. After it a lot of happy years followed as well as three children. Her most beautiful time she had in the bath-cabin in Brunn am Gebirge. In the past she loved to go hiking, today she is more interested into books. Mrs. Vogel Thea Vogel was born in 1920 in Essen, Germany. „I was a very happy child and had a great time!“ Her father worked in a leading position in the company Krupp. The love brought her to Vienna. During the war she worked as employee in the Wehrmacht, where she also met her husband who was 17 years older than her. In the marriage she became 2 children. “I had a brother but he died in the war, the city Essen was heavily bombed because they produced so many weapons”. Mrs. Vogel said “In the age of 90 everything is allowed, also to forget!”
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