H.I.A.T - Holding It All Together

Holding it all together – or not
Magdalena Gerber
Lab.zone linking the notions of conservation/restoration and bricology, with a particular focus on historical and contemporary ceramics and textiles.

H.I.AT – or not, will be articulated in two axes:
The first will offer a series of meetings, conferences, visits to Museums and places specialized in these fields such as the MEG/Geneva, The Museum für Kulturen and the Schaulager in Basel, the Foundation in Riggisberg, the Haute-école Arc/Neuchâtel.
The second axis will focus on personal and/or partner research, leading to the creation of pieces.

The questions addressed will be: how can the perception of an artifact be modified or even revalued by repair and re-assembly? What is the impact of restoration on the intellectual property of the work? How to rebuild solid meaning with scraps and fragments? In short, as Anna Schmid said in the introduction to the Fragments catalogue: the power of combination - the art of separation - the power of destruction.

The year of Lab.zone thought of as an entity.
Autumn semester: In addition to personal research and a workshop on glues, two visits are planned: to the Abegg Foundation and to the Arc Haute-école.
Spring semester: In addition to personal research and a workshop on packaging, three visits are planned: MEG, Geneva and Museum für Kulturen et Schaulager in Basel.