Being there

A scenic tour about belonging

Museum Rietberg, Kantonsschule Wiedikon, Sekundarschule Milchbuck, Sekundarschule Liguster, Zürich (CH)

Who belongs, who doesn't – and who decides? In the project "Being there", students explored the eponymous photo series by artists Omar Victor Diop and Lee Shulman. The work makes injustice visible, while at the same time showing the courage to resist, and turns the gaze back on us as viewers. Where is my place?

In their own artistic works, the students engage with visibility, exclusion, and their place in society. Using photographic collages and poetic texts, they distilled the collective process into an artistic audio-visual walk, which they present as a scenic tour through the exhibition.

Exhibition teaser
at the festival centre, continuously accessible

Guided tour dates at Museum Rietberg

Sa. 30.5. 14-15 Uhr Tickets

Thu. 4.6. 18-19 Uhr  Tickets

Sa. 6.6. 14-15 Uhr Tickets

Exhibition at Museum Rietberg
«Being there» is part of the exhibition "A Kind of Paradise". Colonial-era Photography in Contemporary Art. Admission requires a regular exhibition ticket.

Credits

Pupils 5th grade, Milchbuck Primary School:

Ajan, Alin, Alma, Anika, Arun, Aurelio, Emil, Fritz, Idil, Ilaria, Jonas, Kilian, Konrad, Lena, Lenny, Leonardo, Linda, Lino, Lua, Luisa, Malenka, Matilda, Max, Mengia, Mia, Mias, Milo, Nina, Nuray, Otis, Pauline, Pia, Roman, Yara

Year 8 students, Liguster Secondary School:

Arlinda, Azad, Dorian, Fausto, Francesca, Francis, Hamza, Inaya, Isabel, Loreen, Luka, Osman, Remas, Saranda, Yemlihan

Concept and mediation:

Brigit Rufer, Museum Rietberg

Audio design, text and sound design:

Daniel Hobi

Scenography:

Tobias Maurer, Museum Rietberg

Set design, dramaturgy:

Fjolla Rizvanolli

Teachers:

Seraina Bodmer, Maren Fischer, Jonas Frey

Project coordination:

Silvia Hildebrand