The 2023 edition of the forum that was centered around the theme of “HOPE? HOPE!“, encouraged a deeper understanding of hope as an intrinsically human state of mind and as a fundamental driving force. The weekend’s public programme saw the participation of international speakers from within and outside the creative field, thus enhancing a plurality of voices.
Participating speakers included artists, architects and landscape architects, authors, scientists, sustainability and humanitarian experts whose practice deals with the environment and notions of togetherness, both physical and verbal. The gathering in Zuoz covered a range of topics that spanned from the artistic practices of contemporary artists, the exploration of humanitarian, social, cultural, and political issues, the search for novel responses to the climate change crisis, and the investigation of new visions of our social lives.
Curated by Daniel Baumann, Bice Curiger, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Philip Ursprung.
Friday, January 27
15:00 - 16:30
EXHIBITION VISITS
Exclusively for Circle of Friends members
Saturday, January 28
07:40 - 08:10
MORNING MEDITATION & SEED PLANTING
Claudia Paetzold
Ernesto Neto
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome
Ramun Ratti
Cristina Bechtler
Katharina De Vaivre
10:15 - 10:30
INTRODUCTION “HOFFNUNG? HOFFNUNG!“
Philip Ursprung
10:30 - 11:15
HOFFNUNG MACHEN
Joachim Gauck
Philip Ursprung
11:45 - 12:15
ART AND THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM
Kenneth Roth
Cristina Bechtler
12:15 - 13:00
IN CONVERSATION
Ai Weiwei
Uli Sigg
Hans Ulrich Obrist
15:00 - 15:30
GHOSTS OUT OF THE CAVE: RETROTECH & LOWTECH VOICES
Cédric Carles
Loïc Rogard
Katharina de Vaivre
15:30 - 16:00
SATURDAY
Camille Henrot
Bice Curiger
16:30 - 17:00
KERAMIKOS IS A SOCIAL UTOPIAN CARRIER-BAG
Matthew Lutz-Kinoy
Natsuko Uchino
Daniel Baumann
17:00 - 18:00
ETERNITY
Aïsha Devi
Hans Ulrich Obrist
18:00 - 19:00
EXHIBITION VISITIS
Sunday, January 29
10:00 - 10:30
WELCOME
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
Elena Foster
Hans Ulrich Obrist
10:30 - 11:00
CHANGING CLIMATES
Bas Smets
11:00 - 11:30
NEVER FOREVER - LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND FUTURE TOWARDS A REGENERATIVE 5.0
Catherine de Wolf
11:30 - 12:00
EATING HOPE
Ernesto Neto
Maja Hoffmann
12:00 - 12:30
WHEN OTHERS THINK OF YOUR LANGUAGE AS A THING OF THE PAST
Mohomodou Houssouba
Hans Ulrich Obrist
15:00 - 16.30
EXHIBITION VISITS
