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Brilliant Failures

Brilliant Failures


International partnerships often involve a lot people, resources, money, different languages and culture. In fact, in such settings, there are heaps of things that may go wrong. Our team of researchers agreed that while you cannot avoid failure, we at least want to learn from it. But how? We asked people in Rwanda, Switzerland,  Sri [...]
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Buffer Zones

Buffer Zones


Buffer zones play a major role in bridging the divide between conservation and inclusive development. Historically, the buffer zones were introduced as a neutral area between countries or two areas of domination. From today’s conservationist perspective, they could be understood as a pilot area to demonstrate how balance between people and nature can be achieved. […]

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The Iceberg in the Room

The Iceberg in the Room


The project “The Iceberg in the Room” tells the story of Swiss Camp, a research station located at 69 degrees north on the Greenland ice sheet. Originally set up in 1990 by a group from the ETHZ led by Dr. Konrad Steffen. The aim is to raise awareness to the iceberg in the room by [...]
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Imaginal Cells

Imaginal Cells


Imaginal Cells is a screen-play for an international feature film adapted from the Novel “The Heart of the Labyrinth” blurring the lines between imagined and manifested reality. Being invited as a researcher on shamanic practices in Bolivia and as a co-author, I created a piece of storytelling that seeks to take responsibility for whatever it [...]
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