International Group Exhibition
WOMEN IN THE DARK participates in the Feminist Art Exhibition on EXISTENCE
IMBALANCE | 2018
shirts & dupattas with texts by women from 6 countries (Switzerland, Simbabwe, China, India, Mauritius and the Seychelles)
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INITIATOR & CURATOR
Zhen Guo | Artist | New York | USA
pARTage Atelier | Krishna Luchoomun | Artist | Curator | Art Teacher | Mahatma Gandhi Institut | Moka | Mauritius
Solo Exhibition
WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens
against discrimination and violence in collaboration with the Freiburger Fachstelle Intervention gegen Häusliche Gewalt (FRIG) & Stelle zur Gleichberechtigung der Frau Freiburg
Baden-Württemberg was one of twelve German federal states participating in WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany. The installation consists of 690 white shirts bearing handwritten texts in around 40 languages, recording the experiences, hopes and demands of women from across Germany. Written with red permanent markers, the texts give voice to experiences of discrimination.
WOMEN
Video | 20:00
BOOK | 2021
The book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany
HE(A)R | 2021
60 women read 60 texts in 11 languages – selected from the 690 shirts, written by women from Germany
Audio | 60:00
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022
Video | 75:00 min
Martina Raab-Heck | Organizer | Freiburger Fachstelle Intervention gegen Häusliche Gewalt (FRIG)
Video | 03:35 Min
Antje Krüger | Poject Partner | WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
Video | 04:10 Min
Lars Hopp | Board Member | Director Sparkasse| Freiburg
Video | 01:37 Min
Saskia Tröndle | Board Member Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus & Freiburger Fachstelle Intervention gegen Häusliche Gewalt (FRIG)
Video | 03:51 Min
Simone Thomas | City Women’s Representative | Stelle zur Gleichberechtigung der Frau
Video | 02:06 Min
Dipl. Ing. agr. Nicoline von Brasch | Managing Director | Klinik in der Zarten | Hinterzarten
Video | 03:48 Min
SWR Aktuell | Ina Held | May 8, 2023 | 02:34 Min
Video | 19:10 Min
OPENING SPEECHES
Antje Krüger | Poject Partner | WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
Lars Hopp | Board Member | Director Sparkasse| Freiburg
Saskia Tröndle | Board Member Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus & Freiburger Fachstelle Intervention gegen Häusliche Gewalt (FRIG)
Dipl. Ing. agr. Nicoline von Brasch | Managing Director | Klinik in der Zarten | Hinterzarten
Solo Exhibition
against sexual violence in conflict in collaboration with the United Nations Office at Geneva & the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC
Palais des Nations | Geneva
UPROOTED
dead tree – upside down
Place du Rhone | Geneva
UPROOTED
dead tree – upside down
The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
(Honored to provide the cover with the UPROOTED installation at the Palais des Nations)
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva
APART
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker, US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Peter Maurer
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00 min
(in English & en Français)
Theiler Metallbau AG Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
Video l 10:44 min
Place du Rhone | City Center
Palais des Nations | UN Geneva | Ariana Park
Palais des Nations | Geneva
Alessandra Vellucci | Collaboration Partner | Director United Information Service | Palais des Nations | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 01:21 min
Francesco Pisano | Director United Nations Library | Head of the Cultural Activities Committee | Palais des Nations | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 01:35 min
May Maloney | Collaboration Partner | Deputy Head Adressing Sexual Violence | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 04:52 min
Diane Boulay | Humanitarian Affairs – Program Specialist | U.S. Mission to the UN and Other Organizations | Geneva | Switzerland Video
Video | 06:05 min
Palais des Nations | Geneva
Video | 45:00 min
(In English, French, German and Spanish)
Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 09:31 min
(in English)
Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 21:30 min
(en Français)
Korporation Horw
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
ZPF Ingenieure Basel
(auf Deutsch)
Kellersberger Bauunternehmung Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
Livestream: NOT an inevitable consequence of war
Cordula Droege | Moderator
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence) | Panelist
Monica Ferro | Panelist
UNFPA, Director Geneva office
Michel Anglade | Panelist
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office)
Peter Maurer | President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Excerpt from the speech
Pascal Hufschmid | Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Excerpt from the speech
Franziska Greber | Artist
Excerpt the speech
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker | US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Excerpt from the speech
US Mission to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Fachstelle Kultur des Kantons Zürich
Peter Maurer | President of the ICRC: Letter of Recommendation
Details about the ICRC campaign on the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict | International Committee of the Red Cross
Group Exhibition
Map & Territory International Art Exhibition
PERSONAL TERRITORIY | 2018
On the inside wall of the installation are 3 questions in Chinese and English: What is the content of my personal territory? What do I want to add? What am I afraid of losing?
CURATORS
Li Xinmo | Artist | Art Teacher | Art Critic | Beijing
Roland von der Emden | Artist | Beijing
About my Installation PERSONAL TERRITORY
Group Exhibition
HOME – WHEN HOME GETS THROWN OUT OF BALANCE
CURATORS
Alex Krüger | Artistic Director | Alte Münze | Berlin | Germany
Halea Isabelle Kala | Artist | Berlin | Germany
About the Exhibition CORONA CULTURE – what the f*ck just happened
About my installation HOME
Group Exhibition
Different = Normal
BREAK
Miro Craemer | Curator | introducing BREAK
CONCEPT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Miro Craemer
CURATORS
Miro Craemer | Tanja Hirschfeld | Hira Khan | Christoph Gothgar
PATRONAGE
Katrin Habenschaden | Zweite Bürgermeisterin der LH München
About the Exhibition
DIFFERENT = NORMAL
More photos & videos on instagram
80469 Glockenbach Biennale
Solo Exhibition
against sexual violence in conflict in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (MICR)
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker, US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Peter Maurer
The Humanitarian Adventure: A Museum, a Hug, and a call for Action
Palais des Nations | Geneva
UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down
Place du Rhone | Geneva
UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down
The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
(Honored to provide the cover with the UPROOTED installation at the Palais des Nations)
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00min
(in English & en Français)
Theiler Metallbau AG Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
Peter Maurer | President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Excerpt from the speech
Pascal Hufschmid | Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Excerpt from the speech
Franziska Greber | Artist
Excerpt from the speech
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker | US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Excerpt from the speech
Livestream: NOT an inevitable consequence of war
Cordula Droege | Moderator
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence) | Panelist
Monica Ferro | Panelist
UNFPA, Director Geneva office
Michel Anglade | Panelist
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office)
Place du Rhone
Palais des Nations
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00 min
(in English & en Français)
Palais des Nations | Geneva
Alessandra Vellucci | Collaboration Partner | Director United Information Service | Palais des Nations | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 01:21 min
Francesco Pisano | Director United Nations Library | Head of the Cultural Activities Committee | Palais des Nations | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 01:35 min
May Maloney | Collaboration Partner | Deputy Head Adressing Sexual Violence | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 04:52 min
Diane Boulay | Humanitarian Affairs – Program Specialist | U.S. Mission to the UN and Other Organizations | Geneva | Switzerland Video
Video | 06:05 min
Palais des Nations | Geneva
Video | 45:00 min
(In English, French, German and Spanish)
Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 09:31 min
(in English)
Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 21:30 min
(en Français)
Korporation Horw
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
ZPF Ingenieure Basel
(auf Deutsch)
Kellersberger Bauunternehmung Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
Livestream: NOT an inevitable consequence of war
Cordula Droege | Moderator
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence) | Panelist
Monica Ferro | Panelist
UNFPA, Director Geneva office
Michel Anglade | Panelist
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office)
Peter Maurer | President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Excerpt from the speech
Pascal Hufschmid | Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Excerpt from the speech
Franziska Greber | Artist
Excerpt the speech
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker | US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Excerpt from the speech
SUPPORT
US Mission to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Fachstelle Kultur des Kantons Zürich
Peter Maurer | President of the ICRC: Letter of Recommendation
Details about the ICRC campaign on the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict | International Committee of the Red Cross
Solo Exhibition
against sexual violence in conflict in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC & the United Nations Office at Geneva
Place du Rhone
dead tree – upside down
Palais des Nations | Geneva
dead tree – upside down
The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
(Honored to provide the cover with the UPROOTED installation at the Palais des Nations)
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker, US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Peter Maurer
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00 min
(in English & en Français)
Theiler Metallbau AG Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
Peter Maurer | President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Excerpt from the speech
Pascal Hufschmid | Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Excerpt from the speech
Franziska Greber | Artist
Excerpt from the speech
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker | US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Excerpt from the speech
Livestream: NOT an inevitable consequence of war
Cordula Droege | Moderator
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence) | Panelist
Monica Ferro | Panelist
UNFPA, Director Geneva office
Michel Anglade | Panelist
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office)
Video | 10:44 min
Place du Rhone | City Center
Palais des Nations | UN Geneva | Ariana Park
Palais des Nations | Geneva
Alessandra Vellucci | Collaboration Partner | Director United Information Service | Palais des Nations | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 01:21 min
Francesco Pisano | Director United Nations Library | Head of the Cultural Activities Committee | Palais des Nations | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 01:35 min
May Maloney | Collaboration Partner | Deputy Head Adressing Sexual Violence | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Geneva | Switzerland
Video | 04:52 min
Diane Boulay | Humanitarian Affairs – Program Specialist | U.S. Mission to the UN and Other Organizations | Geneva | Switzerland Video
Video | 06:05 min
Palais des Nations | Geneva
Video | 45:00 min
(In English, French, German and Spanish)
Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 09:31 min
(in English)
Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 21:30 min
(en Français)
Korporation Horw
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
ZPF Ingenieure Basel
(auf Deutsch)
Kellersberger Bauunternehmung Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)
Livestream: NOT an inevitable consequence of war
Cordula Droege | Moderator
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence) | Panelist
Monica Ferro | Panelist
UNFPA, Director Geneva office
Michel Anglade | Panelist
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office)
Peter Maurer | President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Excerpt from the speech
Pascal Hufschmid | Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Excerpt from the speech
Franziska Greber | Artist
Excerpt the speech
Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker | US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Excerpt from the speech
US Mission to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Fachstelle Kultur des Kantons Zürich
Peter Maurer | President of the ICRC: Letter of Recommendation
Details about the ICRC campaign on the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict | International Committee of the Red Cross
International Group Exhibition
in collaboration with Li Dan | Founder, Director & Curator Crossroads Centre
UNTOLD STORIES
Texts
Five shirts featuring texts by women from China, displayed on the floor.
Julia Broussard | Head of the Office | UN Women China
Li Dan | Director & Curator | Crossroads Centre | Beijing
Reuters China | Excerpt | 00:42 min
The Shirts
This shirt had been laid secretly among the others the day after the opening of the exhibition.
Woman from Zimbabwe, writing on a white shirt with a red pen
(Red as a color was not accepted by the World Trade Center, I opted for black and white photos.)
Photo
Text by a woman from Mauritius
Photo
Text by a woman from Zimbabwe
CURATOR Crossroads Centre Art Space
Li Dan | Director
Chinese NGO organization that seeks to raise awareness about women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights in China through the use of film and art
CURATORS World Trade Center
Ms. Roselyn | General Manager of Trends Lounge | China World Trade Center | Beijing
Li Dan | Director | Crossroads Centre | Beijing
