Join research-driven tours offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to unique locations across the city, guided by emerging curators.
Sonia Mesarova
ZHdK Research Tours Routes of Roots: Folk knowledge breaking through pavement cracks
Description:
Embedded within the concrete infrastructure of the city, this tour will highlight places where art, folk knowledge and nature collide in Zurich’s urban context. Stumbling upon plants hidden between pavement cracks and encountering art in unsuspecting places, how can folk knowledge guide and inspire us in the city in our every day? Reflecting on the relevance of medicinal botanical knowledge, we will first explore the exhibition ‘Botanical memories’ brought together by We Are AIA and the University of Zurich in the New Botanical Garden. Followed by a visit to BELETAGE - hidden near the lake, up the stairs and on the fourth floor in a working chiropractic practice. Looking at the work of Dimitrina Sevova we elaborate on the relationship between arts, crafts and science. Collecting stories, knowledge and plants along the way, the tour concludes with an optional Monoprinting workshop at Lake Zurich, encouraging community and conversation.
Meeting point: New Botanical Garden / Zollikerstrasse 85, 8008 Zürich (outside of Feinschleiferei Hans und Patrick Good)
2 hours | EN
Bio
Sonia Mesarova is a curator and illustrator based in Zurich, currently enrolled in the MA Cultural Critique, Curatorial Studies programme at ZHdK. In her curatorial practice she works across disciplines, having been a member of Tate Collective Producers at Tate St Ives and engages in collaborative and community projects, organising music events in Somerset, UK. Since completing her undergraduate studies in Illustration at Falmouth University, she has an interest in mediation and focuses on printmaking in her artistic practice.
Join research-driven tours offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to unique locations across the city, guided by emerging curators.
Sonia Mesarova
ZHdK Research Tours Routes of Roots: Folk knowledge breaking through pavement cracks
Description:
Embedded within the concrete infrastructure of the city, this tour will highlight places where art, folk knowledge and nature collide in Zurich’s urban context. Stumbling upon plants hidden between pavement cracks and encountering art in unsuspecting places, how can folk knowledge guide and inspire us in the city in our every day? Reflecting on the relevance of medicinal botanical knowledge, we will first explore the exhibition ‘Botanical memories’ brought together by We Are AIA and the University of Zurich in the New Botanical Garden. Followed by a visit to BELETAGE - hidden near the lake, up the stairs and on the fourth floor in a working chiropractic practice. Looking at the work of Dimitrina Sevova we elaborate on the relationship between arts, crafts and science. Collecting stories, knowledge and plants along the way, the tour concludes with an optional Monoprinting workshop at Lake Zurich, encouraging community and conversation.
Meeting point: New Botanical Garden / Zollikerstrasse 85, 8008 Zürich (outside of Feinschleiferei Hans und Patrick Good)
2 hours | EN
Bio
Sonia Mesarova is a curator and illustrator based in Zurich, currently enrolled in the MA Cultural Critique, Curatorial Studies programme at ZHdK. In her curatorial practice she works across disciplines, having been a member of Tate Collective Producers at Tate St Ives and engages in collaborative and community projects, organising music events in Somerset, UK. Since completing her undergraduate studies in Illustration at Falmouth University, she has an interest in mediation and focuses on printmaking in her artistic practice.
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- 2 hours
- In person
Location
Zollikerstrasse 85
85 Zollikerstrasse
8008 Zürich
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