Datum
25. März 2025
In person Workshop at the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich
Caring for Images, Looking at Care – Exploring Images of Care
Regard Bleu Ethnographic Film Festival
Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich
Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zurich
Free (donations welcomed to support our non-profit festival!)
Language: English
15th March 2025
Fill in a short submission form here, by Saturday 15th February.
If your ethnographic project on care – completed, ongoing or envisioned – involves experimenting with „looking” (and with sensory attention more generally), join us for this FREE IN-PERSON workshopping at the Ethnographic Museum of Zurich on 15th March! This is part of the Regard Bleu Ethnographic Film Festival.
‘Caring for Images, Looking at Care’ – Exploring Images of Care
How do we see, document, and respectfully represent acts of care that tend to be made invisible, despite their central role in the maintenance of healthy social relations, and indeed of society at large? This workshop proposes to explore the space of care, a space centrally related to human vulnerability and dependence, and to focus on the intersection of care in its broadest sense with “images, vision and visuality” (Pieta and Sokolovsky 2021). Inspired by the work of and framed around a conversation with Barbara Pietà and Paolo Favero, the two founders of the ‘Images of Care Collective’, this workshop is an invitation to think collectively about how multimodality — whether photographs, film, or other audiovisual media — can help us access, document, and understand acts of care that are often overlooked. How can multimodal approaches challenge existing representations of care and help us reimagine the ways we engage with vulnerability and power in care relations?
This targeted, hands-on workshop will engage with selected early-career researchers’ work on care and help them develop their projects. If you have a project (concluded or ongoing) that addresses (some of) the questions raised above, we would love to read more about it! To join us for the workshop, hand in your proposal through the application form. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts and experiences and get constructive feedback from experts and peers.
Workshop Highlights:
‑Explore the realm of care by exchanging with the founders of the ‘Images of Care Collective’, Barbara Pieta and Paolo Favero, with peers and an interested public.
‑Keynote lecture by Barbara Pieta
‑Panel contributions: Present your project and get constructive feedback.
‑Open to all: Whether you’re working on film, multimedia, or cross-disciplinary projects, all creators are welcome.
Workshop Date:
‑Keynote by Barbara Pietà: Saturday, 15th March 9:30–10:45 AM
‑Workshop sessions: Saturday, 15th March, 11:15 AM ‑4:15 PM
Application process for panel presentation: To present in the workshop,please provide a one-page-abstract of the project you would like to present (ongoing or concluded) and submit it via the application form – click here to fill in the form
Deadline for panel applications: 15th February 2025
Limited space: the workshop is open to the public (no registration necessary), space is limited, first come first served
More info here
Workshop organized by Olivia Killias and Saada Elabed, in collaboration with Barbara Pieta and Paolo Favero