Ingrid Wildi *1963

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Born in Santiago de Chile

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Chile and Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Sao Paulo - Brazil, Medellin - Colombia, Aarau, Zürich, Geneva - Switzerland, 18 years in Santiago de Chile

Where do you live and work right now?
Geneva and Biel - Switzerland

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I don’t know

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Flexibility
b. Tolerance
c. No xenophoby and racism

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.a.b.c.What is your favourite recipe?
Machas a la parmesana

www.ingridwildi.net

Gian-Reto Gredig *1976

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Half Swiss, half Dutch

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Arosa, Chur, Zürich, Edinburgh, Cairo

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Don’t know. Probably heaven or hell

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)

a. Wider choice of self-made soft drinks in the cafés
b. Better gipfelis
c. Better chocolate

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.

a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?

Mango vanilla-ice-cream milk shake à la Gerhard
Sugar cane drink in the streets of Cairo
Baba ganoush made by SamanBorscht made by TexPunjena
Paprika, sarma and dolma at Restaurant Stari Grad in Sarajevo

Costa Vece *1969

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Half Italian, half Greek

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Italian citizen and Greek citizen

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Herisau, Appenzell, Langnau bei Reiden, Fribourg, Nebikon, Strengelbach, Zofingen, Brittnau, Zurich, Rome, Genoa, Berlin

Where do you live and work right now?
Right now I’m in London, but usually in Berlin

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I don’t have an idea where my final destination will be, but not London or Berlin. Maybe somewhere in the south, when I’m old and grumpy. Who knows

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. A Revolution
b. The collapse of the banks
c. Anarchy

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a. Better food
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Difficult. There are so many.
Som Tam
Lab Pet
Panaeng neur
Pasta con polpette
Linguine con cime di rape, pomodorini, e salsiccia
Bizoccals cun ravitscha
Siedfleisch Suppe

Goran Galic *1977

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Bosnia-Hercegovina (and former Yugoslavia)

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland, Bosnia-Hercegovina

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Egypt

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I guess not, but it’s ok right now as a

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. More piazzas to spend time at than passerby squares
b. More rank growth than cultivated nature
c. Anyway - Bigger, better, badder

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Teleće Krpice with Mayo late at night in Ćevabdžinica “Vožd”

Al Fadhil *1955

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Organic or vegetable origin (Iraq)

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
I am from the country of the utopia (Swisse)

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
My mother, Baghdad, Florance, Paris, Lugano, Berlin

Where do you live and work right now?
No men’s land, laptop, intrnet café

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
The final destination is under earth

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. The Swisse Army
b. The commissioner to the Swisse Pavilion at Veince Biennale
c. The Nestlé

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
The Röstigraben

www.iraqpavilion.com
www.hussainalfadhil.blogspot.com

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Huber.Huber (Reto & Markus) *1975

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Schweizer

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Schweiz

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
New York

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Wir wissen es nicht, schön wäre zwischen 3 Ländern zu pendeln. Aber welche nur?

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
huber.:
a. Mehr Meer und Sushi
b. Mehr Sonne
c. Mehr Gelassenheit

.huber:
a. Weniger Nebel und Regen
b. Weniger Ignoranz
b. Weniger Unzufriedenheit

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
huber.: Spaghetti Bolognaise
.huber: Thunfisch leicht angebraten

Vidya Gastaldon *1974

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
East of France, quarter Italian

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Swiss

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Besançon, Montbéliard, Échirolles, St Martin d’Hères, Grenoble, Genève

Where do you live and work right now?
Genève

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Final destination dust and light

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. More peace
b. More love
c. More double cream of gruyère

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Radish with butter and salt

www.vidyarama.com

Aki Müller * 1979

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
1/2 Swiss 1/2 Japanese

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
I am a citizen of both countries but born and live in Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Just Tokyo and Zürich

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich, Switzerland

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Might be the final, but hopefully not the only destination till then

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. More people….different ones
b. Less borders
c. Good chinese food

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
•ORECCHIETTE pasta with cima di rapa and sardelle
•CEVICHE (South American dish)…in lemon marinated fish with fresh coriander and onions
•Fermented soyabeans (Nato) with grated yamroots, sliced ladyfingers on top of either cold SOBA or UDON noodles. (most slimy dish)
•KANINCHENRAGOUT mit Stangensellerie, Karotten und Pfefferkörner
•CHICKENNECKSOUP with Ginger
•KIMPIRA Schwarzwurzel und Karotten an Sesam, Sake, Soyasauce und Sud

Ingo Giezendanner *1975

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Half Swiss, half German

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland, Germany?

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Switzerland, USA, Pakistan…

Where do you live and work right now?
Switzerland

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Luckily i dont know my final destination yet…

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. No private cars
b. Higher taxes
c. More tea

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a. No private cars
b. Higher taxes
c. More tea

What is your favourite recipe?
Daal chavel (rice with lentils)

www.grrrr.net

Thomas Galler *1970

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Swiss, some Italian roots

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Baden, Lucerne, Zurich, Paris, New York

Where do you live and work right now?
Zurich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I will be in Cairo soon……

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. I dont answer this kind of questions
b.
c.

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Meatballs stuffed with goat liver

Thomas Galler

Johannes Gees *1960

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
My origins are purely Swiss; however, the grandmother of my grandmother is supposed to be immigrated from northern Italy

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Though I did a lot of travelling, I never settled lived in another country

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Heaven, probably. Maybe hell, but I don’t really think so. Being Swiss, you know

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Send a Roma violin player to the next European Song Contest
b. Let the Swiss soccer team win. For a change
c. Turn Toni Brunner and that slut from the St. Galler Rheintal into gay-lesbian equal rights activists

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Spaghetti with meatballs made of fennel sausages from the Macelleria Fulvi at Schöntalstsrasse in Zurich

www.johannesgees.com

Jen Liu *1976

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Taiwanese, born in USA

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
USA

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
In historical order:
Setauket, Long Island, New York
Oberlin, Ohio
Brooklyn, New York
Los Angeles, California
Amsterdam, NL
Stuttgart, DE

Where do you live and work right now?
Brooklyn, New York

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Check back in 40 years

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Stop charging so much customs at the border for art
b. Decorate the zurich airport with pictures
c. Problems that I do not know well enough to address

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a. Nationalise television and turn it off from 9pm-4pm. People are passive, underinformed and undereducated vegetables
b. Levy huge taxes on gas, to invest in public transportation infrastructure
c. Socialize healthcare

What is your favourite recipe?
Macaroni and cheese

Vittorio Santoro *1962

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
My parents are Italian (from Siracusa, Sicily). I was born in Zurich and have lived in different countries

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Italian and Swiss

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Zurich, Amsterdam, New York, Berlin, Paris, Tangier (Morocco), Siracusa (Sicily)

Where do you live and work right now?
Paris

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I have been living in Paris for two years, and I kind of like it …. because of my work, I will probably try to have a studio in London in the following years

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. I would very much like that the people in Switzerland (especially in the so called art world) would gain more self esteem. In Switzerland we have worked out remarkable achievements in any possible fields. In Switzerland living people should be more aware of that. Acknowledging his/her own capacities its not necessarily the same of being arrogant and a prick

b. To abandon the idea the Switzerland should be like an “Indian Reserve”, a place where you put endangers species

c. To abandon an exasperate diplomatic behavior and try to communicate more directly with people

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a. Would be a lot of things, but I try to deal with them on a daily basis
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Bucatini al’matriciana (pasta), thai green curry, Tagine ….(not necessarily in this order)

www.vittoriosantoro.info

Emmanuelle Antille *1972

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
A quarter Italian, three quarters Swiss

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris

Where do you live and work right now?
In Lausanne, Switzerland

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I have no idea. I am always wandering away

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a.
b.
c.

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Cravattine à la sauge

www.emmanuelleantille.com

Jérôme Leuba *1970

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Half Benckies, half Enfreat

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Banktahr, Plumos, Gonivur, Heuch and Blanis

Where do you live and work right now?
Gouini

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
In the grave

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Switzerland?
b.
c.

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Habossoe (fruit)

www.jeromeleuba.com

Pamela Rosenkranz *1979

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
I don’t know

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland and Germany

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Switzerland, Germany, USA

Where do you live and work right now?
Switzerland

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
My personal aspirations do not deal with special destinations, especially not countries; there are places that i do not like but it s very subjective. I don’t want to belong to a certain nation. The final destination will anyway not be choice.

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Power of Affirmation
b. Awareness of Death
c. More Foreigners

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Yet to come

Beat Lippert *1977

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
German, Swiss German, Swiss French and Lausanne

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Lausanne, New York, Bern, Bonn, Geneva

Where do you live and work right now?
Geneva

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
No, maybe somewhere else

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. No Army
b. More art education in lower schools
c.

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Pasta with butter and cheese and pepper

www.beat-lippert.ch

San Keller *1971

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Swiss

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Berne, Zürich, New York, Rome

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
I don’t know! My wife and my son decide

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Less of anything
b.
c.

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
Meals made with old bread

www.museumsankeller.ch

Christian Vetter * 1970

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
Dark, warm and very very small

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Zürich, Mörschwil and Beijing

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Albania

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Less complacence
b. Less money
c. Less cars

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
I don’t like recipes.

www.christianvetter.ch

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