... a kind of documentation ...

The mail art call has ended with the end of the year 2008, there is an article published about the Andreas Hofer Mail Art collection which can be downloaded for free here, unfortunately only in german or italian: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/forum/topics/andreas-hofer-mail-art-call

No. 567 - arriving mail art "This is an original piece of evidence" from Jürgen O. Olbrich (Germany)

No. 567 - arriving mail art "This is an original piece of evidence" from Jürgen O. Olbrich (Germany) - a Andreas Hofer decorated envelope with a Andreas Hofer evidence postcard inside. Thank you very much.

No. 566 - arriving mail art from Yuyun Stouls (France)

No. 566 - arriving mail art from Yuyun Stouls (France) - it is a postcard which is combined with a part of the postcard I have sent in, together with three cats named Fluxus, Andreas and Hofer playing the piano. Thank you very much.

No. 565 - arriving mail art from Denis Charmot (France)

No. 565 - arriving mail art from Denis Charmot (France) - Denis has drawn a nice portrait of Andreas Hofer in ink. Thank you very much.
see his page: http://denis.charmot.free.fr/

No. 564 - arriving mail art "Achtung Orginal Hofer..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 564 - arriving mail art "Achtung Orginal Hofer..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - collaged paper items with Andreas Hofer - for the envelope he used the recycled one I have sent to him. Thank you very much.

No. 563 - arriving mail art from Erich Sündermann (Austria)

No. 563 - arriving mail art from Erich Sündermann (Austria) - Erich has drawn a big size portrait of Andreas Hofer with a revolver in his hand. Thank you very much.

No. 562 - arriving mail art "Haben Sie Fragen, Anregungen, Gesprächsbedarf? from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 562 - arriving mail art "Haben Sie Fragen, Anregungen, Gesprächsbedarf? from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - a collage about the shooting down of Andreas Hofer. Thank you very much.

No. 560 & No. 561 - arriving mail art from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

... ich jedenfalls nicht, ich mag keine Klebstreifen

No. 560 & No. 561 - arriving mail art from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - and once more two of his funny collages, in which he integrated Andreas Hofer images. Thank you very much.

No. 558 & No. 559 - arriving mail art from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 558 & No. 559 - arriving mail art from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - two more of his humoristic collages. One of them is an already sent postcard from Spain, which he has modified. Thank you very much.

No. 557 - arriving mail art "Zu Mantua in Banden ... wir sie fanden..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 557 - arriving mail art "Zu Mantua in Banden ... wir sie fanden, des Hofers letzte Schuhe" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - a really funny, partly 3-dimensional collage with little wooden shoes on it. First the postal system obviously did not accept the cut-out postage stamp on it, but then it seems there was no problem any more and I got it without paying taxes. Heinz used the backside of the envelope I have sent to him some times ago. Thank you very much.

No. 556 - arriving mail art "Sehr geehrter Hofer..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 556 - arriving mail art "Sehr geehrter Hofer..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - a funny collaged postcard with the shooting down of Andreas Hofer. Thank you very much.

No. 555 - arriving mail art "Wo ist Gott?" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 555 - arriving mail art "Wo ist Gott?" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - a decorated envelope with Andreas Hofer asking the question "where is God?" Inside a collaged letter. Thank you very much.

No. 554 - arriving mail art "Achtung" from Angela Behrendt (Germany)

No. 554 - arriving mail art "Achtung" from Angela Behrendt (Germany) - it is a modified postcard she got several months ago from Heinz W. Lotz. He used an image of an elder mail art of her an modified it as well. Thank you very much to both of them.

No 553 - arriving mail art "Über mich Hero" from E. Buado (USA)

No 553 - arriving mail art "Über mich Hero" from E. Buado (USA) - partly collaged posrtcard with a portrait of Andreas Hofer. Thank you very much.

No. 552 - arriving mail art "Alles Liebe" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 552 - arriving mail art "Alles Liebe" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - it is a collaged postcard he got back with a notice from the postoffice, that he has to pay extra postage. After this he cut it into four pieces and sent it again inside an envelope. On the backside he fixed a 5 Euro note for future postage taxes. Thank you.

No. 551 - arriving mail art "Hofer ging verloren...?" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 551 - arriving mail art "Hofer ging verloren...?" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - a collaged postcard with the question "Did Hofer get lost...?" I have no idea, maybe he has been already lost while his lifetime. Thank you.

No. 550 - arriving mail art "Frohe Ostern" from Angela Behrendt (Germany)

No. 550 - arriving mail art "Frohe Ostern" from Angela Behrendt (Germany) - as far as there is a tiny little Hofer image in one angle of the glasses I will post this mail art here. The easter artistamp is stitched. Thank you very much.

No. 549 - arriving mail art "we can be heros..." from Sylvie Belgrand (France)

No. 549 - arriving mail art "we can be heros..." from Sylvie Belgrand (France) - a wonderful big sized postcard arrived today with this nice portrait of Andreas Hofer. Thank you very much.

see her blog: http://mailartcall.over-blog.com/

No. 548 - arriving mail art "Andreas" from Servane Morel (Belgium)

No. 548 - arriving mail art "Andreas" from Servane Morel (Belgium) - a funny cat drawing from Servane has arrived already some time ago and which I post today. The cats' tails are building the name Andreas. Thank you very much. Servane has a mail art call about Corto Maltese.

see here: http://mailartcorto.blogspot.com/and her other blog: http://mailartpostal.canalblog.com/

No. 547 - arriving mail art "Wass has dis foto to do mit Mail Arten???" from Susan A. Walker (USA)

No. 547 - arriving mail art "Wass has dis foto to do mit Mail Arten???" from Susan A. Walker (USA) - a digital photo with Andreas Hofer modifications. Thank you very much.

see her page at Iuoma: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/SAWalker

No. 546 - arriving invitation to the exhibition about Andreas Hofer from Touriseum (Italy)

No. 546 - arriving invitation to the exhibition about Andreas Hofer from Touriseum (Italy) - thanks.

see http://www.touriseum.it/

No. 543 - No. 545 - arriving mail art "Hofers letzte Kugel?" and "Hoferstuhlgang" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 543 - No. 545 - arriving mail art "Hofers letzte Kugel?" and "Hoferstuhlgang" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - three more collaged cards arrived the last two weeks, which I post a little bit later in this case. Heinz used once more some images of already sent mail art and modified them in his typical way. Thank you very much.

No. 542 - arriving mail art from Nancy Scali (USA)

No. 542 - arriving mail art from Nancy Scali (USA) - Nancy made a special form of mail art like a so-called breverl (amulett package) and used as well an Andreas Hofer image inside with bizarre little arranged materials, textile packages with tinsel cord and beads on it, small other packages, a medaillon aso. - how you will find in those breverls. Really funny, because it was once one of my research project. Thank you very much.

Der Umschlag des dritten Bandes der Studienreihe des Touriseums.

Der Tourismus-Hofer: Neue Touriseum-Publikation erscheint Anfang April
„Andreas Hofer. Ein Tourismusheld?! – Un eroe del turismo?!“ ist der Titel des neuesten Bandes der Studienreihe des Landesmuseums für Tourismus. Die Publikation wird zur Eröffnung der Sonderausstellung "Der mit dem Bart..." am 2. April vorgestellt und ist dann im Buchhandel erhältlich.
Das Touriseum präsentiert in diesem 700 Seiten starken zweisprachigen Buch die Ergebnisse der Tagung auf Schloss Trauttmansdorff, die im September 2008 den Einfluss Andreas Hofers und der Freiheitskämpfe von 1809 auf den Tourismus untersucht hat. Die Palette der behandelten Inhalte ist breit: Souvenirs, Produkte aller Art, vielfach auch Nahrungsmittel, Bilder, religiöse Vereinnahmung, Schlachtfeldtourismus, Filme, Kinderbücher, Theaterstücke, Gedenkstätten, museales Bewahren, die Benennung von Straßen und Plätzen und Denkmäler trugen dazu bei, Andreas Hofer unsterblich zu machen. „Andreas Hofer. Ein Tourismusheld?! Un eroe del turismo?!“, herausgegeben von Paul Rösch und Konrad Köstlin, 700 Seiten, durchgehend in deutscher und italienischer Sprache, englische Zusammenfassung, erschienen im Studienverlag. Ab Anfang April im Buchhandel zum Preis von 39,90 Euro erhältlich.
see: http://www.touriseum.it/

Him with the beard... Andreas Hofer in tourism
Tourist advertising never actively recruited Andreas Hofer; nevertheless he has morphed into the stereotypical Tyrolean, and for a long time was THE promotional ambassador for the area.
As Mozart is for Salzburg, Che Guevara for Cuba, William Tell for Switzerland, Hermann Maier for Austria or Nelson Mandela for South Africa – so is Andreas Hofer for Tyrol. Each country has its hero, each nation its liberator, each religion its saints, each type of music and sport its stars. Andreas Hofer is one of these figures. The Touriseum intends to capture the many different facets of “hero status” and raise this from its individual, local dimensions to a universal level. From this global viewpoint, it will be seen how heroes are used and abused. A differentiation is made between the hero and mythologizing and between marketing and personality. Hofer is a hero like many others, and a comparison will show that heroes can be found everywhere. The exhibition will show how heroes are made and marketed.Andreas Hofer was made into a myth that developed into a synonym for Tyrol: Tyrol became the “Land of Hofer”. Tourist advertising never actively recruited Andreas Hofer; nevertheless he has morphed into the stereotypical Tyrolean, and for a long time was THE promotional ambassador for the area. How did this come about? As early as the Tyrolean rebellion of 1809, the enemies of Napoleon looked to Tyrol and reverently observed the defiance of these mountain dwellers. The English poet William Wordsworth wrote several poems about the “Tyrolean champion”, thus helping to raise the profile of Tyrol. Andreas Hofer was subsequently used again and again as a hero by the most diverse political movements: by the liberals in the revolutionary year of 1848, by the Habsburgs towards the end of the 19th century and as a mythical figure in the First World War, by the Austrian fascists between the wars, by the Nazis prior to and during the Second World War and, since the annexation of South Tyrol by Italy, as a symbol for the fight against “foreign rule”.The exhibition’s unusual presentation in the coach house of Trauttmansdorff Castle matches the tone of the overall motto of the commemorative year, “History meets Future”: alongside the standard objects and exhibits to be found in a museum will be large sized, multi-coloured and hand-drawn illustrations to make a contrast between the past and the future. Visitors will experience this contrast, of the well-known mixed with the unknown, in a very “private” way.The exhibition in the Touriseum at Trauttmansdorff Castle opens on 3 April 2009 and runs until 15 November. There will be an exhibition catalogue and a series of events to complement the special exhibition.Him with the beard...Special exhibition at the Touriseum – Trauttmansdorff Castle3 April – 15 November 2009Opening times: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (3 April to 15 June/15 September to 15 November) and 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (15 June to 15 November)Entry to the special exhibition is included in the entry ticket to Trauttmansdorff Castle.For further information: www.touriseum.it

-->inside this book there will be as well a little article (in german and italian, english summary) about the Hofer mail art collection

No. 541 - arriving mail art "Auf der Suche nach der Freiheit..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 541 - arriving mail art "Auf der Suche nach der Freiheit..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - another collage which includes several other mail art before with additional modifications. Thank you very much.

No. 540 - arriving mail art "Hofersphere" from Nancy Scali (USA)

No. 540 - arriving mail art "Hofersphere" from Nancy Scali (USA) - Nancy has made a 3-dimensional sphere out of a striped drawing and send as well the famous Andreas Hofer song. Thank you very much.

No. 538 & No. 539 - arriving mail art "Begrabt mein Herz im Kurhaus am Park" & "Danke dass du da bist" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 538 & No. 539 - arriving mail art "Begrabt mein Herz im Kurhaus am Park" & "Danke dass du da bist" from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - the one collage refers to a statement of an american indian who pointed out where to bury his heart. Thank you very much.

No. 537 - arriving mail art "Andrecat's Hofer" from Servane Morel (Belgium)

No. 537 - arriving mail art "Andrecat's Hofer" from Servane Morel (Belgium) - a lovely painting about Andreas Hofer's cat and their tyrolian cats army. The orange cat wears the typical suspenders like Andreas Hofer and socks, so it fits as well to my former mail art call about socks and stockings. And finally I love cats. So it is a wonderful mail art. Thank you very much.

Servane has a mailart call about Corto Maltese.
see here: http://mailartcorto.blogspot.com/
her other blog: http://mailartpostal.canalblog.com/

No. 536 - arriving mail art "Roland Stöckli" from Angela Behrendt (Germany)

No. 536 - arriving mail art "Roland Stöckli" from Angela Behrendt (Germany) - collaged card board with an adverstising label called Roland Stöckli. Angela sticked as well Andreas Hofer stamps to it. Thank you very much.

No. 535 - arriving mail art "Hofer mir graut vor dir..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 535 - arriving mail art "Hofer mir graut vor dir..." from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - one more of his surrealistic collages. Thank you very much.