Janet Cardiff, sound artist

www.cardiffmiller.com | youtube channel

Janet Cardiff is a Canadian artist who works chiefly with sound and sound in especially a form she calls audio walks. She works in collaboration with her husband and partner George Bures Miller. Janet Cardiff first gained international recognition in the art world for her audio walks in 1995.

Ittingen Walk

Projects for Documenta Kassel

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Homo Narrans. Toward a Museum of Storytelling (Y-Institut) | 15–18.04.2019

Teacher: Lionel Ruffel

For 4 days we occupied the Literary Institute of Biel for a workshop on narrative with the French writer Lionel Ruffel. The concept was to create a collaborative exhibition between all the students on what narration is. It was a rich and stimulating experience.

Movie of the team for our project of exhibition

My project was based on the Aby Warburg Atlas.
The history/story of mankind is linked to time and its measure.

A set of wires runs through the spaces and guides the visitor through the different spaces and rooms.

Social Design

Teacher: Minou Afzali
Visit the exhibition during the course Design with Social Impact. We analysed the exhibition by making a report which is available here!

Exhibition of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 05.10.2018–03.02.2019

A loom to start a business, a do-it-yourself house, or a solar kiosk for local power supply: social design is design for and with society — and highly topical. The consequences of the global growth economy are becoming increasingly severe for both human beings and the environment. Social design confronts the increasing imbalance of resources, means of production, and future opportunities and relies on a new, equitable exchange between the individual, civil society, the state, and the economy. Against this background, architects, designers, craftsperson, and engineers are all developing solutions. This exhibition presents relevant international projects and discusses the redesign of social systems, as well as of living and working environments.
Anyone and everyone can help shape society!
The exhibition integrates a forum enabling visitors to share their own knowledge, opinions, and ideas.

«Design always stands in a social context. While I was working on Social Design, the political situation in many parts of the world developed in a way that I would not have thought possible. I am glad that there are designers and initiatives whose projects are embracing this challenge and have the world as a whole in mind.»
Angeli Sachs, Curator

Summer School 2018 – Museum der Zukunft ! | 20.08–01.09.2018

Organisation: Lea-Nina Fischer, Kathrin Merz, Guy Lafranchi, Jimmy Schmid
Partner (Historical Museum of Bern): Barbara Hirsig, Franziska Karlen, Merja Rinderli, Jakob Messerli

Program | Reader

In the summer of 2018, before I started my MAD training, I attended the Summer School “Museum der Zukunft! For 10 days we worked in groups of 5 students in an interdisciplinary way. The programme was to learn how to reinvent the Historical Museum of Bern in 2050, how it would be seen, how its collections would be presented.

It has been a rich and exciting experience. The meetings, conferences, references, experiences to get out of one’s comfort zone brought me a lot for the development of my project and for my professional life.

Many thanks to the team of teachers who made this wonderful summer school possible, to the speakers and to my colleagues, Mateo Garcia Torres, Adam Netter, Jelma Oda, Tina Odermatt for their commitment and generosity.

Project of our ASCARI team | Panel 1 | Panel 2
Presentation video
Pitch video