Kuska

YEAR

2019

LOCATION

Vaduz

INSTITUTION

Kunstverein Schichtwechsel

Kuska was an exhibition under the project Kuska – Learn, Help, Learn. It took place as part of the Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side exhibition and complemented artists' work from small European states.

Verein Kipu, Liechtenstein — oew – Organisation für Eine solidarische Welt, Italy — Sterne auf den Straßen Boliviens e.V., Germany — Kunstverein Schichtwechsel, Liechtenstein — Estrellas en la Calle, Bolivia

More information: www.kuska.online

Poverty is a notion woven deeply into the narrative of mankind. Is it increasing or declining? What is it, really? How is it addressed? To improve living conditions in the Global South, people, money, and goods move around the globe. What is their effect? What happens to donations? What have we learned from past failures?

The exhibition critically examines the field defined by its mission to eradicate poverty. What was long known as "development aid", then "development cooperation", and currently "international cooperation" is both celebrated and condemned. What is its history? What is its context? Does it work?

The exhibition was structured around seven themes: › Development: What is development? Who needs to develop, and how? › Poverty: What does poverty mean? How has it changed throughout history? › Strategies: What strategies to tackle poverty have been employed in recent decades? › Benefiting: Who benefits from whom? › Donating: Should every cent go directly to those in need? › Involvement: Why do people help others? › Dignity: How can help be provided without creating dependencies?