Migration of Form

A study on migration of form as curatorial method, based on the practice at Zurich’s Johann Jacobs Museum, explaining how contemporary exhibitions can contribute to a broader understanding of the complex global entanglements that shape our world and life. Text in English and German.

Roger M. Buergel was Artistic Director of documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany (2007) and has curated numerous major exhibitions worldwide. He has served as Director of Zurich’s Johann Jacobs Museum 2012–21.

Sophia Prinz is a Cultural Theorist and Cultural Sociologist. She was head of research at the Johann Jacobs Museum and until recently visiting professor for Theory of Design at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). Her research focuses on practices of perception, theory of exhibition and the global entanglement of social and material forms.