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15/05/2023
— 16/06/2023
24h/24

15/05/2023 — 16/06/2023
24h/24

Off-site

"The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." Rose Schneidermann (1911)

Inspired by the contrast between the Place des Martyrs that is marked by the old ARBED building reminiscent of Luxembourg’s industrial past, and the traditional rose garden “Rousegäertchen” situated opposite the building, Stina Fisch’s flags illustrate the dichotomy between the masculine and the feminine, the industrial and the natural or even royal. Many rose breeds were traditionally named after European princesses, while flowers served as an inspiration for girl’s names. Rosa Luxemburg, the Marxist theorist and communist socialist activist was a woman of immense strength and engagement during the industrial and social revolution. A role declined to many women of that time. To raise a flag is a political gesture and Stina Fisch debates the space in a political way.

Stina Fisch is a Luxembourgish artist, illustrator and teacher. She studied literature and art history in Glasgow, before studying illustration and graphic design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Her publications include the self-published booklet de klenge Bommeleeër and Frupps an illustrated book for children. She worked for many clients from the Luxembourgish cultural field including the 2 Museums of the city of Luxembourg, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean and the National Museum of History and Art.

www.stinafisch.com

In the context of the European Design Festival 2023, Cercle Cité in collaboration with Greylight Projects (Heerlen, NL) proposes an off-site exhibition What the Flag?! in Luxembourg.

The flags, works by invited Luxembourgish artists and designers, are mixed with existing artists’ flags, which are part of the archive of the What the Flag?! project. The artists and designers are invited to respond from their own work and vision of the medium “flag” within the context of the location in which they are shown.

The flags are placed between the central locations of the European Design Festival 2023 in the city of Luxembourg forming a route that the public can follow with the help of a map.

Exhibition opening 15.05.2023 - 17:30