In the context of the exhibition "A Kind of Paradise – Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art"In this conversation, artists Aline Motta and Denise Bertschi explore artistic research as a method, their love of archives, and their search for history and memory between Brazil and Switzerland.
Aline Motta (b. 1974, Brazil)
is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores her family history through video, photography, installations, and performances. Her solo exhibitions include Brésil et Afrique, une histoire partagée (Fondation Dapper, Senegal, 2024), Sala de vídeo: Aline Motta (Sao Paulo Museum of Art – MASP, Brazil, 2022), and Screen Series (New Museum, US, 2021). She has participated in group exhibitions, such as the Stellenbosch Triennale (South Africa, 2025), Sharjah Biennial (UAE, 2023), and Sao Paulo Biennial (Brazil, 2023). Her work has also been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art – MoMA (US), Centre Pompidou-Metz (France), and Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires – MALBA (Argentina).Denise Bertschi (b. 1983, Switzerland)
holds a doctorate from the Doctoral School of Architecture and Sciences of the City at EPFL in Lausanne. Her artistic and scientific work lies at the intersection of material visual culture studies and architecture history. She examines not only archives, but also landscapes and the built environment for traces of Switzerland's colonial and extractive involvement in extra-European expansion.Photo: Denise Bertschi © Denise Bertschi (left), Aline Motta, photographed by Marília Camelo © Aline Motta (right)Language: English
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Meeting point: in the exhibition space (Werner-Abegg auditorium, 2nd basement floor)
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