When two souls fall in love, there is this moment: they lie next to each other in the dark and do not even want to stop telling things. In a cold world that declares everything to be a commodity, people can also buy this moment. Those who lie sleepless in bed can use the service to get a telephonic companion through nocturnal loneliness. The women remain vocal avatars, tank for the needs of the men.

<<reading Black feminist texts and talking about them with non-BIPOCs is the movement of listening and thinking that starts a conversation>>

Accorps is an exhibition of monthly Geneva performances wich explores body representation in urban spaces. Aiming to express, make visible and legitimize people who are victims of gender-based discrimination.

Daryna Ariamnova is a Swiss-Ukrainian creative coder and UX designer. Daryna is originally from Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine and currently based in Zürich. She creates digital art and works with topics of belonging, feminism and diversity.Daryna completed “Coding for the Arts” Training at Zürich University of the Arts and is working on trans-cultural and interdisciplinary projects in Zürich and in Ukraine.

The Screens*Scream*Sex collective is made up of four performers from the fields of visual arts and performance, working together in this constellation since January of 2023. In the context of the S*S*S collective, we are united by a queer-feminist stance and socio-critical engagement in the field of equality. Within the framework of this project, we deal with the topic of sexuality and desire to investigate how closely this is entangled with patriarchal after-effects, mediated sexism, and where there is scope for our own shaping and agency.

Laura is a coach and workshop facilitator focussing on the topic of (love) relationships. She explores the topic around balancing the Yin & Yang polar energies (gender neutral) from within. In her work she focuses on guiding humans to the wisdom of the heart and the body so that they can create authentic, empowering and nurturing relationships. Laura encourages you to shed the shackles of societal expectations and beliefs, empowering you to redefine who you are and what you deserve.

Ludovica is an italo-swiss multidisciplinary designer and emerging new media artist currently based in Zurich. She holds a degree in Visual Communication and Interaction Design, awarded with the ZHdK Design Förderpreis in June 2023 with the project Syntia_CAM. She is currently researching across the field of interaction design, post-cyberfeminism and pop culture, and she is interested in how technology is changing the perception and construction of our identity, questioning the underlying assumptions and power structures that are embedded in digital space.

Linda Hoppe (*2001, Bremerhaven, Deutschland) lebt und arbeitet derzeit in Athen. Ihre Arbeiten finden meistens eine Gemeinsamkeit—die Konfrontation.

Paul*ina Späni (*2004) interessiert sich für die Annäherung an die Authentizität. Sie besucht das Abschlussjahr des Kunstgymnasiums Liceo Artistico. Die Arbeit Wirf mich an die Wand ist im Rahmen ihrer Maturaarbeit zur Weiblichkeit als Projektionsfläche und zu dem Performativen des Genders entstanden. Sich künstlerisch mit Themen auseinanderzusetzen ist für sie die schönste Art zu lernen.

Philip Neuberger (any pronoun or none) works at the intersection of theater, dance, artistic research, and performance, holding both organizational and creative roles. As part of their MA in Expanded Theater at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB) she increasingly explored gender as performance and collective forms of work.

Sinem is a creative, designer, researcher, educator, community organiser, and the founder of Feminist Design. Her work is situated at the intersections of tech, social justice, urbanism, design, data science, artificial intelligence, civic engagement, and feminism. She researches and teaches design and data justice, design politics, algorithmic bias, creative AI, feminist hacking and community tech.

Tsai I-Chieh (b. 1991, Taipei) is a contemporary artist living and working in Berlin. Her artistic practice explores the alienated identity and collective experiences of Asian women in Western society; investigate the role of women in Taiwanese socio-political conditions and related gender issues through field research. She also delves into universal emotions such as parting and human attachment. Recently, she has deepened her concerns in ecofeminism, raising questions about the relationship between humans and nature.

A close encounter with mossy log always makes me think of entering a fantasy fabric shop.
(Robin Wall Kimmerer in ‘Gathering Moss’)

In an installative work we experiment with various materials, in an attempt of revisiting memories of the forest. We invite you to take moment and immerse yourself in the complex structures of the forest.

As booker, organizational talent and a good soul behind many projects in Zürich, Nive shows a keen sense of contemporary club culture. With her Tamil background and her training in Carnatic music, you will hear a fusion of her influences. Her music selection as a DJ defies genre boundaries and aims to get the crowd dancing without blinkers. Expect polyrhythmic, percussive sounds melting into electronic music ranging from downtempo to UK bass. Besides DJ’ing she’s been an active player shaping Zurich’s nightlife for the past three years with the aim to elevate voices of marginalized artists.

As a rising trance and girlypop star DASHA has turned up the heat all around Switzerland as well as Berlin and as a personal highlight has opened for none other than horsegiirL. Hitting people with hints of bitter sweetness by mixing genres varying from Eurodance and trance to melodic techno and electrified pop bangers, making every hip move.

The installation is about reclaiming one's roots - it is a reflection on the loss of home, be it through war, gentrification or natural disasters.

This collectively curated feminist film programme showcases desire from different perspectives: Joy, sensuality, having a crush and questions of home and belonging.

Sexualität längst nicht mehr Privatsache. Verschiedene Akteure haben den kapitalistischen Wert von Sexualität erkannt. Sex Shops richten sich an ein diverseres Publikum und adressieren auch eine feministische Käuferschaft. I can buy myself flowers setzt den Trend Sexpositivität in Kontext mit kapitalistischem System und Popfeminismus, ebenso mit Klassen- und Geschlechterfragen.

Who doesn't like memes? 👻 Memes, often characterized by their humorous and viral nature, have become a ubiquitous form of online expression, shaping the way we engage with and understand contemporary issues. 📱 But beyond the laughs, memes can also serve as powerful tools for literacy, advocacy and activism with their unique ability to distil complex issues into easily digestible content, reach wide audiences and spark vital conversations.

The work wants to investigate the difference between care and love. This show wants to be a multidisciplinary discourse of the impossible separation between body, mind and non-human to face the complex reality that we live where we live with the disaster continuously.

In this Panel discussion we invite a group of experts from different backgrounds to take a critical look at our venue, former Sexkino Roland, and discuss who is represented in our show, and who is not. Our guests ask questions about the responsibility that Designathon as a White organisation holds in creating space for underrepresented communities. And they reflect on visions of more inclusive, diverse, collaborative programs, processes and curations in the future.

​​Wer trauert schon um das alte Roland? Mit der Schliessung des Erotikkinos Roland wird die Sexkultur noch weiter aus dem öffentlichen in den privaten Raum verdrängt. Wäre es nicht an der Zeit Erotikkinos neu zu denken?

The performance On Pleasure concentrates on the topic of “pleasure” in the broadest sense, turning towards more abstract forms of sensual experiences. On Pleasure refuses to follow societal learned scripts of what “should” happen in sexual encounters, and celebrates the process itself rather than a preset goal. Through the creation and implementation of several screens and live filming, in addition to costumes, it becomes unclear where a body starts or ends, and how the bodies relate to each other.

By challenging traditional notions of gender and embodiment, Syntia_CAM is a hybrid, an alien, a sex worker, neither fully human nor fully machine. With irony and a touch of playfulness, they use technology to create multiple identities, negotiate rates, share experiences and new forms of agency. Are you ready to witness?

Auf ihrer Führung durch den Kreis 4 zeigen Frauenstadtrundgang Zürich, was die Arbeiterinnen in Aussersihl in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts bewegt hat und wie sie die Doppelbelastung von Fabrik und Haushalt bewältigten. Als Teil der Stadtführung sucht Performerin, Dramaturgin und Choreografin Charlotte Mathiessen nach Komfortzonen auf Strassen und öffentlichen Plätzen und macht diesen geschichtsträchtigen, gentrifizierten Teil der Stadt durch performative Momente auf eine neue Weise erfahrbar.

Für den Stadtrundgang ist eine Anmeldung per E-Mail an info@designathon.ch erforderlich. Das Format ist kostenlos und findet auf Deutsch (Option Schweizerdeutsch/Hochdeutsch) statt.

This performative printing apparatus was created by queer-feminist finsterbusch collective as part of their performance [CLICK BAIT TITLE]. Even in the midst of the pandemic where many were only able to experience intimacy through glass screens, finsterbusch wanted to offer the audience to be touched in a safe and consensual way, using the method of monotypes.

body, milk, heart (lamb)

Are you ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and connection?

The workshop invites you to delve deep into the layers of your identity and explore the profound impact that society, capitalism, and patriarchy have had on how we present ourselves to the world. Uncovering these layers your true self can come to surface and met one of the essentials desire of humankind:
To be seen fully!

Anna und Sabeth von der Urban Equipe beleuchten die aktuelle Wohnungskrise aus feministischer Perspektive. Anschliessend wird gemeinsam getextet, gezeichnet und gebastelt – gegen den Mietenwahnsinn in Zürich

Does vanilla taste kinkier in risotto than in ice cream?

Was können wir tun um sichtbar und relevant zu werden?
Wollen wir etwas tun? Wenn ja, dann komme vorbei, wir schauen in einem Atelier gemeinsam die ersten Schritte an um auf Wikipedia Räume zu schaffen.

Im Kontakt mit dem Gegenüber definieren wir uns selbst. Was bleibt, wenn Rollenbilder nicht genügen? Geschlecht, Projektion und Projektionsfläche sich vermischen?