NOWHERE NoWhere NowHere

Galata Museo del Mare | Genoa | Italy | 2024

Group Exhibition

SEA. Liquid Paradigm | Visions of the World between Analogue and Digital | Biennale Le latitudini dell´arte | Svitzerland / Italy | VI Edition


NOWHERE NoWhere NowHere an art project on exclusion, social & political participation

The focus is on five people who live in Genoa and whose stories are connected to the sea in various ways. They talk about their experiences with exclusion and visions on participation. It shows a diverse and colorful society. The potential lost due to exclusion also becomes visible.

The casual encounters took place on the street, where the interviews were also conducted. The original texts and translations have not been censored, edited or corrected.

The voices of the participants are to be listened in an Audio of 32 min and to and read in the opposite space.

NOWHERE NoWhere NowHere | 2024
Container | fishing equipment | buoy | ropes | tarpaulins | plants | watering can | 300 x 200 x 220 cm

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The voices of the five people interviewed could be heard from inside the installation NOWHERE NowWhere NowHere | Audio | 31:55 min

The transcribed interviews could also be read in the original language and translation into Italian and English | Statments.pdf

OPENING

Virginia Monteverde (Curator & Initiator) and Viana Conti (Art Critic)

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Viana Conti | about NOWHERE NoWhere NowHere | Video 02:16 min

WORK IN PROGRESS

Looking for material

With the help from two fisherman

Setting up in the Galata Museo del Mare

Curator Virginia Monteverde

Printing the texts of the interviews

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | 2024

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Video | 10:59 min
(various languages – with English subtitles)

CURATOR & INITIATOR
Virginia Monteverde | Genoa

ART CRITIC
Viana Conti | Genova

OPENING SPEECH
Virginia Monteverde & Viana Conti

SUPPORT
Emanuele Frecceri, Genoa

WOMEN

Reinbeckhallen | Berlin | Germany | 2024


Solo Show
in collaboration with Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen (BIG e.V.) Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | steel frame | red carpet | 600 x 2000 cm

WOMEN IN THE DARK – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Vernissage

INVISIBLE | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm

BACKWARDS | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm

WOMEN | 2024
mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets
Video | 20:00 min

18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.

SILENCE(D) | 2024
walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm

3 socio-political and 3 personal questions on the topic of silence and speaking:

What should we talk about? — Is there something I have never told anyone?
What do we avoid? — What are my fears?
What changes are needed to lead this dialogue? — What requirements are needed to discuss my concern?

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

HE(A)R | 2024
Audio installation | 60:00 min
garbage bags | sofa | armchairs

60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany

FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022
Video | 75:00 min

BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope

the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation

BACKSTAGE | 2024 
China:        Video | 03:07 min
India:         Video | 03:37 min
Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

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Walking through the Exhibition
Video | 02:40 min


DANCE IMPROVISATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK  – aufruhr des schweigens ‘

Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

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Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)

‘THE POWER OF THE ARTS – TRANSFORMING SOCIETY’

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Video | 02:20 min

WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”

More information: Women in the Dark – THE POWER OF THE ARTS

Torsten Albig, Managing Director Philip Morris Germany | Franziska Greber | Dr. Doris Felbinger, Managing Director BIG e.V.

GUESTBOOK | GÄSTEBUCH | 2024

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | 2024

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Video | 32:00 min

(in German & English)

DANCE IMPROVISATION


Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)


TALK

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

SUPPORT

‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU Veranstaltungstechnik Berlin

OPENING SPEECHES

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin

Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen

Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany

SILENCE(D)

Reinbeckhallen | Berlin | Germany | 2024

Solo Show
in collaboration with Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen (BIG e.V.) Stiftung Reinbeckhallen 

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | steel frame | red carpet | 600 x 2000 cm

WOMEN IN THE DARK – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Vernissage

INVISIBLE | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm

BACKWARDS | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm

WOMEN | 2024
mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets
Video | 20:00 min

18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.

SILENCE(D) | 2024
walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm

3 socio-political and 3 personal questions on the topic of silence and speaking:

What should we talk about? — Is there something I have never told anyone?
What do we avoid? — What are my fears? —
What changes are needed to lead this dialogue? — What requirements are needed to discuss my concern?

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

HE(A)R | 2024
Audio installation | 60:00 min
garbage bags | sofa | armchairs

60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany

FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022
Video | 75:00 min

BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope

the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation

BACKSTAGE | 2024 
China:        Video | 03:07 min
India:         Video | 03:37 min
Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

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Walking through the Exhibition
Video | 02:40 min


DANCE IMPROVISATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK  – aufruhr des schweigens ‘

Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

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Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)

‘THE POWER OF THE ARTS – TRANSFORMING SOCIETY’

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Video | 02:20 min

WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”

More information: Women in the Dark – THE POWER OF THE ARTS

Torsten Albig, Managing Director Philip Morris Germany | Franziska Greber | Dr. Doris Felbinger, Managing Director BIG e.V.

GUESTBOOK | GÄSTEBUCH | 2024

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | 2024

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Video | 32:00 min

(in German & English)

SUPPORT

‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU Veranstaltungstechnik Berlin

OPENING SPEECHES

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin

Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen

Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany

HE(A)R | Berlin

Reinbeckhallen | Berlin | Germany | 2024

Solo Show
in collaboration with Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen (BIG e.V.) Stiftung Reinbeckhallen 

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | steel frame | red carpet | 600 x 2000 cm

WOMEN IN THE DARK – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Vernissage

INVISIBLE | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm

BACKWARDS | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm

WOMEN | 2024

mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets
Video | 20:00 min

18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.

SILENCE(D) | 2024

walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm

3 socio-political and 3 personal questions on the topic of silence and speaking:

What should we talk about? — Is there something I have never told anyone?
What do we avoid? — What are my fears?
What changes are needed to lead this dialogue? — What requirements are needed to discuss my concern?

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

HE(A)R | 2024
Audio installation | 60:00 min
garbage bags | sofa | armchairs

60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany

FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022
Video | 75:00 min

BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope

the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation

BACKSTAGE | 2024 
China:        Video | 03:07 min
India:         Video | 03:37 min
Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

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Walking through the Exhibition
Video | 02:40 min


DANCE IMPROVISATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK  – aufruhr des schweigens ‘

Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)

‘THE POWER OF THE ARTS – TRANSFORMING SOCIETY’

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 02:20 min

WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”

More information: Women in the Dark – THE POWER OF THE ARTS

Torsten Albig, Managing Director Philip Morris Germany | Franziska Greber | Dr. Doris Felbinger, Managing Director BIG e.V.

GUESTBOOK | GÄSTEBUCH | 2024

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | 2024

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 32:00 min

(in German & English)

DANCE IMPROVISATION


Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)


TALK

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

SUPPORT

‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU Veranstaltungstechnik Berlin

OPENING SPEECHES

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin

Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen

Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany

BACKWARDS

Reinbeckhallen | Berlin | Germany | 2024


Solo Show
in collaboration with Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen (BIG e.V.) Stiftung Reinbeckhallen 

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | steel frame | red carpet | 600 x 2000 cm

WOMEN IN THE DARK – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Vernissage

INVISIBLE | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm

BACKWARDS | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm

WOMEN | 2024mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets
Video | 20:00 min

18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.

SILENCE(D) | 2024walkable spiral with 6 questions | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm

3 socio-political and 3 personal questions on the topic of silence and speaking:

What should we talk about? — Is there something I have never told anyone?
What do we avoid? — What are my fears?
What changes are needed to lead this dialogue? — What requirements are needed to discuss my concern?

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

HE(A)R | 2024
Audio installation | 60:00 min
garbage bags | sofa | armchairs

60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany

FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022
Video | 75:00 min

BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope

the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation

BACKSTAGE | 2024 
China:        Video | 03:07 min
India:         Video | 03:37 min
Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Walking through the Exhibition
Video | 02:40 min


DANCE IMPROVISATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK  – aufruhr des schweigens ‘

Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

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Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)

‘THE POWER OF THE ARTS – TRANSFORMING SOCIETY’

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 02:20 min

WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”

More information: Women in the Dark – THE POWER OF THE ARTS

Torsten Albig, Managing Director Philip Morris Germany | Franziska Greber | Dr. Doris Felbinger, Managing Director BIG e.V.

GUESTBOOK | GÄSTEBUCH | 2024

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | 2024

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 32:00 min

(in German & English)

DANCE IMPROVISATION


Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)


TALK

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

SUPPORT

‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU Veranstaltungstechnik Berlin

OPENING SPEECHES

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin

Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen

Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | Berlin

Reinbeckhallen | Berlin | Germany | 2024

Solo Show
in collaboration with Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen (BIG e.V.) Stiftung Reinbeckhallen 

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | steel frame | red carpet | 600 x 2000 cm

WOMEN IN THE DARK – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Vernissage

INVISIBLE | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm

BACKWARDS | 2024
steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm

WOMEN | 2024mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets
Video | 20:00 min

18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.

SILENCE(D) | 2024walkable spiral with 6 questions | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

HE(A)R | 2024
Audio installation | 60:00 min
garbage bags | sofa | armchairs

60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany

FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022
Video | 75:00 min

BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope

the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation

BACKSTAGE | 2024 
China:        Video | 03:07 min
India:         Video | 03:37 min
Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Walking through the Exhibition
Video | 02:40 min


DANCE IMPROVISATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK  – aufruhr des schweigens ‘

Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)

‘THE POWER OF THE ARTS – TRANSFORMING SOCIETY’

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 02:20 min

WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”

More information: Women in the Dark – THE POWER OF THE ARTS

Torsten Albig, Managing Director Philip Morris Germany | Franziska Greber | Dr. Doris Felbinger, Managing Director BIG e.V.

GUESTBOOK | GÄSTEBUCH | 2024

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | 2024

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 32:00 min

(in German & English)

DANCE IMPROVISATION


Maira Aldana Baeza | Dancer | Santiago de Chile | Chile
Smilla Osswald | Singer | Berlin | Germany

The Performance was a participatory project in the exhibition ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens’

More information: Maira Aldana Baeza – Stiftung Reinbeckhallen

By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations

Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)


TALK

AND NOW … ?
Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices

The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience.
The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin

More information (in German): UND JETZT… 

SUPPORT

‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU Veranstaltungstechnik Berlin

OPENING SPEECHES

Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin

Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin

Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen

Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany

UPROOTED

Palais des Nations | Geneva | 2022


Solo show
in collaboration with the United Nations Office in Geneva & International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC

UPROOTED & APART | 2022

an Exhibition against Sexual Violence in Conflict

UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down | 800cm x Ø400cm | Concrete base | 150x175cm

UPROOTED | 2022

PLACE DU RHONE | GENEVA

UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down | 800cm x Ø400cm | concrete base | 150x175cm


UNIDIR Addressing Weapons in Conflict-related Sexual Violence

The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf


APART | 2022

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MUSEUM | GENEVA 

APART
steel | red clothes | ropes | Ø350cm

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, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

STATEMENTS FROM VISITORS; RÉFLEXIONS DES VISITEURS 

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00min
(in English & en Français)

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GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

Theiler Metallbau AG Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)

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PANEL ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT 

LivestreamNOT an inevitable consequence of war – YouTube


Opening statement
Peter Maurer
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Excerpt from Peter Maurers speech

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Opening Remarks
Pascal Hufschmid
Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Excerpt from  Pascal Hufschmid’s speech

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Opening Remarks
Franziska Greber
Artist and Psychotherapist

Excerpt from  Franziska Greber’s speech

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Moderator
Cordula Droege
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross

Panelists
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence)

Monica Ferro
UNFPA, Director Geneva office

Michel Anglade
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office).

Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker
US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva

Excerpt from Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker’s speech

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UPROOTED – WORK IN PROGRESS

Place du Rhone

Palais des Nations

APART – WORK IN PROGRESS

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION PARTNERS

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Palais des Nations | Geneva
May Maloney (ICRC) | Alessandra Velluci (UN Geneva) | Francesco Pisano (UN Geneva) | Diane Boulay (US Mission)
Video | 14:28 min

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS

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Palais des Nations | Geneva
Video | 45:00 min
(In English, French, German and Spanish)

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Place du Rhone | Geneva
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(en Français)

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GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

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Fachstelle Kultur des Kantons Zürich


Peter Maurer | President of the ICRC: Letter of Recommendation
International Committee of the Red Cross: https://bit.ly/3NSOJhv

UNIDIR ADRESSING WEAPONS IN CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE 

The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf

APART

2022 | APART | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum MICR | Geneva

in collaboration with International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum MICR & the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC

UPROOTED & APART

an Exhibition against Sexual Violence in Conflict 

APART
steel | red clothes | ropes | Ø350cm

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, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

UPROOTED | 2022

PALAIS DES NATIONS | GENEVA 

UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down | 800cm x Ø400cm | Concrete base | 150x175cm

UPROOTED | 2022

PLACE DU RHONE | GENEVA

UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down | 800cm x Ø400cm | concrete base | 150x175cm


UNIDIR Adressing Weapons in Conflict-related Sexual Violence 

The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf

STATEMENTS FROM VISITORS; RÉFLEXIONS DES VISITEURS 

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00min
(in English & en Français)

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GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

Theiler Metallbau AG Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)

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PANEL ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT 

LivestreamNOT an inevitable consequence of war – YouTube


Opening statement
Peter Maurer
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Excerpt from Peter Maurers speech

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Opening Remarks
Pascal Hufschmid
Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Excerpt from  Pascal Hufschmid’s speech

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Opening Remarks
Franziska Greber
Artist and Psychotherapist

Excerpt from  Franziska Greber’s speech

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Moderator
Cordula Droege
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross

Panelists
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence)

Monica Ferro
UNFPA, Director Geneva office

Michel Anglade
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office).

Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker
US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva

Excerpt from Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker’s speech

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UPROOTED – WORK IN PROGRESS

Place du Rhone

Palais des Nations

APART – WORK IN PROGRESS

STATEMENTS FROM VISITORS; RÉFLEXIONS DES VISITEURS | GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00 min
(in English & en Français)

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION PARTNERS

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Palais des Nations | Geneva
May Maloney (ICRC) | Alessandra Velluci (UN Geneva) | Francesco Pisano (UN Geneva) | Diane Boulay (US Mission)
Video | 14:28 min

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS

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Palais des Nations | Geneva
Video | 45:00 min
(In English, French, German and Spanish)

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Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 21:30 min
(en Français)

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GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

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Korporation Horw
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Fachstelle Kultur des Kantons Zürich



Peter Maurer | President of the ICRC: Letter of Recommendation
International Committee of the Red Cross: https://bit.ly/3NSOJhv
International Red Cross and Red Cresent Museum: https://bit.ly/3vPuFFM 

UPROOTED

Place du Rhone | Geneva | 2022


Solo show
in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC & City of Geneva

UPROOTED & APART | 2022

an Exhibition against Sexual Violence in Conflict

UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down | 800cm x Ø 400cm | concrete base | 150cm x 175cm

UPROOTED | 2022

PALAIS DES NATIONS | GENEVA 

UPROOTED
dead tree | upside down | 800cm x Ø 400cm | Concrete base | 150cm x 175cm


UNIDIR Adressing Weapons in Conflict-related Sexual Violence

The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox | Hana Salama | June 16 | 2023
UNIDIR_Addressing_Weapons_in_Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence.pdf


APART | 2022

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MUSEUM | GENEVA 

APART
steel | red clothes | ropes | Ø 350cm

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, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

STATEMENTS FROM VISITORS; RÉFLEXIONS DES VISITEURS 

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | 12:00 min
(in English & en Français)

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GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

Theiler Metallbau AG Wädenswil
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)

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PANEL ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT 

LivestreamNOT an inevitable consequence of war – YouTube


Opening statement
Peter Maurer
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Excerpt from Peter Maurers speech

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Opening Remarks
Pascal Hufschmid
Executive Director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Excerpt from  Pascal Hufschmid’s speech

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Opening Remarks
Franziska Greber
Artist and Psychotherapist

Excerpt from  Franziska Greber’s speech

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Moderator
Cordula Droege
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Law, International Committee of the Red Cross

Panelists
Survivor of conflict related sexual violence and member of the SEMA Network (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence)

Monica Ferro
UNFPA, Director Geneva office

Michel Anglade
Save the Children (Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office).

Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker
US Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva

Excerpt from Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker’s speech

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UPROOTED – WORK IN PROGRESS

Place du Rhone

Palais des Nations

APART – WORK IN PROGRESS

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION PARTNERS

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Palais des Nations | Geneva
May Maloney (ICRC) | Alessandra Velluci (UN Geneva) | Francesco Pisano (UN Geneva) | Diane Boulay (US Mission)
Video | 14:28 min

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS

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Palais des Nations | Geneva
Video | 45:00 min
(In English, French, German and Spanish)

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Place du Rhone | Geneva
Video | 21:30 min
(en Français)

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GEDANKEN ZUR ZUSAMMENARBEIT

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Korporation Horw
(auf Schweizerdeutsch)

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ZPF Ingenieure Basel
(auf Deutsch)

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Kellersberger Bauunternehmung Wädenswil
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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
International Committee of the Red Cross: https://bit.ly/3NSOJhv