Artist in Residence

Learn from and with Creatives

During the semester we invite artists to work and provide students with insights into their creative process at SQUARE. This program is made possible by the Hirschmann Foundation.

 

Currently at SQUARE

«Holidays» by Mats Staub

04. - 08. December 2023/March 2024

«Holidays» by Mats Staub

04. - 08. December 2023/March 2024

Video Exhibition

The well-known Swiss video artist Mats Staub invites 50 individuals to participate in an evolution of his project "Holidays," answering questions about their own life stories while being filmed: personal questions that can, however, be answered with a single number. The videos will be displayed on the screens at SQUARE and/or on extra monitors. Initially started in 2022, the project is now being repeated a year later with the same 50 individuals – to explore what can happen in a year, how these individuals develop, and how a life story can be presented in a completely different way.

 

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"Why research and education need a shift towards systemic and critical thinking" with Lukas Bärfus

September 2023

"Why research and education need a shift towards systemic and critical thinking" with Lukas Bärfus

September 2023

Lukas Bärfuss is a renowned playwright, novelist and essayist from Switzerland. His works are internationally recognised and have been translated into several languages. His honors include the Berlin Literature Prize and the Georg Büchner Prize. He is a lecturer in dramaturgy at the Bern University of the Arts and lives in Zurich. During his visit to SQUARE, he will discuss the need for a revised education system based on critical and complex systems thinking. His aim is to tackle collective challenges such as disinformation and social polarisation.

"Holidays" by Mats Staub

04. - 08. December 2023/March 2024

"Holidays" by Mats Staub

04. - 08. December 2023/March 2024

Vernissage

In a further development of his "Feiertage" project, recognised Swiss video artist Mats Staub invites 50 students to answer questions about their own CVs while being filmed: personal questions that can be answered with a single number. The videos will be shown on the screens in SQUARE and/or on extra screens. The project was first launched in 2022 and will be repeated a year later - with the same 50 people - to find out what can happen in an academic year, how students develop and how a CV can be presented in a completely different way.

 

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Previous Personalities

Spring Semester 2023expand_less

Ai Weiwei

30. January 2023

Ai Weiwei

30. January 2023

Holidays

9. January - 10. February 2023

Holidays

9. January - 10. February 2023

Mats Staub

Exhibition at SQUARE

Fall Semester 2022expand_less

Festival Origen

25. and 26. November 2022

Festival Origen

25. and 26. November 2022

Giovanni Netzer

Tanz / Performance

Energy Transition - Pathways to Climate Justice

07. - 18. November 2022

Energy Transition - Pathways to Climate Justice

07. - 18. November 2022

Natalie Loveless, Sheena Wilson u.w.

Performance / Arts & Science

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