«Shifting Power Through Storytelling»
artasfoundation

Art in Conflict is a series of discussions.

There is a discussion every month. 

Experts talk about art projects in countries affected by war.

Everyone is welcome to listen or join in the discussion.

You can take part at the theatre.

Or you can take part from home via the internet.

Admission is free.

In this discussion, two filmmakers are talking to each other.

Their names are Masa Hilčišin and Tamar Yarom.

They are not physically present.

They are taking part via video link.

Their films tell difficult, political stories.

There are many questions about such films.

For example:

• What kind of images do political stories need?

• Where are the boundaries of such films?

What can art achieve in regions affected by crisis? How do artists engage in fostering human connections and peaceful conflict transformation, and what are the indispensable conditions for this?
The ‘Art in Conflict’ discussion series explores fundamental questions of international peacebuilding through dialogues with practitioners and scholars from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. In informal conversations – usually featuring two guests – various aspects of this work are discussed, drawing on both practical experiences and theoretical reflections. The discussions are moderated by the team of artasfoundation, the Swiss foundation for art in conflict regions, which has been initiating and organising art projects since 2012.

The series is presented in partnership with the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the Mediathek of HGK Basel, and Theater Gessnerallee Zürich.