OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND
This project deals with the human dignity within institutions that offer survival help to drug addicts. It shows an insight into the structures of social welfare in Switzerland and consumption rooms. At first, it might seem contradictory that it is an act of care to support the habits of drug users, but in the end, it is the only working solution.
VIRAL VICE
Dealing with our own sins, crimes and evils, is inherently egoistic and at the same time an unusual approach to self-care. The catholic church teaches that God stops caring when you sin and sends you to hell. But what happens when you are concerned about your sins in modern times when digitalization rapidly changes our behavior?
REFRACTED SELF
In times of self-isolation, connections got lost. Everybody discovered a missing fragment inside them. But there was something to grasp on: our digital selves. One of them is artificial intelligence, which is always available and caring for you.
Cura [ˈkuɾa] is a Latin term that means sorrow as well as supervision or nursing.
Cura also is an allegorical, ancient Roman goddess whose name means care. According to a Latin myth, she created the first human out of clay. Since all human beings originated from her creation it’s said that we belong to her during our lifetime. This is why one of the most basic human traits is: to care.
But what does care mean? It is a broad spectrum. Care means to be attentive, aware and alert, to consider a lot of factors, to avoid damage or risk, to be concerned and interested as well as to attach importance to something. Even though these things have been fundamental values since the beginning of mankind, they have evolved with society over time. That is why we decided to take a closer look at what care means today. The technological advances nowadays and the past events in history from which developed new approaches change the ways we define and interpret the term in context with today’s society.
This website presents three projects, which are part of an overarching narrative that leads you through a transmedia exhibition. They are on topics that bring into focus what we otherwise rarely perceive in our everyday lives. They bring hidden things into view, confront the audience with their thinking and give an insight into a different reality.
The exhibition takes place from 31/03 – 09/04/2022 at HSLU D&K.
The vernissage will take place on 31/03 from 17:00.
This is a transmedia narrative by Anya Hilfiker, Bennett Smith, Céline Meier, David Nunes, Emanuel Bohnenblust, Franziska Kleinsorg, Karim Beji, Lea Karabash, Livia Faden, Matthias Pfammatter, Shih-Hsuan Yen and Yannique Richard.
We want to thank Salvatore Vitale, Luciano Baragiola, Thomas Knüsel und Laia Abril for their mentorship and support.
Website by Franziska Kleinsorg, poster by Céline Schmid and Michèle Räz with animations by Karim Beji.
