Reza Hazare - The Unstitched Corners
21.03. - 19.04.2026 curated by Roger Wirz
Opening 20.03. 19.00 with Sounds by
Virus2020 (TUN / live) & Rim Harrabi (TUN / DJ Set)
ENG In a region of profound geopolitical consequence, a people have seldom known peace, comfort, or joy. Relentlessly shaped by forces from within and beyond their borders, they have been pushed to the margins of history, reduced to spectators in struggles not of their own making. Their land has been claimed, their narratives distorted, and sustained efforts have sought to erase their cultural memory.
The Unstitched Corners centers on women who stitched their grief into fabric. Afghan women have long endured silencing and erasure. Through embroidery, song, and oral lament, they transform inherited sorrow into acts of memory and resistance, carrying histories that refuse to disappear.
Reza Hazare (b. 1987, Zahedan, Iran) belongs to an Afghan minority community forced into displacement. Working across drawing, painting, and sculpture, Hazare examines the entanglements of personal and political histories. His practice explores human relationships, psychological landscapes, and the condition of exile.
DE In einer Region von grosser geopolitischer Bedeutung hat ein Volk selten Frieden, Geborgenheit oder Freude erfahren. Unaufhörlich geprägt von Kräften innerhalb und ausserhalb seiner Grenzen wurde es an den Rand der Geschichte gedrängt: zu Zuschauern in Konflikten gemacht, die nicht die ihre waren. Ihr Land wurde beansprucht, Erzählungen verzerrt, und anhaltende Bemühungen zielten darauf ab, das kulturelle Gedächtnis auszulöschen.
The Unstitched Corners richtet den Blick auf Frauen, die ihren Schmerz in Stoff einschrieben. Afghanische Frauen haben über lange Zeiträume hinweg Schweigen und Unsichtbarkeit erfahren. Durch Stickerei, Gesang und mündliche Klage verwandeln sie überliefertes Leid in Akte des Erinnerns und des Widerstands und tragen Geschichten weiter, die sich nicht zum Schweigen bringen lassen.
Reza Hazare (geb. 1987, Zahedan, Iran) gehört einer afghanischen Minderheit an, die zur Flucht gezwungen war. In seiner künstlerischen Praxis, die Zeichnung, Malerei und Skulptur umfasst, untersucht Hazare die Verflechtungen persönlicher und politischer Geschichten. Seine Arbeit widmet sich menschlichen Beziehungen, psychischen Innenräumen und der Erfahrung des Exils.
Virus2020 ( فيروس ٢٠٢٠ ) creates soundscapes that transcend divisions, where time surrenders to pulse, where boundaries dissolve. His approach combines elements of both tradition and modernity, blending acoustic and electronic textures seamlessly and incorporating, alongside a range of analogue and digital machines, handcrafted wind instruments inspired by North African rituals.
Rim Harrabi is a Tunisian visual artist, filmmaker and cultural practitioner, currently based in Basel. In 2025, she completed her essay documentary Passengers, which premiered at Jihlava IDFF.
For the opening, she will perform a DJ set using tapes, a radio, and a DJ controller. Blending field recordings, sound archives, vintage tapes from North Africa and the Middle East, and film excerpts, she will weave these elements into a sonic narrative. The set will culminate in rhythmic, bass-driven electronic sounds from the region and beyond.