Round table and performances (EN/FR), Saturday 21.09.24, 2-5pm
The event will feature performances by artists Aline Motta and Pedro Zylbersztajn in the exhibition, as well as a round table discussion moderated by Christoph Keller (journalist), with Denise Bertschi (artist, Zurich), Zainabu Jallo (postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in Anthropology, University of Basel), Chantal Lafontant Valloton (co-director, Neuchâtel Museum of Art and History), Aline Motta (artist, São Paulo), Larissa Tiki Mbassi (doctoral researcher in Contemporary History, University of Neuchâtel), Fernando Túlio Salva Rocha Franco (researcher at the Chair of Architecture and Urban Design, ETH Zurich), Pedro Zylbersztajn (artist, São Paulo). The discussion will focus on Neuchâtel’s and Switzerland’s positioning with regard to their colonial history, and the long-term links that connect this past to the present.