Let's Talk about Mountains
A Filmic Approach to North Korea
On Friday, 23 September 2022, the Hodlersaal will not be accessible from 12 noon. This is when the public award ceremony of the Albert Mountain Award 2022 will begin. Read more
A complete tour of the exhibition can take between 2 to 3 hours. For shorter visits, an individual selection of films can be made.
until 25 september 2022
Events | Guided Tours | We answer (in German)
What comes to your mind when you hear “North Korea”? – A film team from the Swiss Alpine Museum toured the mountainous Korean peninsula during the brief thaw in relations between the two Koreas (2018/19). The team climbed summits with trekking groups, visited school classes, watched artists at work, travelled to farms in the hilly provinces and stopped off at North Korea’s largest ski resort.
The micro-stories captured on film tell of an everyday existence that you won’t see on the TV news. Forty interviews give a voice to people who are at risk of disappearing behind the political system and our own images of them. Some of these encounters are spontaneous, while others were pre-arranged. Although touching in nature, they also challenge us to question the meaning of what they show if we want to look below the surface. The exhibition will be accompanied by a magazine which explores the content of the film images in greater detail and categorizes them.
Photos: © Katharina Schelling, Gian Suhner
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Magazine (in German)
«Let’s Talk about Mountains» invites visitors to take a closer look. But what exactly is the meaning of the things they see? The accompanying magazine places the moving images in context and presents the locations of the exhibition in a lavishly illustrated essay. Featuring contributions from international authors on issues such as history, North Korean schools, art, and freedom.
Price: 14 CHF
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We answer
All the answers (in German)
Do North Koreans have equal rights? Are there any unemployed people in North Korea? Are the film scenes in the North Korea exhibition staged? How do you get permission to film in North Korea? Visitors to the North Korea exhibition are constantly asking questions. In the final room of the film trail, visitors can leave their comments and questions about the exhibition. Experts answer them regularly on YouTube.
Team
Concept / Overall direction / Exhibition texts: Beat Hächler
Conception / Direction / Editing: Gian Suhner
Image Design / Camera: Katharina Schelling
Sound / Sound Design: Denis Elmaci
Colour Design: Faraz Fesharaki
Scenography / Graphics: Philipp Clemenz
Exhibition Assistance: Yujoo Go-Glarner
Audio Technology / Video Technology: Jean First, Jonas Mettler
Conception / Magazine Editing: Michael Faessler
Magazine Graphics: DavidMirko, Zurich
Partner
In cooperation with
Kunstmuseum Bern will be presenting the exhibition “Border Crossings – North and South Korean Art from the Sigg Collection” from 30 April to 5 September 2021.
The two Korea exhibitions in Bern will be taking complementary perspectives. Visitors to both museums can benefit from a combined ticket and a collaborative programme of events.
In collaboration with
Asia Society Switzerland
Polit-Forum Bern
Kino REX Bern
Main partners
With the support of
