Bite the Hand
Roman Selim Khereddine
April 19 – June 16, 2024
Roman Selim Khereddine, Bite the Hand, 2024, Outtake (Videostill)
© (copyright), Courtesy of the artist
Fri, June 07, 11:00 – 18:00
Sat, June 08, 11:00 – 18:00
Sun, June 09, 11:00 – 18:00
Not only are dogs allowed in the Helmhaus, they are actually welcomed. The Helmhaus is a visual arts institution belonging to the City of Zurich. Its employees are thus employees of the city, like the staff of the police department – and police dogs, come to that. For the artist Roman Selim Khereddine, these facts served as the premise of his first institutional exhibition. His video installation created specially for the occasion turns on control and hierarchies – between human and non-human creatures.
Access: Free
Oceans in Bodies
Jeannette Muñoz
April 19 – June 16, 2024
Jeannette Muñoz, Strata of Natural History, 2012, 16-mm-Film
© (copyright), Courtesy of the artist
Fri, June 07, 11:00 – 18:00
Sat, June 08, 11:00 – 18:00
Sun, June 09, 11:00 – 18:00
Jeannette Muñoz’s analogue 16-mm films have been screened scarcely at all in the realm of art. Her gaze is at once radically intuitive and gentle, enabling her to see straight through her subjects, be they other humans, animals or urban architecture. It is a gaze that transcends time, too, feelingly combining the present, a historically burdened past, and the future to form a single entity. Muñoz is able to see on many levels at once and by probing her motifs probes her own way of seeing, too.
Access: Free
Events
A video project by the artist Dorian Sari and representatives of Climate Strike Switzerland, who invited figures from art and politics to discuss our scope for action to avert a climate crisis.
Fri, June 07, 18:30 – 20:00 | DE
By inviting Jeannette Muñoz and Roman Selim Khereddine to exhibit their works in parallel, the Helmhaus was able to bring together two artists whose filmic works forge visually powerful connections and expand time: four seconds of film fill a whole gallery; two hours of shooting yield an entire exhibition.
Sat, June 08, 14:00 – 15:00 | DE
By inviting Jeannette Muñoz and Roman Selim Khereddine to exhibit their works in parallel, the Helmhaus was able to bring together two artists whose filmic works forge visually powerful connections and expand time: four seconds of film fill a whole gallery; two hours of shooting yield an entire exhibition.
Sat, June 08, 14:00 – 15:00 | EN
Tour and shared impressions with Cristiana Contu in German and English. A guided tour for children will be held in parallel.
Sun, June 09, 14:00 – 15:00 | DE
Together with art mediator Sarai Aron children aged 5 years or older experience and discover the exhibition. A guided tour for adults will be held in parallel.
Sun, June 09, 14:00 – 15:00 | DE