Fritz Hauser researches laboratory noises
From June 11 to July 10, the University of Zurich UZH will be a hotspot for the Manifesta 11 art biennial with its own parallel event, "Transactions", showcasing the links between art and research.
Transactions" brings together around 15 artistic projects with just as many scientific projects that deal with various aspects of the Manifesta theme "What people do for money". Sound artist Fritz Hauser traces the sounds and rhythms of laboratories and lecture halls and will condense them into a sound installation. The artist Simon Heusser, on the other hand, is building a walk-in sound installation on the roof of the canteen, in which he will present a performance together with the music pioneer Bruno Spoerri.
A video work by the Zurich artist duo Baltensperger + Siepert on Chinese migrant workers contrasts traditional Chinese pottery, which is being researched at the Ethnographic Museum of the UZH, with research by political geographer Stephan Hochleithner on the situation of displaced persons in the Congo. Stephan Leins' ethnological research on economic analysts is reflected in the artistic approach to the rituals of financial managers by Los Angeles-based Julika Rudelius.
The Institute of Banking and Finance is participating with a live experiment in which visitors can answer the question: "And what do YOU do for money?". And the Canadian artist duo Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens make statistics on work efficiency tangible as three-dimensional sculptures.
The Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK-ISEA) is holding its event series "Cash and the canon" at Künstlergasse 12 and the Übersetzerhaus Looren is presenting a live translation session with Irma Wehrli-Rudin.
