Salon Suisse: ATARAXIA

Salon Suisse Three: 'cultivating well'
by Koyo Kouoh (RAW-Material Company)

Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi, Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
19-21 October 2017

How do foodstuffs carry stories of imperialism? Are our tastes fit for consumption? After 'euphony' and 'eating well', the third Salon Suisse brings together a series of interconnected discussions around Switzerland’s post- and decolonial condition, using for instance the potato plant as an unassuming, yet lucid example of a vegetal global migrancy. 
Organised by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and directed by curator Koyo Kouoh, the series of events reflect on the complexities of national identity bringing the notion of Ataraxia to the heart of the conversation.
 

Programme:

Thursday 19 October - from6:30 pm
• Unfinished Business •
a conversation with Roger M. Buergel, Patricia Purtschert and Felwine Sarr moderated by Koyo Kouoh

Friday 20 October - from 6.30 pm
• Carbon Derivatives •
with FRAUD (FRan Gallardo + AUDrey Samson) and Guido Rudolphi

Saturday 21 October - from 6.30 pm
• The Wretched Earth •
a conversation with Ros Gray, Shela Sheikh and Åsa Sonjasdotter introduced by Lívia Páldi

free entrance until full capacity

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«Salon Suisse» presents ATARAXIA, this year’s talks and events programme running in parallel with the exhibition at the Pavilion of Switzerland at the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
organized by Pro Helvetia in collaboration with RAW MATERIAL COMPANY - center for art, knowledge and society
supported by LAUFEN Bathrooms
mediapartner ArtReview