Contemporary Art from Afghanistan

At this one-day symposium the exhibitors provide insights into the artistic work. Followed by a short film and a video series curated by White Frame, Basel.

04.11.2022, 9am–7.30pm – Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB), Auditorium, Fellerstrasse 11, 3027 Bern

Eine symbolische Blume in verschiedenen Rot- und Gelbtönen — Iftikhar Dadi & Elizabeth Dadi, Laleh (Tulip, Afghanistan), from the series Efflorescence, 2019, courtesy of the artists and Jhaveri Contemporary

Programme

9 am

Arrival and Coffee

9.30 an

Welcome
Felicity Lunn (Bern Academy of the Arts)
Beate Engel (Stanley Thomas Johnson Fundation)

9.45 am

On the exhibition «The Other Kabul. Remains of the Garden» at the Kunstmuseum Thun (until 2.12.2022)
Helen Hirsch (Director Kunstmuseum Thun)
Susann Wintsch (Curator Verein Treibsand)

11 am

Taqi Akhlaqi talks about his writing practice

11.45 am

Jeanno Gaussi talks about her artistic practice

12.30 pm

Lunch

13.15 pm

Students of the cross-university seminar POOL.CH will present and discuss their works. Chair: Jeanno Gaussi

14 pm

Oriane Zerah talks about her artistic practice

14.45 pm

Arshi Irshad Ahmadzai talks about her artistic practice

15.30 pm

Coffee break

15.45 pm

Baqer Ahmadi talks about his artistic practice

16.30 pm

Concluding session

17 pm

Apéro

18 pm

Circling the Garden. Short film and video series from Afghanistan and Switzerland, curated by Chantal Molleur (White Frame, Basel)

19.30 pm

End

Cooperation project of the Verein Treibsand and the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation with the Kunstmuseum Thun and the Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB)

Factsheet

Contemporary Art from Afghanistan A symposium parallel to «The Other Kabul. Remains of the Garden» – An exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Thun