From March 2nd until May 28th a new exhibition can be seen at our partner’s Art Space WE ARE AIA | Awareness in Art. The exhibition is called “The Mouth Is for Speaking” and the educational program will centre around “freedom of expression”. School classes are welcome for a tour and workshop, as is everyone else for a visit at the Löwenbräu Kunst in Zürich.
Cultural critic and writer Olivia Laing says:
The mouth is for speaking, how do you speak if no one’s listening, how do you speak if your voice is prohibited, or no one understands your tongue?
The artists in the exhibition reveal voices that can no longer be overlooked. Their powerful works tell stories of individuals, their experiences, their journeys, and their search for identity.
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Switzerland cooperated in creating an exclusive and exciting project for pupils. The visit and the workshops aim to create empathy and an awareness of options for individual action in the local environment. The audience not only gets to know individual artworks but also learns that there are many different ways to express their convictions and to be heard.
The educational program comprises preparation and follow-up that utilizes theory, an interactive tour of the exhibition, and a practical artistic workshop. During the workshop, students find new languages — be they visual or physical — that allow them to express themselves without words. Those who prefer to express themselves through their bodies will be especially inspired by the choreographed dance movements in Seline Baumgartner‘s work.
The second part of the workshop is based on the concept by artist Ishita Chakraborty, who explores cultural diversity through the spice rack that carries a long history of colonialism, the slave trade, and migration. The students are invited to draw and trace their collective journeys, stories, songs, mother tongues, or recipes while painting and writing on bedsheets with spices, tea, or coffee.
The workshop is a cartographic experience to interweave the multicultural lyrics to weave an unmade song by stimulating several senses.
WE ARE AIA I Awareness in Art @ Löwenbräukunst | Limmatstrasse 268 | 8005 Zurich
Opening hours (free entry):
Wednesday - Friday: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.