8) AGADEZ (NIGER ), projects of Not Vital (Sent , Agadez - Niger, Beijing)

Not Vital’s works are inspired by personal impressions, experiences and encounters with people on his many travels around the world. Images and forms of different countries, regions and ethnic groups , he made into new sculptures, installations and construction projects that are also always committed to the traditional aspect of the local culture . Not Vital has brought the land art on a grand scale to Africa: in Agadez, - one of his places of residence - the land of the Tuareg, Not Vital in his belief in the good forces of nature and the identity of desert nomads, the artist has erected a pyramidal school. His “sustainable art” helps to ensure that the children are educated and adults have work opportunities with their craftsmanship.


9) BOURBAKI HANDRAIL, video of Christoph Rütimann (Thurgau)

In the Bourbaki Panorama Luzern THE PATH OF HUMANITY begins: Edouard Castres had this circular painting created in 1881 showing the first Red Cross humanitarian relief action in 1871, when Switzerland granted 87,000 French soldiers asylum . On all stations of the exhibition the video work by the Swiss artist Christoph Rütimann about Bourbaki Panorama is included. In this "Bourbaki Handrail" the artist shows the the panorama infront and backstage, sliding his camera along all the rails. Thus, the viewer gets an entirely new, lively view of this major humanitarian artwork.


11) BASTOKALYPSE, Painting on Wood by M.S.Bastian und L.Isabelle (Biel)

12) SUPRESSION, fabric work by Aglaia Haritz (Tessin)

13) Postcards from Curdistan by Godhar Salahaddin

5.2. Outdoor Exhibition

14)DESTI-NATION, concept art by Stefan Baltensperger, David Siepert (Zürich)

15) A LIGHTHOUISE FOR LAMPEDUSA, installation by Thomas Kilpper (Berlin)

The exhibition course ends with an artistic position that deals with today's refugee crisis in southern Europe. composed of steel mats and stripes in colours of stranded refugee boats the installation stands for a Europe who helps refugees by guiding them the way to safety.This artistic position can serve as a metaphor for a humanitarian refugee policy. The “Lighthouse for Lampedusa” also refers to the curatorial concept of the exhibition, as a sign on the path to humanity.

6 Sponsors

Pro Helvetia
Avina Foundation
Swiss Benevolent Society
Migros-Kulturprozent
Victorinox

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