23 – 24 May

The Voice of Memory

Marisa Cornejo, Chilean artist based between Switzerland and Chile, trained in contemporary dance and visual arts with an MA. Her research on memory and forced migration informs her performance and archive-based practice.

This workshop explores writing from dream and sound memories, examining somatic memory, fragility, and vulnerability. Participants will draft texts from dreams and auditory recollections, develop dialogues to surface alternative interpretations, and use techniques — dream recall, handwriting, drawing, sound and collage — to expand narratives and collective strategies for articulating embodied memory.

English, Spanish, and French are all welcome.

Grand-Rue 40,
1204 Genève
Photo Credit: DR
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Photo Credit: DR

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