Überprüfung und Diskussion vom Selbst- und Fremdbild Fahrender (Jenische) in der Schweiz und sesshafter Schweizer*innen mittels designspezifischer Methoden.

The research project “Changing perspectives” uses visual survey methods to examine data on the ethnocentric perceptions of young people with and without a cultural background among the Roma.

Factsheet

Lead school Bern Academy of the Arts
Institute(s) Institute of Design Research
Research unit(s) Social Design
Funding organisation BFH
Duration 01.01.2012 - 30.06.2014
Project management Esther van der Bie
Head of project Dana Pedemonte
Project staff Esther van der Bie
Dr. Harald Klingemann
Hélène Jordi-Marguet
Dana Pedemonte
Johannes Mager

Situation

Using design-specific methods such as cultural probes and design workshops, the perception of both oneself and of others is examined among these two groups and extrapolated by discursive means. The goal is to create a visual basis for the development of new types of information strategies and forms of dialogue.

Course of action

The visual images of both oneself and of others from the design analysis are presented to the participants of both groups for them to compare and assess, one against the other. This act of decentration is intended to prompt a change of perspective that can allow for a more subtle perception of behaviour.