Exhibition Tour by Erfurt Kultur
Reel | 01:36

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS

Unexpected participation in the writing process of a work completed for Germany in 2021.
Inspired by their visit to the exhibition, women from Thuringia spontaneously shared their personal stories too.

APART

Photo: Falko Behr

BEAT

Photo: Falko Behr

BACKSTAGE China, India and Mauritius

SHIRTS
The video features all 690 shirts created by women from Germany, including their writings and drawings

Shirts mit Zeichnungen
Photos

Photo: Falko Behr

BUCH
The book contains all 690 texts written by women from Germany in their original language as well as in German translation.

WOMEN

HE(A)R

WOMEN WRITING
Mauritius

BREAK

FACETTEN DER PARTIZIPATION
In the video, people and organizations involved in the process of ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany‘ approach the topic of participation from different perspectives. Their voices, experiences, and positions emerge as multifaceted reflections on questions of involvement, responsibility, and visibility.

WOMEN WRITING
Photographs from all eight countries that have participated in WOMEN IN THE DARK since 2016: Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Switzerland, Chile, and Germany.

RESONANCE from Visitors and Collaboration Partners on the exhibition ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens‘: reflections on the voices of the women who shared their experiences, and on the themes of discrimination and violence: Meckelhalle Freiburg, Reinbeckhallen Berlin, Galerie im Burggrafiat Alzey.

Space for Information, Encounters and Events

BEYOND. Wie lange schon? Wie lange noch?

VERNISSAGE

Photo: Falko Behr

Photo: Falko Behr

From the left: Susette Schubert (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Erfurt); Dr. Helga Herzfeld, Kooperationspartnerin (Leiterin Koordinierungsstelle Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Susanne Knorr, Kooperationspartnerin (Kuratorin Kunsthalle Erfurt); Nadja Sthamer, Kooperationspartnerin (Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Franziska Greber (Artist and Initiator WOMEN IN THE DARK); Katharina Schenk, Kooperationspartnerin (Thüringer Ministerin für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Prof. Dr. Elke Werner, Kooperationspartnerin (Direktorin der Kunstmuseen Erfurt); Sabine Guntau, Projektpartnerin (Referentin Koordinierung Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Olga Gutfreund-Soer (Administration Officer, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION & PROJECT PARTNERS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

Nadja Sthamer | State Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Federal State of Thuringia
Photo: Dirk Urban

Katharina Schenk | Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family of Thuringia
Photo: Falko Behr

Sabine Guntau | Projectpartner WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens | Kunsthalle Erfurt
(Resonance contribution to follow soon)
Photo: Dirk Urban

Dr. Helga Herzfeld | Head of the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Istanbul Convention
Photo: Dirk Urban

GÄSTEBUCH | Kunsthalle Erfurt
32 Seiten, 131 Einträge

AKTION DER THÜRINGER GLEICHSTELLUNGSBEAUFTRAGTEN
Ganz in Weiss

„WIR TRAGEN HEUTE WEISS“ (Facebook-Beitrag)

PERFORMANCE

Tanztheater Erfurt performing within the installation AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS at the Lange Nacht der Museen
Choreography: Ester Ambrosino
Dancers: Ester Ambrosino & Lucina Giarratana
Music: Michael Krause
Video | 04:32 (Excerpt)

Lucina Giarratana, Franziska Greber, Ester Ambrosino

Panel Discussion

Artists Franziska Greber (Zurich) and Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt) in conversation with Helga Herzfeld from the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Together, they explore the possibilities and necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration with social stakeholders to make discrimination against women visible, discuss strategies for the prevention of violence, and address questions of equality and human rights.

Moderated by Elke Werner, Director of the Erfurt Art Museums, and Susanne Knorr, Curator of Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Further documentation of the accompanying events will follow soon.

WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens brings to light the realities of gender-based discrimination and violence in Germany. The project was supported by DER PARITÄTISCHE in Bavaria, with Antje Krüger as project partner, and by the Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women BIG e.V., with Patricia Kielinger as project partner. Around 150 organizations across 12 German federal states engaged 690 women, who wrote about their experiences on white shirts with red permanent markers in more than 40 languages.

Support
Kunsthalle Erfurt
Ministerium für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen
‚The Power of The Arts‘ by Philip Morris GmbH

Sponsor
Blackline Erfurt

Exhibition Tour by Erfurt Kultur
Reel | 01:36

BEAT

Photo: Falko Behr

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS

Unexpected participation in the writing process of a work completed for Germany in 2021.
Inspired by their visit to the exhibition, women from Thuringia spontaneously shared their personal stories too.

APART

Photo: Falko Behr

BACKSTAGE China, India and Mauritius

SHIRTS
The video features all 690 shirts created by women from Germany, including their writings and drawings

Shirts mit Zeichnungen
Photos

Photo: Falko Behr

BUCH
The book contains all 690 texts written by women from Germany in their original language as well as in German translation.

WOMEN

HE(A)R

WOMEN WRITING
Mauritius

BREAK

FACETTEN DER PARTIZIPATION
In the video, people and organizations involved in the process of ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany‘ approach the topic of participation from different perspectives. Their voices, experiences, and positions emerge as multifaceted reflections on questions of involvement, responsibility, and visibility.

WOMEN WRITING
Photographs from all eight countries that have participated in WOMEN IN THE DARK since 2016: Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Switzerland, Chile, and Germany.

RESONANCE from Visitors and Collaboration Partners on the exhibition ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens‘: reflections on the voices of the women who shared their experiences, and on the themes of discrimination and violence: Meckelhalle Freiburg, Reinbeckhallen Berlin, Galerie im Burggrafiat Alzey.

Space for Information, Encounters and Events

BEYOND. Wie lange schon? Wie lange noch?

VERNISSAGE

Photo: Falko Behr

Photo: Falko Behr

From the left: Susette Schubert (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Erfurt); Dr. Helga Herzfeld, Kooperationspartnerin (Leiterin Koordinierungsstelle Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Susanne Knorr, Kooperationspartnerin (Kuratorin Kunsthalle Erfurt); Nadja Sthamer, Kooperationspartnerin (Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Franziska Greber (Artist and Initiator WOMEN IN THE DARK); Katharina Schenk, Kooperationspartnerin (Thüringer Ministerin für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Prof. Dr. Elke Werner, Kooperationspartnerin (Direktorin der Kunstmuseen Erfurt); Sabine Guntau, Projektpartnerin (Referentin Koordinierung Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Olga Gutfreund-Soer (Administration Officer, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION & PROJECT PARTNERS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

Nadja Sthamer | State Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Federal State of Thuringia
Photo: Dirk Urban

Katharina Schenk | Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family of Thuringia
Photo: Falko Behr

Sabine Guntau | Projectpartner WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens | Kunsthalle Erfurt
(Resonance contribution to follow soon)
Photo: Dirk Urban

Dr. Helga Herzfeld | Head of the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Istanbul Convention
Photo: Dirk Urban

GÄSTEBUCH | Kunsthalle Erfurt
32 Seiten, 131 Einträge

AKTION DER THÜRINGER GLEICHSTELLUNGSBEAUFTRAGTEN
Ganz in Weiss

„WIR TRAGEN HEUTE WEISS“ (Facebook-Beitrag)

PERFORMANCE

Tanztheater Erfurt performing within the installation AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS at the Lange Nacht der Museen
Choreography: Ester Ambrosino
Dancers: Ester Ambrosino & Lucina Giarratana
Music: Michael Krause
Video | 04:32 (Excerpt)

Lucina Giarratana, Franziska Greber, Ester Ambrosino

Panel Discussion

Artists Franziska Greber (Zurich) and Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt) in conversation with Helga Herzfeld from the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Together, they explore the possibilities and necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration with social stakeholders to make discrimination against women visible, discuss strategies for the prevention of violence, and address questions of equality and human rights.

Moderated by Elke Werner, Director of the Erfurt Art Museums, and Susanne Knorr, Curator of Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Further documentation of the accompanying events will follow soon.

WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens brings to light the realities of gender-based discrimination and violence in Germany. The project was supported by DER PARITÄTISCHE in Bavaria, with Antje Krüger as project partner, and by the Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women BIG e.V., with Patricia Kielinger as project partner. Around 150 organizations across 12 German federal states engaged 690 women, who wrote about their experiences on white shirts with red permanent markers in more than 40 languages.

Support
Kunsthalle Erfurt
Ministerium für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen
‚The Power of The Arts‘ by Philip Morris GmbH

Sponsor
Blackline Erfurt

Exhibition Tour by Erfurt Kultur
Reel | 01:36

BEYOND. Wie lange schon? Wie lange noch?

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS

Unexpected participation in the writing process of a work completed for Germany in 2021.
Inspired by their visit to the exhibition, women from Thuringia spontaneously shared their personal stories too.

BACKSTAGE
Videos

SHIRTS mit Zeichnungen
Photos

SHIRTS
The video features all 690 shirts created by women from Germany, including their writings and drawings

Photo: Falko Behr

BUCH
The book contains all 690 texts written by women from Germany in their original language as well as in German translation.

APART

Photo: Falko Behr

BEAT

Photo: Falko Behr

WOMEN

HE(A)R

WOMEN WRITING
Mauritius

BREAK

FACETTEN DER PARTIZIPATION
In the video, people and organizations involved in the process of ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany‘ approach the topic of participation from different perspectives. Their voices, experiences, and positions emerge as multifaceted reflections on questions of involvement, responsibility, and visibility.

WOMEN WRITING
Photographs from all eight countries that have participated in WOMEN IN THE DARK since 2016: Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Switzerland, Chile, and Germany.

RESONANCE from Visitors and Collaboration Partners on the exhibition ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens‘: reflections on the voices of the women who shared their experiences, and on the themes of discrimination and violence.

Space for Information, Encounters and Events

VERNISSAGE

Photo: Falko Behr

Photo: Falko Behr

From the left:
– Susette Schubert (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Erfurt)
– Dr. Helga Herzfeld, Kooperationspartnerin (Leiterin Koordinierungsstelle Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Susanne Knorr, Kooperationspartnerin (Kuratorin Kunsthalle Erfurt)
– Nadja Sthamer, Kooperationspartnerin (Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Franziska Greber (Artist and Initiator WOMEN IN THE DARK)
– Katharina Schenk, Kooperationspartnerin (Thüringer Ministerin für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Prof. Dr. Elke Werner, Kooperationspartnerin (Direktorin der Kunstmuseen Erfurt)
– Sabine Guntau, Projektpartnerin (Referentin Koordinierung Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Olga Gutfreund-Soer (Administration Officer, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION & PROJECT PARTNERS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

Nadja Sthamer | State Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Federal State of Thuringia
Photo: Dirk Urban

Katharina Schenk | Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family of Thuringia
Photo: Falko Behr

Sabine Guntau | Projectpartner WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens | Kunsthalle Erfurt
(Resonance contribution to follow soon)
Photo: Dirk Urban

Dr. Helga Herzfeld | Head of the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Istanbul Convention
Photo: Dirk Urban

GÄSTEBUCH | Kunsthalle Erfurt
32 Seiten, 131 Einträge

AKTION DER THÜRINGER GLEICHSTELLUNGSBEAUFTRAGTEN
Ganz in Weiss

„WIR TRAGEN HEUTE WEISS“ (Facebook-Beitrag)

PERFORMANCE

Tanztheater Erfurt performing within the installation AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS at the Lange Nacht der Museen
Choreography: Ester Ambrosino
Dancers: Ester Ambrosino & Lucina Giarratana
Music: Michael Krause
Video | 04:32 (Excerpt)

Lucina Giarratana, Franziska Greber, Ester Ambrosino

Panel Discussion

Artists Franziska Greber (Zurich) and Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt) in conversation with Helga Herzfeld from the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Together, they explore the possibilities and necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration with social stakeholders to make discrimination against women visible, discuss strategies for the prevention of violence, and address questions of equality and human rights.

Moderated by Elke Werner, Director of the Erfurt Art Museums, and Susanne Knorr, Curator of Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Further documentation of the accompanying events will follow soon.

WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens brings to light the realities of gender-based discrimination and violence in Germany. The project was supported by DER PARITÄTISCHE in Bavaria, with Antje Krüger as project partner, and by the Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women BIG e.V., with Patricia Kielinger as project partner. Around 150 organizations across 12 German federal states engaged 690 women, who wrote about their experiences on white shirts with red permanent markers in more than 40 languages.

Support
Kunsthalle Erfurt
Ministerium für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen
‚The Power of The Arts‘ by Philip Morris GmbH

Sponsor
Blackline Erfurt

An exhibition against sexual and gender-based violence

From left — at the Opening: Franziska Greber; Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; Deike Potzel, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the UN Geneva; Dr Robin Geiss, Director UNIDIR

From left — Collaboration Partners: Hana Salama (UNIDIR); Franziska Greber; Aleksandra Lankamer and Renata Hessmann Dalaqua (UNIDIR)

Closing Remarks by Hana Salama
Video | 05:14 min

Closing Remarks by Franziska Greber
Video | 06:40 min

WOMEN WRITING – Photos of women during the writing process
Video | 07:52 min

RECEPTION: Art and advocacy against gender-based violence

Connecting to the immersive Art Installation DISARMING SILENCE, the event will be an opportunity to discuss how art, advocacy and research are levers of action against gender-based violence.

Reception: Art and advocacy against gender-based violence 

Dr Denis Mukwege, Founder and Chair of the Global Survivors Fund, Nobel Peace Prize 2018 Laureate

Iryna Dovgan, Head of SEMA Ukraine

From left: Hana Salama; Iryna Dovgan, Head of SEMA Ukraine; Franziska Greber; Esther Dingemans, Executive Director of the Global Survivors Fund; Dr Denis Mukwege, Founder and Chair of the Global Survivors Fund, Nobel Peace Prize 2018 Laureate; Erica Schouten, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN.

From left: Erica Schouten, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Netherlands Mission to the UN, Geneva; Vera Duin, Senior Communications Advisor to the Netherlands Mission to the UN in Geneva

Delegates‘ Lounge, UN Geneva

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION PARTNERS

Hana Salama | Researcher | Integrated Approaches – Gender and Disarmament Programme | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | UN Geneva

Aleksandra Lankamer | Graduate Professional | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | UN Geneva

Dr Robin Geiss | Director | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | UN Geneva

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS

Support
Permanent Missions of Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Norway to the UN Office in Geneva, and UN Women

Sponsor
Rotary Zürich-Bellevue
Stadt Wädenswil
RentaBus.ch

THE OTHER DIRECTION
The global debate about the direction we are heading in—whether it’s the right direction, the wrong direction, no direction at all, or a completely lost direction—has become an existential question, felt even in the microcosm of everyday life. The art project THE OTHER DIRECTION explores this very notion through the lived experiences of passengers on Genoa’s No. 1 bus. As the bus moves in one physical direction—from the city center to the outskirts—the project traces another direction: that of the untold stories of women commuters.

SMELLS | ODORE | 2025
Video | 11:32 min (no sound)
Ten women from each of the seven neighborhoods along the route from the city center to Voltri (Centro, Sampierdarena, Cornigliano, Sestri Ponente, Pegli, Prà, and Voltri) collect a characteristic smell from their area — one they either like (white plastic bag) or dislike (yellow plastic bag)

Collection of Seventy Smells.

THIS IS ME | SONO IO | 2025
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1 traveling from the city center to Voltri
(You will find all portraits under ‚interviews‘: watch the videos and read the text in English and Italian)

VOCI ASSENTI | ABSENT VOICES | 2025
Video | 02:24 min

WELCOME | 2025

TALKING TO STRANGERS | PARLARE CON SCONOSCIUTI | 2025

STANZA BUIA | DARK ROOM | 2025
Five hundred photos of women taken on bus Nr. 1
Soundtrack of the night bus created by students of the N. Paganini Conservatory, Genoa

DOORS | 2025

EXIT | 2025

FROM GENOA CENTRO TO VOLTRI – THROUGH THE PONENTE COAST | 2025
4 Videos | each about 40:00 min

Interviews with LUCA BORZANI (historian) and LUISA STAGI (sociologist) | 2025
Video | 18:24 min

LUCA BORZANI & LUISA STAGI
Transcript and translation of the interviews into English

Selected materials from Medi – Center for Studies on Mediation

Interview with an AMT BUS DRIVER of Line 1 | 2025

AMT
Transcript of the interview in English

Installation by Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova

VERNISSAGE

Virtual walkthrough the exhibition THE OTHER DIRECTION | 2025
Video | 01:59 min

THIS IS ME | SONO IO
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1

AM
Video | 05:36 min

AM
Transcript of the interview

DA
Video | 07:41 min

DA
Transcript of the interview

MA
Video | 07:07 min

MA
Transcript of the interview

LI
Video | 05:53 min

LI
Transcript of the interview

VI
Video | 07:00 min

VI
Transcript of the interview

AL
Video | 07:24 min

AL
Transcript of the interview

NN
Video | 07:41 min

NN
Transcript of the interview

Partner
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, AMT Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Medì Centro Studi Migrazioni nel Mediterraneo, Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini 

Sponsor
Villa Montallegro

Sponsor tecnici
Teatro della Tosse, Fuoriscena, A Cà dö Dria, WOMEN IN THE DARK Switzerland

Studentesse e studenti partecipanti
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova – Orsola Bruzzone, Beatrice Coletti, Vittoria De Barbieri, Chiara pagano, Andrea Pistone, Uliana Mushi, Emma Scala
Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini di Genova – Chiara Ciancarini, Violetta Ghrzn Ghersina

THE OTHER DIRECTION
The global debate about the direction we are heading in—whether it’s the right direction, the wrong direction, no direction at all, or a completely lost direction—has become an existential question, felt even in the microcosm of everyday life. The art project THE OTHER DIRECTION explores this very notion through the lived experiences of passengers on Genoa’s No. 1 bus. As the bus moves in one physical direction—from the city center to the outskirts—the project traces another direction: that of the untold stories of women commuters.

STANZA BUIA | DARK ROOM
Five hundred photos of women taken on bus Nr. 1
Soundtrack of the night bus created by students of the N. Paganini Conservatory, Genoa

ODORE | SMELLS | 2025
Video | 11:32 min (no sound)
Ten women from each of the seven neighborhoods along the route from the city center to Voltri (Centro, Sampierdarena, Cornigliano, Sestri Ponente, Pegli, Prà, and Voltri) collect a characteristic smell from their area — one they either like (white plastic bag) or dislike (yellow plastic bag)

Collection of Seventy Smells.

SONO IO | THIS IS ME | 2025
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1 traveling from the city center to Voltri
(You will find all portraits under ‚interviews‘: watch the videos and read the text in English and Italian)

VOCI ASSENTI | ABSENT VOICES | 2025
Video | 02:24 min

WELCOME | 2025

PARLARE CON SCONOSCIUTI | TALKING TO STRANGERS | 2025

DOORS | 2025

EXIT | 2025

FROM GENOA CENTRO TO VOLTRI – THROUGH THE PONENTE COAST | 2025
4 Videos | each about 40:00 min

Interviews with LUCA BORZANI (historian) and LUISA STAGI (sociologist) | 2025
Video | 18:24 min

LUCA BORZANI & LUISA STAGI
Transcript and translation of the interviews into English

Selected materials from Medi – Center for Studies on Mediation

Interview with an AMT BUS DRIVER of Line 1 | 2025

AMT
Transcript of the interview in English

Installation by Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova

VERNISSAGE

Virtual walkthrough the exhibition THE OTHER DIRECTION | 2025
Video | 01:59 min (no sound)

THIS IS ME | SONO IO
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1

AM
Video | 05:36 min

AM
Transcript of the interview

DA
Video | 07:41 min

DA
Transcript of the interview

MA
Video | 07:07 min

MA
Transcript of the interview

LI
Video | 05:53 min

LI
Transcript of the interview

VI
Video | 07:00 min

VI
Transcript of the interview

AL
Video | 07:24 min

AL
Transcript of the interview

NN
Video | 07:41 min

NN
Transcript of the interview

Partner
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, AMT Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Medì Centro Studi Migrazioni nel Mediterraneo, Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini 

Sponsor
Villa Montallegro

Sponsor tecnici
Teatro della Tosse, Fuoriscena, A Cà dö Dria, WOMEN IN THE DARK Switzerland

Studentesse e studenti partecipanti
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova – Orsola Bruzzone, Beatrice Coletti, Vittoria De Barbieri, Chiara pagano, Andrea Pistone, Uliana Mushi, Emma Scala
Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini di Genova – Chiara Ciancarini, Violetta Ghrzn Ghersina

THE OTHER DIRECTION
The global debate about the direction we are heading in—whether it’s the right direction, the wrong direction, no direction at all, or a completely lost direction—has become an existential question, felt even in the microcosm of everyday life. The art project THE OTHER DIRECTION explores this very notion through the lived experiences of passengers on Genoa’s No. 1 bus. As the bus moves in one physical direction—from the city center to the outskirts—the project traces another direction: that of the untold stories of women commuters.

PARLARE CON SCONOSCIUTI | TALKING TO STRANGERS | 2025

DOORS | 2025

EXIT | 2025

STANZA BUIA | DARK ROOM | 2025
Five hundred photos of women taken on bus Nr. 1
Soundtrack of the night bus created by students of the N. Paganini Conservatory, Genoa

WELCOME | 2025

SMELLS | ODORE | 2025
Video | 11:32 min (no sound)
Ten women from each of the seven neighborhoods along the route from the city center to Voltri (Centro, Sampierdarena, Cornigliano, Sestri Ponente, Pegli, Prà, and Voltri) collect a characteristic smell from their area — one they either like (white plastic bag) or dislike (yellow plastic bag)

Collection of Seventy Smells.

THIS IS ME | SONO IO | 2025
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1 traveling from the city center to Voltri
(You will find all portraits under ‚interviews‘: watch the videos and read the text in English and Italian)

VOCI ASSENTI | ABSENT VOICES | 2025
Video | 02:24 min

FROM GENOA CENTRO TO VOLTRI – THROUGH THE PONENTE COAST | 2025
4 Videos | each about 40:00 min

Interviews with LUCA BORZANI (historian) and LUISA STAGI (sociologist) | 2025
Video | 18:24 min

LUCA BORZANI & LUISA STAGI
Transcript and translation of the interviews into English

Selected materials from Medi – Center for Studies on Mediation

Interview with an AMT BUS DRIVER of Line 1 | 2025

AMT
Transcript of the interview in English

Installation by Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova

VERNISSAGE

Virtual walkthrough the exhibition THE OTHER DIRECTION | 2025
Video | 01:59 min

THIS IS ME | SONO IO
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1

AM
Video | 05:36 min

AM
Transcript of the interview

DA
Video | 07:41 min

DA
Transcript of the interview

MA
Video | 07:07 min

MA
Transcript of the interview

LI
Video | 05:53 min

LI
Transcript of the interview

VI
Video | 07:00 min

VI
Transcript of the interview

AL
Video | 07:24 min

AL
Transcript of the interview

NN
Video | 07:41 min

NN
Transcript of the interview

Partner
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, AMT Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Medì Centro Studi Migrazioni nel Mediterraneo, Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini 

Sponsor
Villa Montallegro

Sponsor tecnici
Teatro della Tosse, Fuoriscena, A Cà dö Dria, WOMEN IN THE DARK Switzerland

Studentesse e studenti partecipanti
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova – Orsola Bruzzone, Beatrice Coletti, Vittoria De Barbieri, Chiara pagano, Andrea Pistone, Uliana Mushi, Emma Scala
Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini di Genova – Chiara Ciancarini, Violetta Ghrzn Ghersina

THE OTHER DIRECTION
The global debate about the direction we are heading in—whether it’s the right direction, the wrong direction, no direction at all, or a completely lost direction—has become an existential question, felt even in the microcosm of everyday life. The art project THE OTHER DIRECTION explores this very notion through the lived experiences of passengers on Genoa’s No. 1 bus. As the bus moves in one physical direction—from the city center to the outskirts—the project traces another direction: that of the untold stories of women commuters.

SONO IO | THIS IS ME | 2025
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1 traveling from the city center to Voltri
(You will find all portraits under ‚interviews‘: watch the videos and read the text in English and Italian)

VOCI ASSENTI | ABSENT VOICES | 2025
Video | 02:24 min

STANZA BUIA | DARK ROOM | 2025
Five hundred photos of women taken on bus Nr. 1
Soundtrack of the night bus created by students of the N. Paganini Conservatory, Genoa

WELCOME | 2025

ODORE | SMELLS | 2025
Video | 11:32 min (no sound)
Ten women from each of the seven neighborhoods along the route from the city center to Voltri (Centro, Sampierdarena, Cornigliano, Sestri Ponente, Pegli, Prà, and Voltri) collect a characteristic smell from their area — one they either like (white plastic bag) or dislike (yellow plastic bag)

Collection of Seventy Smells.

PARLARE CON SCONOSCIUTI | TALKING TO STRANGERS | 2025

DOORS | 2025

EXIT | 2025

FROM GENOA CENTRO TO VOLTRI – THROUGH THE PONENTE COAST | 2025
Four videos | each about 40:00 min

Interviews with LUCA BORZANI (historian) and LUISA STAGI (sociologist) | 2025
Video | 18:24 min

LUCA BORZANI & LUISA STAGI
Transcript and translation of the interviews into English

Selected materials from Medi – Center for Studies on Mediation

Interview with an AMT BUS DRIVER of Line 1 | 2025

AMT
Transcript of the interview in English

Installation by Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova

VERNISSAGE

Virtual walkthrough the exhibition THE OTHER DIRECTION | 2025
Video | 01:59 min (no sound)

THIS IS ME | SONO IO
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1

AM
Video | 05:36 min

AM
Transcript of the interview

DA
Video | 07:41 min

DA
Transcript of the interview

MA
Video | 07:07 min

MA
Transcript of the interview

LI
Video | 05:53 min

LI
Transcript of the interview

VI
Video | 07:00 min

VI
Transcript of the interview

AL
Video | 07:24 min

AL
Transcript of the interview

NN
Video | 07:41 min

NN
Transcript of the interview

Partner
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, AMT Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Medì Centro Studi Migrazioni nel Mediterraneo, Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini 

Sponsor
Villa Montallegro

Sponsor tecnici
Teatro della Tosse, Fuoriscena, A Cà dö Dria, WOMEN IN THE DARK Switzerland

Studentesse e studenti partecipanti
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova – Orsola Bruzzone, Beatrice Coletti, Vittoria De Barbieri, Chiara pagano, Andrea Pistone, Uliana Mushi, Emma Scala
Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini di Genova – Chiara Ciancarini, Violetta Ghrzn Ghersina

THE OTHER DIRECTION
The global debate about the direction we are heading in—whether it’s the right direction, the wrong direction, no direction at all, or a completely lost direction—has become an existential question, felt even in the microcosm of everyday life. The art project THE OTHER DIRECTION explores this very notion through the lived experiences of passengers on Genoa’s No. 1 bus. As the bus moves in one physical direction—from the city center to the outskirts—the project traces another direction: that of the untold stories of women commuters.

WELCOME | 2025

SMELLS | ODORE | 2025
Video | 11:32 min (no sound)
Ten women from each of the seven neighborhoods along the route from the city center to Voltri (Centro, Sampierdarena, Cornigliano, Sestri Ponente, Pegli, Prà, and Voltri) collect a characteristic smell from their area — one they either like (white plastic bag) or dislike (yellow plastic bag)

Collection of Seventy Smells.

THIS IS ME | SONO IO | 2025
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1 traveling from the city center to Voltri
(You will find all portraits under ‚interviews‘: watch the videos and read the text in English and Italian)

VOCI ASSENTI | ABSENT VOICES | 2025
Video | 02:24 min

TALKING TO STRANGERS | PARLARE CON SCONOSCIUTI | 2025

STANZA BUIA | DARK ROOM | 2025
Five hundred photos of women taken on bus Nr. 1
Soundtrack of the night bus created by students of the N. Paganini Conservatory, Genoa

DOORS | 2025

EXIT | 2025

FROM GENOA CENTRO TO VOLTRI – THROUGH THE PONENTE COAST | 2025
4 Videos | each about 40:00 min

Interviews with LUCA BORZANI (historian) and LUISA STAGI (sociologist) | 2025
Video | 18:24 min

LUCA BORZANI & LUISA STAGI
Transcript and translation of the interviews into English

Selected materials from Medi – Center for Studies on Mediation

Interview with an AMT BUS DRIVER of Line 1 | 2025

AMT
Transcript of the interview in English

Installation by Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova

VERNISSAGE

Virtual walkthrough the exhibition THE OTHER DIRECTION | 2025
Video | 01:59 min

THIS IS ME | SONO IO
Seven video portraits of women, filmed on Bus No. 1

AM
Video | 05:36 min

AM
Transcript of the interview

DA
Video | 07:41 min

DA
Transcript of the interview

MA
Video | 07:07 min

MA
Transcript of the interview

LI
Video | 05:53 min

LI
Transcript of the interview

VI
Video | 07:00 min

VI
Transcript of the interview

AL
Video | 07:24 min

AL
Transcript of the interview

NN
Video | 07:41 min

NN
Transcript of the interview

Partner
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, AMT Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Medì Centro Studi Migrazioni nel Mediterraneo, Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini 

Sponsor
Villa Montallegro

Sponsor tecnici
Teatro della Tosse, Fuoriscena, A Cà dö Dria, WOMEN IN THE DARK Switzerland

Studentesse e studenti partecipanti
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova – Orsola Bruzzone, Beatrice Coletti, Vittoria De Barbieri, Chiara pagano, Andrea Pistone, Uliana Mushi, Emma Scala
Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini di Genova – Chiara Ciancarini, Violetta Ghrzn Ghersina

KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT | NO PLACE FOR VIOLENCE

VERNISSAGE

Anja Buis | Dr. Petra Bättig | Franziska Greber | Fabienne Schürmann | Vlora Kadriu

Dr. Petra Bätting | City councilor Uster, head of the social affairs department and president of the social authority
«[…] Violence against women is an issue that affects us all […] This is precisely what the artwork […] is here to remind us of […]. What makes this art project particularly remarkable is that it represents a collaboration between art and politics. As with all transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary efforts, such collaborations demand immense commitment and work from both sides […]. The powerful sculpture will serve as a poignant reminder in the coming days of the critical importance of this issue to all of us […]. I think it is wonderful that we can gather here today, that this memorial will stand on the Town Hall Square for the next few days, and that it continues to remind us that violence against women is unacceptable […].» (Excerpt)

Anja Buis | Co-Head | Departement Social Affairs Uster | Collaboration Partner
«[…] This isn’t an artist simply looking to showcase her incredible talent but someone deeply committed to making a powerful statement about the issue of violence against women. […] The next steps weren’t always clear. […] We explored many ideas before she (Franziska) devised the concept […] using the chairs. Then the collecting began. […] Until about 8 a.m. this morning, I thought they would be placed inside the fence and viewed from the outside. But no, that wasn’t the plan. […] And now it (the installation) stands here, illuminated from within, boldly declaring: we want to highlight the issue of violence against women […]. I am deeply grateful that this has come together so successfully […].» (Excerpt)

Fabienne Schürmann | Legal Department Social Services Uster | Collaboration Partner
«[…] It was truly a wonderful experience, especially for someone like me, who usually works with data and sits behind a desk, to have the opportunity to work with you. Your creativity and, above all, your passion for bringing this challenging topic to the public were incredibly inspiring. I had the privilege of witnessing how you inspired the school class that came this morning in the drizzle with your enthusiasm, just as you inspired Anja and me as well […].» (Excerpt)

SETTING UP

Thank you to BWS Berufswahlschule and the people of Uster!

KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT
Video | 01:08

TEXTS about KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT

Students of Berufswahlschule (BWS) Uster | reflecting on their setup experience and addressing violence against women

Thank you to the Volunteers!

DISMANTLING

SUPPORT
Stadt Uster
Esti Schriber | Multi Sign GmbH | Wädenswil

OPENING SPEECHES
Dr. Petra Bätting | city councilor Uster, head of the social affairs department and president of the social authority
Anja Buis | co-head | department social affairs Uster | collaboration Partner
Fabienne Schürmann | legal department social services Uster | collaboration Partner

ASSISTANCE WITH SET UP
Marija Zivojinovic | class teacher Handwerk, Gestaltung und Design (HGD) & her students | Berufswahlschule Uster (BWS)

TEXTS by the students of Berufswahlschule (BWS) Uster reflecting on their setup experience and addressing violence against women