This event is part of the series CRITICAL FRIDAYS. Here, we move beyond the outdated separation of body, mind, and soul and instead explore embodied knowledge and the cognitive powers of the somatic. The focus is on the body as a medium for artistic and ritual practices. We foster dialogues with experts from the fields of science, art, and care work. Performances, workshops, readings, and film screenings serve as our starting point for collective reflections that bridge the gap between closeness and distance, between personal experiences and avant-garde cultural theories.
“Fake Therapy” and “Political Therapy” are practices between two people that stimulate and reactivate each person’s sometimes hidden abilities to heal anyone (or anything). They are independent of disciplinary origins and reject expertise or any form of intellectual authority. They were invented and made available as open source by the artist Valentina Desideri. It began with an attempt to meet for 20-minute one-on-one sessions in which one person tried to “heal” the other without knowing how. Each time, the roles were switched, and the last ten minutes were set aside to describe in as much detail as possible what the “therapists” were doing. She then developed a card game with instructions inspired by these descriptions, which can be modified in any conceivable way. The roles of therapist and patient are arbitrary and interchangeable.
“Fake Therapy” invites us to address problems on a personal level, while “Political Therapy” deals with structural issues and creates the conditions for developing new ways of talking about and engaging in politics. No solution or cure is intended. The sessions are for those who do not need or want to be “fixed.” By playing with the therapeutic setup, we will rethink the concept of (self-)care and celebrate the ability of problems to unfold thoughts and images through touch and conversation.
SCHEDULE
Fri, 30/09/2022 - 7pm-10pm
LANGUAGES
German
PRICE PER PERSON:
CHF 20.00
Low(er) Income Tickets
, CHF 10.00
Supporter Tickets: CHF 30.00
Choose your ticket price based on your own assessment.
With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events.
We cordially invite high earners to make it with a higher contribution possible for us to make this offer.
With that in mind, we thank you in advance for your solidarity.
For people with particularly low incomes, there are usually additional options available for even lower prices.
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CRITICAL FRIDAYS is a project by Iridescent Matters in collaboration with Carla Peca, presented by luhmen d’arc.
With the kind support of
