A wet clap, a rippling echo, swirling, splashing, gliding – a figure that lingers in both water and land, moving in-between, safekeeping the river and calling you closer, shapeshifting, fierce, they can be one and the other.

In if you follow the river long enough  we suggest to subvert the conventional narrative of the mermaid: condemned seductive and by that dangerous, mutilated for scientific endeavors, called deceptive as their appearance is not one, labeled antonym to purity and virtue, objectified and sexualized in advertisements. Following this figure gives a chance to look behind the shining curtain of power thirsting to master and possess, revealing the actors of stories and histories that shape the narrative of control over bodies, in an all-encompassing sense of the word.

Featuring the work of Seba Calfuqueo, Magali Dougoud, Lila-Zoé Krauß, Sohorab Rabbey, Karrabing Film Collective, the exhibition includes screenings, archival materials, and overviews of cultural references.

Curated by Angela Fusco, Mira Tyrina and Olga Popova.
Mentored by Kim Anni Bassen, Paloma Ayala, Anselm Franke.

Opening on Thursday, 14.11.24 from 6 p.m.
Exhibition: 15.11.-15.12.24
Opening hours: Thursdays-Sundays, 2-8 p.m.
Dietikon Projektraum, Im Haus Regina, Zentralstrasse 12, 8953 Dietikon

The updated program with workshops, talks, curator’s tours and a Sunday-screening cycle on mermaids can be found under this link.

This exhibition is a satellite project of ART FLOW, an initiative where artists interact with the Limmattal region. The artworks are exhibited in public spaces, and local institutions, such as Haus Regina in Dietikon in collaboration with Dietikon Projektraum, encouraging the local community to rediscover the Limmattal.ART FLOW is a contribution to the Regionale 2025 program.