More than ten years after its world premiere, the film returns to Zurich. Uli Sigg is now eighty years old. At the invitation of Ringier Medien, Uli Sigg and Michael Schindhelm spoke once again – in the presence of many Swiss business leaders and figures from the media and cultural sectors – about the film, […]
A webinar took place on 16 September in collaboration with Futuring Alliance. Discover how productive friction can help people stay critical, creative and connected—and learn, work and innovate alongside AI. The Friction Campus: The Future of Learning, Work and Space in the Age of AI Not all friction is inefficiency. As AI takes over more […]
During the numerous screenings of ROOTS across the island of Java this summer, curator Yudha Bantono and artist Made Bayak spoke to members of the audience about their impressions. Click here to find out What people in Java think of ROOTS
Jetzt Song A woman lying on her death bed. Living in a world without biological death she was supposed to live endlessly. But an endless live seems to lack hope and fear. So she decides to take her own life to experience hope and fear again. (short film) Labocine Labocine stands out as one of […]
ROOTS was very well received by audiences in West and Central Java. A series of screenings is now also taking place in East Java: Jember: Serakit Studio – 29.08 Aksara Museum – 31.08 Banyuwangi: Culture and Tourism Office – 1.09 Culture and Tourism Office – 2.09 Surabaya Wilwatikta College of the Arts – 05.09 Zumena […]
How do we define the art of aging? For the past several decades, the conversation around longevity has largely been shaped within the walls of molecular biology labs—measuring cellular senescence, epigenetic clocks, and mTOR signaling pathways. Yet parallel to this empirical frontier lies an older, holistic tradition: centuries of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) focused on […]
ROOTS was very well received by audiences in Badung, Bogor, and Jakarta. Due to high demand, additional screenings are planned. The film tells a cinematic untold story about Bali, the island’s rise to become a global tourism paradise and the desperate efforts of its inhabitants to preserve their culture. Ninety-eight years after the painter Walter […]
The Friction Campus: How Space Enables the Future of Learning and Work September 16, 11 am CEST. Register here How do we preserve the human intent and design spaces — organizational, cultural, digital and physical — that enable people to learn, collaborate and innovate in an AI-enabled world? We are hosting a webinar around the […]
Following the successful ROOTS exhibition at the ARMA Museum in Ubud (Bali) and a large series of film screenings in 2025, the film ROOTS is coming to Australia. On April 10, it will be screened at Underscore Gallery Perth. The film tells a cinematic untold story about Bali, the island’s rise to become a global […]
Following the successful exhibition ROOTS at the KBHG in Basel and the ARMA Museum in Ubud (Bali), as well as a major series of film screenings from 2024 to 2026, the TV version of the film ROOTS will once again be shown on Swiss television SRF. Dates: Sternstunde Kunst (SRF Info) June 16 (1:05 p.m.) […]
Claudio Bucher and I did not employ strictly scientific methods in this study, as we are not AI experts, but merely enthusiastic users. AI is neither an artificial expert nor can it foresee the future. AI is a product of our time that is evolving at a rapid pace and, accordingly, is shaping how we […]
At the invitation of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Art Academy, Michael Schindhelm participated in the First World Dialogue on Art and Technology. The events brought together artists and researchers and took place from April 24–28, 2026, in Hangzhou and Beijing. As artificial intelligence moves rapidly toward agentic autonomy […]
Following the successful ROOTS exhibition at the ARMA Museum in Ubud (Bali) and a large series of film screenings in 2025, the film ROOTS is coming to Australia. On April 10, it will be screened at Underscore Gallery Perth. The film tells a cinematic untold story about Bali, the island’s rise to become a global […]
GIGA DESIGN is a partner in many recent projects like Bids for Survival and invited to a discussion about human resilience and collective intelligence. Welcome to our second episode of Discourse™. On March 6th we had the pleasure to sit with our second guest: Michael Schindhelm. Michael is German-born Swiss author, filmmaker, curator, and cultural advisor. […]
Following the successful ROOTS exhibition at the ARMA Museum in Ubud (Bali) and a large series of film screenings in 2025, the film ROOTS is coming to Australia. On April 10, it will be screened at Underscore Gallery Perth. The film tells a cinematic untold story about Bali, the island’s rise to become a global […]
Lecture at Hong Kong University about the future of education and research in the age of AI. Watch the video here: AI and the Future of the University As Artificial Intelligence accelerates toward agentic autonomy in 2026, the global academy faces an existential “pivot point.” For centuries, the university has functioned as a repository for […]
At the invitation of the Faculties of Humanities and Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, Michael Schindhelm gave a lecture on March 19, 2026, on the influence that artificial intelligence will have on future research and education at universities. Part of the lecture focused on Schindhelm’s idea of a Friction Campus. Vice President Jay […]
The film will be broadcasted on 3Sat on February 28 10.20PM. Trailer: Trailer In the Mood for Art Synopsis: Hong Kong in March 2023. Three years of pandemic lockdown and a failed political revolution have left deep scars, as has a draconian security law enforced by the central government. Many people have left their city […]
An opinion piece about the future of human intelligence in the age of AI. An American writer recently reported in the New York Times that he had moved to the country to write a novel. Lower living costs and income as a part-time copywriter initially provided a livelihood. Then AI came and took his job […]
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” (attributed to Albert Einstein) The Paradox of the Unspoken In the rapidly evolving landscape of 2026, we find ourselves confronting a philosophical paradox that has […]
Bid(s) for Survival was designed by Giga Design Milano and won these two awards at the 2025 Lovie Awards: Gold and People’s vote in Weird&Experimental und Silver and People’s vote in Art The mission of The Lovie Awards is to recognise the unique and resonant nature of the European Internet community across culture, technology and business. […]
A new series of events with ROOTS from late October to early November at various locations in Bali from Jimbaran to Singaraja demonstrates the unbroken interest of the island’s people in their cultural heritage and the growing challenges posed by overtourism and urbanization. Baliekpis DutaBaliNews InBali BaliWara KabarNusa MetroBali BaliPrawara RadarBali Warta Bali BaliTribune BaliNetizen […]
On November 26, 2025, ARX and Michael Schindhelm will present NOVALIS 2029, a speculation on the future of engineering, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Here is a Podcast about the project. Here is the programme of the event: Venue Sharq Restaurant in Diriyah, Riyadh Partner European Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ECCKSA) Format […]
For the exhibition After The Deluge (Basel Oct/Nov 2025) these AI supported videos were created in collaboration with GIGA Design Flooding Basel (trailer) Postapocalyptic World Symbiocene (trailer)
Here is an article about the exhibition After The Deluge, which opened on 14 October in Basel (Franck-Areal, published (in German) at the Basler Zeitung
Following the successful ROOTS exhibition at the ARMA Museum in Ubud (Bali) and a series of film screenings in May and June 2025, the film ROOTS is returning to the island. At the end of October, there will be a series of screenings in Denpasar, Singaraja and at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival The […]
Apocalypse or new beginning – what awaits us after climate collapse? Michael Schindhelm does not have a simple answer to this question – but he does have an invitation to think about it together. In his new exhibition, After the Deluge, the artist and physicist first sends visitors through a gigantic tidal wave that engulfs […]
The next event with Novalis 2029 will take place in Residência Oficial da Suíça em São Paulo Rua Cristóvão Pereira 371, Campo Belo, 04620-010, São Paulo on Sept 18. 2025 ARX invites together with Swiss Business Hub Brazil, Consulate General of Switzerland in São Paulo, Switzerland Global Enterprise Book Reading and Panel Discussion Sustainable infrastructure in […]
Here you can listen to the AI based podcast about the concept of the show After the Deluge for Interfinity Basel. The show will open on October 14 and there will be a kick off event on Aug 29, 7pm at Franck Areal Basel.
The exhibition will take place in conjunction with the Interfinity Festival at the Franck Areal in Basel. The opening will be on 14 October 2025. On 29 August at 7 p.m., Michael Schindhelm will introduce the concept of the exhibition at the Tanzhaus Basel (Franck Areal) as part of a kick-off event. Here is some […]
On July 14, Roots will be closed at Arma museum in Ubud, Bali, after seven intense weeks on display. Michael Schindhelm’s exhibition and docu-fiction film “ROOTS: One Hundred Years of Walter Spies in Bali” has been received with significant interest and critical engagement in Bali, particularly in Ubud where the exhibition was held at the […]
The exhibition ROOTS and the film of the same name about the legacy of artist Walter Spies in Bali, originally conceived for the KBHG Foundation in Basel, opened to great acclaim in Bali on 24 May.
On May 24, the ROOTS exhibition will open at the renowned ARMA Museum in Ubud. On May 22, the film ROOTS will be shown for the first time in Bali. Over three weeks, there will be a varied program surrounding the exhibition and the film, focusing on the life and work of the painter Walter […]
ROOTS. One Hundred Years of Walter Spies in Bali by Michael Schindhelm at Arma Museum in Ubud, Bali 24 May–14 June 2025 Teaser https://vimeo.com/998155052?share=copy The Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G is delighted to announce that, following its presentation in Basel, parts of the ROOTS exhibition will also be displayed in Bali. Behind this project is the […]
The documentary will be screened in Tel Aviv as part of the International Art Film Festival on 17 April. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gngvd6enpKE Hong Kong in March 2023. Three years of pandemic-related lockdowns and a failed political revolution have left deep scars, as has a draconian security law enforced by the central government. Many people have left the […]
The documentary ROOTS in Berlin on April 29 and 30: https://babylonberlin.eu/film/8328-roots?highlight=WyJyb290cyJd A cinematic undiscovered story about Bali, the rise of the island to the Eldorado of global tourism and the desperate efforts of its inhabitants to preserve their culture. 98 years after the painter Walter Spies first visited the island, his spirit returns to Bali. However, […]
On March 20, 7PM at Kino@Eaton HK the documentary about Hong Kong’s art scene will be screened, followed by a panel talk with Joseph Chen, May Fung, Michael Schindhelm and other guests. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gngvd6enpKE Hong Kong in March 2023. Three years of pandemic-related lockdowns and a failed political revolution have left deep scars, as has a […]
The publication was produced in collaboration with ARX and will be presented for the first time on 23 January 2025 at the Guttweiler Institute near Zurich. More information can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19C3gRj0m2yTSOrccI-ozBCUzaUGdSKL4/view?usp=drive_link About the event on January 23: The panel talk ‘Sustainable infrastructure development in Switzerland and Europe: promoting innovation and overcoming the challenges […]
In the coming months, the documentary about the creation of the M+-Museum and the current art scene in Hong Kong will be available at the renowned FIFA festival platform in Montreal. https://experience.arts.film/view/65d36ba125c585e0cf048b4b?language=fr_CA&utm_source=Cyberimpact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6-dec-Actualites-ARTSFILM-Automne-2024
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The short film Jetzt Song, produced for the exhibition The End of Aging, has been invited to the following festivals: Montreal Independent Film Festival, September 2024 Solaris Filmfestival Helsinki, Oct 4 https://solaris.starlight-festival.com/
The exhibition at the KBHG in Basel and the film are the subject of this report by the Austrian television channel ORF and by 3Sat Kulturzeit (in German): https://on.orf.at/video/14244023/15725367/walter-spies-lebenskuenstler-zwischen-moskau-berlin-bali
Wired Italia reviewed ROOTS: https://www.wired.it/gallery/bids-for-survival-roots-mostra-basilea/
Swiss TV Sternstunde Kunst will broadcast the film on Oct 13. 3Sat will show the film on Oct 19. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/998155081
30 August – 17 November 2024 ROOTS TEASER ZUR AUSSTELLUNG https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/998155052 The exhibition revolves around the fascinating figure of Russian-born German artist Walter Spies (1895 – 1942), whose influence on Bali’s cultural landscape reverberates today. Spies’ legacy is deeply intertwined with Bali’s contemporary narrative, and ROOTS aims to show his profound impact while exploring the island’s postcolonial […]
Upcoming festival appearances In the Mood for Art: Seoul International Architecture Film Festival, South Korea (September 5th to 15th, 2024) Festival do Rio – Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival (October 3-13, 2024) Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF), Lebanon (November 5th to 15th, 2024) Trailer: https://vimeo.com/880820041
On July 21, the exhibition The End of Aging at the KBHG Foundation in Basel came to an end. It has found a new home online. http://bidsforsurvival.com
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The Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G is delighted to announce the second site-specific immersive project in its year-long collaboration with the author, filmmaker, and curator Michael Schindhelm. The Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger is set to unveil a groundbreaking project titled ROOTS from August 30 to November 17, 2024. This immersive experience promises to bring […]
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The Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G is delighted to announce a collaboration with the multidisciplinary German-born Swiss author, filmmaker, and curator Michael Schindhelm. The ambitious project will completely transform the premises of KBH.G. The exhibition, titled ‘The End of Aging,’ opening from May 3 to July 21, 2024, will delve into the fascinating world […]
After last fall’s screenings at the International Filmfest Milan and the Athens International Film and Art Festival, In the Mood for Art will soon be shown at the following festivals: Master of Art Film Festival, Sofia Feb 18 and 24; Sofia Festival International du Film sur l’Art, Montreal March 14 – 24 Montreal Milano Design […]
Michael Schindhelm receives the Goldene Feder (Golden Pen) of the Swiss Association of Internal Communications 2023 for “In the Mood for Art”. Trailer In the Mood for Art Eulogy: Michael Schindhelm (1960) is a German and Swiss writer, theater director and filmmaker. He received his education in East Germany and in Voronezh (RUS). He graduated […]
Migration as a life theme What does it mean to be a migrant? This is what the cultural worker Michael Schindhelm talks about. Having grown up in the GDR, he has lived in many different metropolises in his life. He has now been living in the canton of Ticino for almost 20 years – and […]
On 14 October at 10.15 pm, the current documentary by Michael Schindhelm will be broadcast on 3Sat. Ausstrahlung 3Sat The Museum M+ in Hong Kong is one of the most important museum buildings of the 21st century and home to the world’s most important collection of Chinese contemporary art. Documentary filmmaker Michael Schindhelm not only […]
(Original in German, machine translated): THE GERMAN EXOTIC This man is one of the many Germans whose unusual path has led to them being almost forgotten in Germany today, but recognised in other countries. Born in 1895 – in the birth shadow of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, so to speak – he belonged to […]
On invitation of the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron (Basel) Michael Schindhelm presented excerpts of the documentaries “Bird’s Nest” (2008) and “In the Mood for Art” (2023) at the Stadtcasino Basel. ‘A highlight of this year’s Summer Party was a screening of excerpts of two films by Michael Schindhelm: ‘Bird’s Nest’ (2008) and ‘In […]
The premiere of the documentary film In the Mood for Art (The Museum M+ and the art scene in Hong Kong) by Michael Schindhelm (production Filmerei Zürich, co-production with Schweizer Fernsehen SRF) will take place on 27 August at 10 a.m. at Kino Camera Basel. The film will be broadcast for the first time on […]
On invitation of the Swiss Embassy in Singapore the documentary “A Vaccine at the Speed of Light (The BioNTech Project)” will be screened at the movie theater “The Projector” on June 14. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Michael Schindhelm. Here more information about the film: With the help of mRNA technology, […]
Together with Filmerei Zurich we are currently filming and producing a documentary about Hong Kong’s museum for visual culture M+. After three years of isolation Hong Kong is open to international audiences again. We are taking a look at one of the most striking cities and its arts scene. M+ offers a complete range of […]
At the invitation of the Basel H. Geiger Cultural Foundation (KBH.G), we will develop a double exhibition in the spring and fall of 2024, which will take place both in the Foundation’s exhibition spaces and in collaboration with a number of institutions in Basel and elsewhere. An online presence is also planned. Preparations for the […]
Almost seven years after its release, the cinema documentary THE CHINESE LIVES OF ULI SIGG is still topical. It has recently been presented on Swiss television’s streaming platform PLAY SUISSE. Trailer Trailer The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg In order to better understand China, Uli Sigg, who entered the country in 1980 as an entrepreneur […]
Our BioNTech Documentary has been awarded at the 2022 German Business Film Awards, Category I, 3rd prize. “Mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit zum Impfstoff: Das Projekt BioNTech” (2021) Runtime 52-min. The German Industrial Film Award serves to promote German films that deal with topics of the modern industrial and service society in Germany. It has been awarded annually […]
As part of the further education programme EMAA (Eexecutive Master of Arts Administration), Michael Schindhelm once again taught at the University of Zurich. This time, the aim was to discuss how the massive social transformation of the People’s Republic of China is reflected in art and culture. Parallel to the Party Congress of the Communist […]
The film about the entrepreneur, patron and art collector Uli Sigg and his multifaceted history with China since the Cultural Revolution, which is now over six years old, will continue to be shown in cinemas. There will be a screening in Pforzheim on 24 October 2022 in presence of Michael Schindhelm. Trailer website movie theater
Original in German: Contemplating about Heimat Raw English translation: I have lived in Switzerland for more than twenty-six years and always on the border. In Basel it was still a few hundred metres to France and Germany, but for sixteen years the river passing by the house has been the only thing separating me from […]
Since 23 September 2022, the German Museum of Technology Berlin has been showing the exhibition “Project Lightspeed – With mRNA Technology to the Corona Vaccine” which has been developed in collaboration with BioNTech, the agency C4 and Berlin producers. At the same time, an online version of the exhibition was developed, which can be visited […]
On Sept 26 at Laufen Castle in Switzerland Dalya Mousa, Director for Culture at Diriyah Gate Development Authority in Riyadh, and Michael Schindhelm will talk about the role of culture and arts in the current social development of Saudi Arabia. The talk is part of the S.T.A.R.S. executive further education program hosted at the Switzerland […]
Project Lightspeed The German Museum of Technology will present the special exhibition “Project Lightspeed – With mRNA Technology to the Corona Vaccine” from 23 September 2022. The special exhibition “Project Lightspeed – With mRNA Technology to the Corona Vaccine” shows the development of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, which was implemented in record time. It […]
The Kulturforum Berlin will again present Michael Schindhelm’s sound installation “Wie es war wird” (What is was and will be) almost a year after its premiere on September 4, 2022. On one of Berlin’s most important public squares and cultural venues, a collage of voices and sounds will be heard that on the one hand […]
Broadcast of our documentary film about long-term migrants from Ticino, past and present, on RSI, the Italian Swiss TV Aug 7, 22.25. Since Aug 19 the film is available on the streaming platform Play Suisse: Film on Play Suisse Watch the trailer here: “People will never stop leaving their homes, by force or by choice, […]
Michael Schindhelm has received the Herbert Quandt Media Award 2022 for his documentary “Revolution in Medicine – Project BioNTech” (literal German title translation : “A Vaccine at Lightspeed: The BioNTech Project“), broadcast on 30 October 2021 on ARTE. The award comes with a prize money of €20,000. Laudatory speech by jury member Horst von Butlar: “A […]
Our documentary about Project Lightspeed, BioNTech’s adventure to develop and produce the first vaccine against Covid-19, is now also available on the new Swiss streaming platform Play Suisse:
In January 2002, a new playhouse was opened under the leadership of Michael Schindhelm, then artistic director of the Theater Basel. One of the spectacular things about it was the local commitment to financial donations for the construction: over 400 Basel residents contributed more than 20 million Swiss francs to the building development. This year, […]
Talk Friday, 3 June 2022, 7:30 pm Monte Verità Congress and Cultural Centre, Ascona Introduction to the topic “For more than twenty-five years I have lived in Switzerland and always on the border. In Basel a few hundred metres to France and Germany, but for the last fifteen years we have been separated by the […]
Cinema Otello, Ascona, 20.15 13.5. 2022 Documentary OUTLAND (2021) by Michael Schindhelm. Followed by a conversation with the director Trailer:
Yawen Yeo and Michael Schindhelm have produced a short film in collaboration with Swiss artist Angela Lyn about her life and work. “On the Edge of Time” will be premiered on May 7 at Villa Arconati near Milan before the opening of the homonymous exhibition by Angela Lyn which creates a resonance between her life […]
As part of the Executive Master of Arts Adminstration (EMAA) at the University of Zurich, Michael Schindhelm will run a seminar on “Adhocracy and Crisis Management in Culture” on 7 May. Adhocracy is considered a promising concept of social organisation when conditions are volatile. In light of the fading pandemic as well as the war […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhz8IeqbGuI In this stars Webinar, stars International Board Member Michael SCHINDHELM, Writer, Filmmaker, Advisor on Culture and Arts, Lugano/Singapore, talks about leadership, the significance of culture and art for society and business, about innovation and human resources. Some take-aways are: Michael SCHINDHELM (MS) and Angela MERKEL, to become the Chancellor of Germany later on, shared in […]
Watch in English (short version, available depending on geo-location): https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VMZtG0O9sbU&feature=youtu.be Next transmission (German and French) on Arte TV, February 5, 2022, 11.10 pm (not available in Switzerland): https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/103509-000-A/mit-lichtgeschwindigkeit-zum-impfstoff/ Since the beginning of the 21st century, scientists Uğur Şahin und Özlem Türeci have pursued the goal of creating cancer treatments that are specific to individuals. The firm […]
The filmmaker is always in search of that relevant moment. One that may come to be symbolic of our era, or opens a window into the future. Film holds a special relationship to the present time, capturing the moment unlike any other medium. It attempts at distilling the essence of our time and to imagine what might come to […]
Leute is a talk show on Südwestrundfunk (SWR). The conversation with Nicole Köster revolved around, among other things, the film “Revolution in Medicine, the Project Biontech”, as well as other current cultural projects by Michael Schindhelm. Watch the video (in German only): https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/swr1-leute-oder-dokumentarfilmer-und-kulturforscher/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzE1NzE1NTU/
Our documentary film about long-term migrants from Ticino, past and present, premieres on November 28, 2021. Watch the trailer here: “People will never stop leaving their homes, by force or by choice, despite closing borders and lockdowns. This film takes place in Ticino, the Swiss canton in the South, a place I came to call […]
Arte Documentary about BioNTech A Revolution in Medicine at the Speed of Light Michael Schindhelm in conversation with Dieter Kassel (in German)https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/arte-dokumentation-ueber-biontech-eine-heldengeschichte-in.1008.de.html?dram:article_id=504911 The Arte documentary “A Vaccine at Lightspeed (The BioNTech Project)” (German title : “Mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit zum Impfstoff (Das Projekt BioNTech)„) covers BioNTech’s rapid development of its vaccine against Covid-19. For this, filmmaker […]
A small, unknown start-up from the German provinces has won the race against time and the biggest pharmaceutical companies in developing a Corona vaccine. The incredible story of the Biontech founding couple, told first-hand. The full text here (only in German): MAG_2021_41_p012-mag1016_gte_Biontech
A Vaccine at the Speed of Light (The BioNTech Project) German title : Mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit zum Impfstoff (Das Projekt BioNTech) A film by Michael Schindhelm Switzerland, Germany, France, USA 2021 Length: 52 minutes First broadcast: SRF (Switzerland) 24.10.2021 22.30; ARTE (Germany/France) 30.10.2021 21.45, Deutsche Welle DW worldwide in November 2021. Website Swiss TV https://tinyurl.com/5urww5wj Website […]
In its application for the European Capital of Culture 2025 “Neue Heimat Dresden”, the city of Dresden, with Michael Schindhelm as curator, developed a concept for the Neue Heimat X-Culture, which is to establish itself in Dresden in the next few years. The focus is on strengthening the European dimension of urban identity and thus […]
Interview with German public radio, only in German available Deutschlandfunk Kultur – Interview 30.09.2021 07:37 Uhr Podcast here: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/expo-in-dubai-die-erste-weltausstellung-im-arabischen-raum.1008.de.html?dram:article_id=503678 EXPO IN DUBAI: Die erste Weltausstellung im arabischen Raum Michael Schindhelm im Gespräch mit Stephan Karkowsky Das Emirat Dubai lädt ab heute zur Expo ein. Sechs Monate, in denen Weltneuheiten präsentiert und Millionen Besucher erwartet werden. Kulturberater Michael […]
Mon 11 Oct 2021 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty Post-screening dialogue WATCH ON YOUTUBE WATCH ON FACEBOOK Rundown 18:15 Registration 18:30-19:55 Documentary Screening 19:55-20:30 Dialogue The documentary, The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg, brings us into a Swiss businessman, diplomat, and art collector’s journey in exploring […]
My neighbours and I in OUTLAND: Essay for DAS MAGAZIN (Zurich) about the making of the feature-length documentary OUTLAND, which will be screened in autumn this year. (text available in German only) OUTLAND Tagi Magi 7.8.21
