Participants in the MA-Seminar “Art as a Means of Historical Inquiry” were invited to the panel or architecture “Taking Care of Care” at Biennale di Venezia on Oct. 3, 2025. Giuanna Largiadèr, Aferdita Kazimi as well as PI Jonas Rüegg have worked in a transdisciplinary exchange with material scientist Veronica Contucci and the renowned sculptor Hannes Brunner on a project titled KetchUpBoat––an eco-critical collaboration around the aesthetics and commodification of a stranded cargo boat. By studying this “Ketch Up Boat”as a multidisciplinary collective, we explore how observations translate into collective action in a decentralized manner. It is an intellectual laboratory for human responses to man-made crises. How do disciplinary background, personal life experience and different ethical compasses inform how we suggest cleaning up this mess?
Learn more about the KetchUpBoat at: THE KETCHUP-BOAT
