Living frontiers/Viv(r)e les frontiers/Grenzen (Er)leben

Individual and Collective Experiences of Limits
Bans, Limits, Tabus, Borders

The Swiss Border Cantons shed light collectively on borders and limits from a social, psychological, cultural and ethnic perspective. The personal crossing of borders and the individual experience of limits, the collective social impacts of issues from domestic violence to human reproductive cloning are all subjects not easy presentable by conventional means. The highly interpretative presentation at the center of the pavilion and the revolving audio cabinets provide a view into these complex experiences of limits.

Brief
A project of the Swiss Cantons at the Expo 02
Arteplage Biel/Bienne

Awarding Authority
Interkantonale Trägerschaft der 8 Grenzkantone

Exhibition space
900 sqm

Planning
General planning, architecture, building automation, Exhibition design, scenography, graphic design

Structural planning
with 3e, Stuttgart

Lighting concept
with Rolf Derrer, Zurich

Media planning
with Light&Magic, Hohenstein

Film production
with Mediamutant, Marc Tamschick, Berlin

General Contractor
Nüssli Special Events
Hüttwilen

Photography
Peter Studer