The story of touch

04.02.2024, 04.02.24, 17:00 – 18:00

  • Europe

Toni Areal, Zurich University of the Arts, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Zürich

  • Program

“In an imaginative, fugitive and embodied practice we want to move thoughts and feelings. We want to read to each other, listen, envision stories and be in touch. There, there invites you to a series of reading sessions, where small groups practice slow and immersive reading of texts related to forms of solidarity and care through embodied practices, accompanied by a set of somatic rituals. In intimate small groups with interchangeable roles based on personal preferences, we will practice immersive reading and listening. Then we will assemble as a group and, driven by what was heard and felt before, we will use collective imagination to create a common poem.”

Anna Kuecking

Artist and organizer, she works in theatre and journalism for newspapers like taz. die tageszeitung and neues deutschland.

Lena Pozdnyakova

Lena (b. 1985, Almaty, Kazakhstan) is an artist and researcher.

Luise Willer

Luise is a researcher interested in socially engaged artistic practices, in particular their forms of assembling and organizing. She examines such practices to learn about their visions of futurity, their collaborative processes and their critique of institutions.

Eldar Tagi

Eldar (b.1987, Almaty, Kazakhstan) is a sound artist, composer and researcher.

Maria Aus

Maria is a contemporary artist whose practice spans filmmaking, photography, and mixed-media experimentation.

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