Seminar and exhibition "Beyond Memorialisation"
The public seminar "Beyond Memorialisation. Design for Conflict Heritage" on April 30, 2014 addresses new forms of monuments in Berlin, Norway and Italy. With this English-language workshop, the exhibition at Felleshus (Nordic Embassies) will be inaugurated.
News from Apr 14, 2014
All over Europe, memorials for wars and mass crimes have been erected – not only after World War II, but also in recent years. Towards the 21st century, many memorials have changed in form and in function: from bronze or marble statues tointeractive or multimedia interventions, from perpetuating a heroic memory to promoting reflection, discussion and reconciliation.
These transformations have been studied by the European Research Project “REcall: European Conflict Archaeological Landscape Reappropriation”. The REcall project– founded by EC Culture 2007-13 Programme – investigated possible roles that future monuments can play when dealing with difficult and painful heritages. Ten international and interdisciplinary working teams developed design proposals for assigned sites in countries occupied by Nazi Germany: the former concentration and execution camp Falstad, Norway, and five urban Resistance sites in Rome, Italy.
Research results and design proposals will be presented in Berlin, being not only the former capital of Nazi Germany, but also a city of multiple memorialisations and a vibrant debate about different kinds of memorials. The REcall consortium – in collaboration with The Norwegian Embassy and Freie Universität Berlin, Center for Digital Systems – will exhibit the design proposals and host an international seminar. Experts in the fields of archaeology, art, architecture, anthropology, history and the digital world will present their responses to the concept of “Beyond Memorialisation”, linking experiences and debates in Berlin to European developments.
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Apostolopoulos (Freie Universität Berlin, Center for Digital Systems); Dr. Anna Marie Fisker (AAU - Food+Design, Department of Civil Engineering); Prof. Arch. Finn Geipel (TU Berlin - to be confirmed); Lecturer Viviana Gravano (Academy of Fine Art Naples); Prof. Dr. Marek E. Jasinski (NTNU - Institute of Historical Studies); Tone Jørstad (Falstad Memorial Center); Anne-Kirsti W. Karlsen (Minister Councellor and Head of Press, Information and Cultural Affairs, Norwegian Embassy in Berlin); Prof. Dr. Rob van der Laarse (UvA - Amsterdam School for Heritage and Memory Studies); Ricard Moya (REcall EC-Officer); Dr. Cord Pagenstecher (Freie Universität Berlin, Center for Digital Systems); Prof. Dr. Gennaro Postiglione (REcall coordinator, POLIMI - Department of Architecture and Urban Studies); Prof. Renata Stih (Artist, University of Applied Sciences Berlin); Dr. Frieder Schnock (Artist & Art Historian, BBK-Bildungswerk Berlin); Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weileder (UNEW - Fine Art School of Arts and Cultures).
Information
The public seminar will be held in English.
Time and Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 3 pm - 8 pm, Nordic Embassies - Felleshus, Rauchstr. 1, 10787 Berlin
Please register at info@nordicembassies.org.
The exhibition is open from April 30th – May 10th, 2014 (Monday – Friday 10 am – 7 pm, Saturday – Sunday 11 am – 4 pm) at the Nordic Embassies - Felleshus, Berlin.