Gesprächsreihe «Art in Conflict»

Series: Art in Conflict

«From Design to Solidarity»
artasfoundation

Artistic practice in crisis regions face particular challenges. In this series of talks, a variety of people from the worlds of art and culture share their experiences. This time, our guests are Futuress, an international publishing and educational platform, and Xaraxura, a community space and publishing collective based in Tbilisi. They will be discussing how design can shift perspectives and strengthen community.

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Wed 16/09 17:30 – 19:00
Stall6

How can design and its aesthetics shift perspectives and offer a critical view of existing power structures? Does design shape reality, or does reality shape design? Is every design political? And if yes, what responsibilities do designers carry? And how do new visual languages emerge through collaboration, ones that account for friendship, solidarity, and resistance?

This conversation with the Futuress collective from Germany/Switzerland and the Xaraxura collective from Tbilisi, Georgia, explores design as a collective practice and asks how forms of community publishing not only communicate knowledge, but actively co-produce it.

Futuress will be present on site, and Xaraxura will join online.

Spontaneous participation on site is possible at any time. Participation via Zoom is also possible with prior registration via this link.

More information about Futures: https://futuress.org/
More information about Xaraxura: https://linktr.ee/xaraxura

Accessibility and practical information

Step-free access
In spoken English

The event ‘Art in Conflict’ is part of a monthly discussion series that is organised by artasfoundation in cooperation with Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, through their joint initiative CAP. The events are held at Gessnerallee and will be broadcast live to the media library of the Academy of Art and Design Basel, Freilager-Platz 1, Münchenstein, 8th floor

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, groups from Germany, Switzerland and Georgia will be talking to one another.
The groups are called Futuress and Xaraxura.
Futuress is there in person.
Xaraxura is taking part via video.
They are talking about design.
Design means: people making things and images.
Design can change our perspective.
Design can change the world.
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.