Connecting Roots: Collective Stories, Individual Identities
In the organizer's words:
For 20 years, the ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen has been sustainably strengthening civil society networks between Germany and the world with its CrossCulture program. Over 1,100 alumni:ae from all over the world are united by their commitment to positive change. The polyphonic exhibition "Connecting Roots: Collective Stories, Individual Identities" celebrates two decades of exchange with scholarship holders, artists and partner organizations worldwide and explores global perspectives on remembrance in the ifa Gallery Stuttgart from 31 July 2025.
14 international artists, selected by the curator duo Elham Khattab (Director of Out of the Circle, Egypt) and Omar Chennafi (Morocco as co-curator), will show works and contributions in"Connecting Roots: Collective Stories, Individual Identities" that revolve around the themes of memory and identity, collective healing, the environment and future-oriented remembrance: How can we as individuals with our respective roots become a community that celebrates difference? How can we use memory on the path to a more inclusive future?
The artists from ten countries, including Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Morocco and Tunisia, address these issues with photographs, installations, video, sound, performances and workshops. The exhibition presents art as a language for transcultural dialog - and combines personal roots with collective remembrance.
With contributions by the artists Aneek Mustafa Anwar, Farah Khelil, Izz Aljabari, Jorge Ernesto Barrón, M'hammed Killito, Mohamed Thara, Monon Muntaka, Qafar Rzayev, Said Al Haddaji, Sameh Al Tawil, Souad Mani, Yara Mekawei, Yassine Alaoui aka Yoriyas, Zahra Amber.
Opening: July 31, 2025, 7-9 p.m.
There will be talks, workshops, performances and guided tours on the opening weekend. The events will take place in the ifa-Galerie Stuttgart and municipal cultural institutions as well as in Stuttgart's urban space. Further information will follow.
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