Paradossi dell’amicizia / Qui & là

Testo italiano in basso

Here & There

Migrants live in a no-man’s-land somewhere bet­ween Here & There, suspended between two rea­lities, moving backwards and forwards bet­ween two cultural and linguistic codes so that meanings and references become blurred. Here & There features works by artists of various nationalities living in Switzer­land and Italy. It examines the consequences of having a dual identity and the way this dualism is reflected in their art. Does the acquired culture live side by side with the culture of origin, or is the original culture gradually sup­plan­ted? Does moving to another country result in cultural shock and disorientation or does it stimulate vital energy and curiosity? Are the migrant’s roots weakened and shattered, or are they reinforced and multiplied? Do in­tegra­tion problems increase their existential suffering or do they make them better able to overcome other crises? Does
perpetually having to struggle to survive make them more perceptive and generate creative drive? Have their senses been refined by experiencing different political situations, making them capable of recognizing similar mechanisms and schemas in other contexts?
We have posed questions rather than making state­ments because in being open-ended such questions high­light the impossibility of a definitive answer. Living bet­ween Here & There raises an endless series of issues and stimulates a perpetual study of the nuances and pleats of living – of living Here & There.

Qui e là

Migrare implica una vita tra “Qui & là”, in quella terra di nessuno tra due codici culturali e linguistici che rende più difficile mettere a fuoco significati e riferimenti. “Qui & là” presenta opere di artisti stranieri di varie nazio­nalità che vivono in Svizzera o in Italia, e indaga sulle conseguenze della loro doppia identità e di come questo dualismo si rispecchi nella loro produzione artistica. La cultura acquisita convive con quella di provenienza o sommes­samente la sostituisce? Lo sposta­men­to da un paese all’altro crea uno shock culturale e un disorientamento, oppure libera energie vitali e curiosi­tà? Le radici risul­tano deboli e spezzate, o rinforzate e raddoppiate? Le diffi­coltà di integrazione aumentano le crisi esistenziali oppure hanno l’effetto di allenare a meglio risolvere i problemi? La lotta perpetua per la sopravvivenza rende la percezione sensibile più acuta, diventando uno stimolo alla crea­tività? La conoscenza di diverse situa­zioni politiche raffina i sensi, e aiuta a rico­no­scere in altri contesti sche­mi e meccanismi simili?
La forma interrogativa è appositamente mantenuta per il suo carattere aperto che indica l’impossibilità di risposte definitive: l’esistenza tra “Qui & là” pone conti­nu­amente nuove problematiche e provoca una ri­cer­ca perpetua nelle sfumature e nelle pieghe dell’­esserci – dell’essere “Qui & là”.

Curators: Barbara Fässler & Paolo Bianchi
Artists: Tatjana Marusic, Kristine Alksne, Tarin Gartner, Loredana Sperini, Armin Linke, Costa Vece
A project by ISR Swiss Institute Rome venue Milan



2006
Contemporary Art Exhibition
O’Artoteca Milan


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General view, Kristine Alksne, Armin Linke
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General view, Kristine Alksne, Armin Linke

General view, Kristine Alksne, Costa Vece
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General view, Kristine Alksne, Costa Vece

Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005
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Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005

Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005
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Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005

Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005
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Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005

Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005
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Armin Linke, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland, 2005

Costa Vece, This is not America (Lone Star Flag), 2005
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Costa Vece, This is not America (Lone Star Flag), 2005

Costa Vece, This is not America (Lone Star Flag), 2005
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Costa Vece, This is not America (Lone Star Flag), 2005

Costa Vece, This is not America (Lone Star Flag), 2005
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Costa Vece, This is not America (Lone Star Flag), 2005

Kristine Alksne, Transitory Reality, 2005
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Kristine Alksne, Transitory Reality, 2005

Kristine Alksne, Transitory Reality, 2005
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Kristine Alksne, Transitory Reality, 2005

Kristine Alksne, Transitory Reality, 2005
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Kristine Alksne, Transitory Reality, 2005

Loredana Sperini, Rehela, 2005
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Loredana Sperini, Rehela, 2005

Loredana Sperini, Tatjana und Serena, 2005
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Loredana Sperini, Tatjana und Serena, 2005

Tatjana Marusic, Transfusija, transfusija, 2004
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Tatjana Marusic, Transfusija, transfusija, 2004

Electa catalogue, ISR Swiss Institute Rome
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Electa catalogue, ISR Swiss Institute Rome

Electa catalogue, ISR Swiss Institute Rome
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Electa catalogue, ISR Swiss Institute Rome