“Familie Tezcan” 2001
DVD, 6min40sec
courtesy the artist and Gitte Weise Galerie Berlin
“Lonesomeness” 2008
Holzlatten, MDF-Platten, hochglänzend lackiert, matt gestrichen/wooden slats, MDF slabs, high-gloss lacquer, matt coated,
2.25m x 7.60m x 7.40m
courtesy the artist
“A la Sinistra” 1995, C-Print, 95 x 100cm
courtesy Fotosammlung Kunsthaus Zürich
“Queen’s Guard” 2001, C-Print, 67 x 100cm
courtesy Fotosammlung Kunsthaus Zürich
“UNO Geneva Intervention” 1997, C-Print, 75 x 100cm
courtesy Fotosammlung Kunsthaus Zürich
“Lévitation” 1995, C-Print, 100.5 x 152cm, collaboration with Illusionist Mister RG, Creux du Vent, Jura
courtesy Private collection
Gianni Motti 1958*
Intro : Exhibition@Museum – Shahryar Nashat “The Reception of the Reclining Monks by the Ambassador”
Posted by 14March 9:27 AM“The Reception of the Reclining Monks by the Ambassador” 2008
Mixed media installation: Haken, Bild beschriftungen, Roter Filter, Ton 3min, Stimme Dr Christoph Becker/hooks, captions, red filter, sound 3min, voice of Dr. Christoph Becker
courtesy the artist and Elizabeth Kaufmann Zürich
Audio installation courtesy Bleuel Electronic AG, Sennheiser Schweiz
“The landscape is changing” 2003
DVD mit Ton/DVD with sound, 22min
courtesy the artist and Yvon Lambert, Paris & New York
“Milchstrasse” 2005
Polyurethan, weich Schaum, Silikon, verschiedene Masse / Polyurethan foam, Silicon, Dimensions variable
courtesy the artist
Karin Hueber 1979*
Isabelle Krieg 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?
Marly, on the road with Circus Pipistrello, Luzern, Berlin, Rome, Zürich
Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich
Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination?
No
If not, then where else?
Germany or another country where destiny leads me to
Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland?
a. More wideness and more wildness (in the minds)
b. More laziness (starting with me)
c. More courage and curiosity
What is your favourite recipe?
Tuna fish with rice and ginger ( I do not eat it often anymore because of the tunas dying out)
Donatella Bernardi 1976* (Performance)
Performance date: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 18.30h
Location: Kunsthaus Zürich, Heimplatz 1
—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—
What are your origins?
Half Swiss, half Italian
Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland & Italy
Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Geneva, Hamburg, Roma, Maastricht
Where do you live and work right now?
Roma, Maastricht
Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination?
No
If not, then where else?
No idea
Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. More women at the Government, in Universities, in the artistical & intellectual fields
b. More smiles
c. More social care for old people
If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a. Stronger critical opinion for Italy
b.
c.
What is your favourite recipe?
Lasagna
Alexandra Bachzetsis 1974* (Performance)
Performance date: Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 18.30h
performance with Yan Duyvendak
Location: Kunsthaus Zürich, Heimplatz 1
—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—
What are your origins?
Half Greek, half Swiss
Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Switzerland, and Greece
Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, Zürich
Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich, Gent
Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination?
No
If not, then where else?
The cities: Paris,Brussels, New York, Buenos Aires and some places at the sea in Greece
Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. It is located at the sea
b. My friends from Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels live here
c. Taking pubilc transport is for free
What is your favourite recipe?
Nüsslisalat with egg and spätzli with fried onions…with out pepper!!!
Nevin Aladag 1972*
—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—
What are your origins?
I´m a very mixed origin
Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
Germany
Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Stuttgart, Munich, New York, Van, Copenhagen, Berlin
Where do you live and work right now?
Berlin
Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Time will show, hope to travel much more
Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. Less fear
b. Even more languages to be spoken
c. Bigger exchange energy
If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now
a. Less fear
b. A bigger multiplicity in the society
c. More openness
What is your favourite recipe?
Any kind of stew
Mircea Cantor *1977
—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—
What are your origins?
In France they say I’m from Europe de l’Est, in Ameria they say I’m from Russia,
in Romania they say I’m from Ardeal, in Hungary they say I’m from Erdely
Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
No man’s land
Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Between one smell to next sound
Where do you live and work right now?
Where neccesity is needed
Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
No
Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. I don’t know enough about the region to wish changes
b.
c.
If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a. Give more, take less.
b. IDEM
c. IDEM
What is your favourite recipe?
The one which is made with love