Gesprächsreihe «Art in Conflict»

Series: Art in Conflict

«Spaces of Possibility in Conflict Transformation Through Arts»
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Artistic creation in crisis areas faces challenging questions. In this series of discussions, various actors come together to reflect on their experiences. This time with Maja Leo (Specialist in Art in Processes of Conflict Transformation, Consultant at Berghof Foundation) and Tinatin Gurgenidze (Urban Researcher, Lecturer, Curator, Tbilisi Architecture Biennial).

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Wed 22/04 17:30 – 19:00
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Just as a violently asserted claim to territory forms a fundamental condition for (violent) conflict, spaces can also be designed to create the conditions for overcoming such conflict. What kind of space of possibility is needed to enable conflict transformation? How can urban spaces foster critical discourse and lived practice among diverse actors?

The artist and consultant Maja Leo, whose background is in theatre and participatory artistic practices, and the urban researcher Tinatin Gurgenidze, co-initiator of the project Researching Common Territories, talk about how artistic, spatial, and social processes can interact to open spaces where difference is not seen as division but as a starting point for shared learning.

Maja Leo will be present at the discussion on site and Tinatin Gurgenidze will join online.

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

Information on accessibility and language

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In spoken English

The event ‘Art in Conflict’ is part of a monthly discussion series that is organised by the Center for Art and Peacebuilding CAP, a joint initiative of artasfoundation and the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, held at Gessnerallee. Each event 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 one discussion per month.
Experts talk about art projects in countries affected by war.
Anyone can listen or join in the discussion.
You can participate in person at the theatre.
Or you can participate from home via the internet.
Admission is free.
Today's topic is art and space:
We are talking to Maja Leo.
She is an artist and consultant.
She works with theatre and visual arts.
She is here today.
We are also talking to Tinatin Gurgenidze.
She is an urban researcher.
She is joining us online.
Together, we are discussing these questions:
How can spaces help to resolve conflicts?
How can cities be places for exchange and cooperation?
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.