Lecture Performance
At first sight angels and lions don`t really have anything in common. Angels are creatures often associated with messengers oscillating between heaven and earth. Lions on the other hand are wild animals representing power and fearlessness.
I went to look for angels in Zurich. I found some but almost none. Instead, I found lions, a lot of lions.
The Lecture-Performance The Angels of Zurich leads behind the lions facades and reflects the network of relationships that opens up through this omnipresential architectural element.
Who built the city? Who still builds it? And who owns the city?
The lion can be understood as a representative symbol only. But in what way is it also witness of historical narratives of Zurich and in what sense can it give us as messengers of events – just like the angels – insights of the hidden power structures of Zurich?
