Kultursymposium

10/08/2023

Time flies!✨ Three months have passed since the Kultursymposium Weimar 2023! It's time for a throwback to remember the best moments and all the inspiring conversations we had with you about the topic of “trust”.

We hope you are having a great and relaxing summer, see u soon!🥰



© Goethe-Institut / Victoria Tomaschko
© Goethe-Institut / Candy Welz

02/08/2023

How can trust be rebuilt after it has been violated? How can we ensure that trust permeates within society?

Kingsley Omeihe, expert in marketing and entrepreneurship and speaker at , states that "trust can be rebuilt through verbal apologies, through explanations, and making concrete attempts to ensure that trust is adapted and accepted, and people recognizing that trust is essential.”

Do you have any further ideas on how to (re-)build trust?🤝

Kingsley Omeihe is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of the West of Scotland. He is an advisor to several startups, ...

28/07/2023

This year's Kultursymposium had its own radio programme covering a mix of radio-artistic contributions, discussion formats and performative interventions. TrustFM broadcasted live from the festival area − relisten to conversations and essays by and with students, artists and experts now: goethe.de/kultursymposium/radio

The radio programme was a cooperation between the Goethe-Institut and bauhaus.fm, the experimental radio of the Bauhaus University Weimar.

Contributions by and with:
Konrad Behr
Bauhaus.fm Weimar
Muda Outras Economias
Samarth Bansal
Dina Aboughazala
Coney
Voice Versa
Carina Pesch
Emilie Bardon
Antje Meichsner
Polina Khatsenka
Hanne Römer
Sandra Reyes
MFA Public Art and New Artistic strategies
Rundfunkorchestra
Tommy Neuwirth
Radio LOTTE Weimar 106.6 MHz

Photos: © Konrad Behr / © Sandra Reyes

24/07/2023

Nathan Law is a prominent pro-democracy activist from Hongkong who lives currently in exile in London. He gained international attention for his role in the Umbrella Movement of 2014 and later for his election as the youngest Legislative Councillor in history in 2016.

We were eager to hear Nathan's perspective on the implications that would follow from a decline of trust, particularly within society and towards institutions, and how it would impact our world in the upcoming decades.

Nathan Law is a Hong Kong activist, currently in exile and based in London. He was a student activist during the Umbrella Movement in 2014, and was elected a...

10/07/2023

Trust and safety are closely linked, but Indigenous peoples have historically had little reason to feel safe. The violence, silencing, and marginalization experienced by Sámi communities make it difficult for them to trust institutions that have failed to provide safe spaces. On the occasion of the Kultursymposium Weimar, Sámi artists, thinkers, guardians, and practitioners came together to talk about the issue of trust. Check out the full discussion in our media library: goethe.de/kultursymposium/media

The conversation was curated and moderated by Dr. Liisa-Rávná Finbog. The event was an initiative of the Goethe-Institut Norwegen, Goethe-Institut Schweden and the Goethe-Institut Finnland.

03/07/2023

New work models, such as working from home, flexible hours, and hybrid meetings, have become essential in the daily work routine for many companies, particularly in the post-pandemic era. Trust between employers and employees plays a vital role in successfully implementing these models. Organisational psychologist Meisha-ann Martin talked about specific measures that organisations can adopt to create a trustworthy and safe working environment.

--> Watch the full panel discussion in our media library: goethe.de/kultursymposium/media

27/06/2023

As a professional sceptic Fahmi Quadir is paid by her investors to identify situations where companies are abusing the trust of the public or their shareholders. Listen to what she has got to say about the role of trust in the financial sector and what could happen to society if trust continues to decline.

https://youtu.be/nU3_vGXwCiQ

Fahmi Quadir is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Safkhet Capital Management. The primary fund is short-only, focused on high-conviction opportunit...

22/06/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm94nzDBhCs

How can trust be translated into the physical world? Artist Yoann Bourgeois has found an extraordinary answer to this question! In his impressive performance on the opening night, he seemingly defies the laws of gravity and illustrates the importance of (self) trust, particularly in times of failure and despair, through a dance between falling and sudden ascent.

--> You can find more contributions to the past Kultursymposium Weimar in our media library.

OPENING EVENT. Performance by and with Yoann BourgeoisThe opening event in the Weimarhalle was directed at all Kultursymposium Weimar 2023 participants and g...

15/06/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e77RBen1s9Y

With over one billion women lacking access to the global financial system, it remains a significant barrier to women's economic empowerment. Furthermore, the requirements imposed on female borrowers often place them at a disadvantage. At , our experts from finances, research, and science discussed the financial challenges faced by women worldwide and the essential steps towards a more inclusive financial world. Watch the full discussion in our media library.

DO WOMEN MAKE BETTER BORROWERS? A deep dive into the world of finance, loans and the economy of trustIt was with Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen B...

09/06/2023

What has to do with empathy and international relations?
“If we are able to try and understand different people - how they live, how they work and how they see the world - then it enables us to engage with them on a much more equal footing.” said Claire Yorke at . As an author and academic, she is working on empathy and emotions in international affairs, diplomacy, leadership, and politics.

Claire Yorke is an author and academic specialising in empathy and emotions in international affairs, diplomacy, leadership, and politics.At the Kultursympos...

02/06/2023

“When we lose trust it is most likely that we undermine the voices we need to listen to”, states Sam Gregory in our interview at about trust in the media. Sam Gregory is technologist, media-maker, advocate and the Executiv Director of Programs, Strategy and Innovation of WITNESS, a global network which helps people use video and technology to defend human rights.

31/05/2023

Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the indigenous tribe Yurok from California, was the first California tribal woman to be admitted to the State Bar of California. In our interview she speaks about and the resocialization of convicts and reflects on .

Abby Abinanti ist Oberste Richterin der Yurok, einem indigenen Stamm aus Kalifornien. Als erste Frau eines kalifornischen indigenen Stammes wurde sie zur Anw...

31/05/2023

26/05/2023

Our aftermovie is here! 🎥 Over the course of three days, we have discussed, performed, and reflected on the topic of . Relive this experience with us!


Goethe-Institut Klassik Stiftung Weimar Galerie Eigenheim Weimar/Berlin Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Bauhaus.fm Weimar Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar Stadtverwaltung Weimar
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Unser Aftermovie ist da! 🎥 Drei Tage lang haben wir gemeinsam mit Teilnehmer*innen aus aller Welt das Thema intensiv und aus diversen Blickwinkeln diskutiert, performt und reflektiert. Erinnert euch gemeinsam mit uns an tolle Momente des Kultursymposium Weimar 2023.

22/05/2023

Our media library is online! 📹🎥📸
In the next weeks you can find photos, interviews, our Questions of Trust and recordings of our panel discussions of at www.goethe.de/kultursymposium/media. Take a look!

© Goethe-Institut / Victoria Tomaschko

19/05/2023

In the workshop “The New Me” at the participants had only one task – trick the facial recognition algorithm. 🤖 Take a look at the process of building masks and the final results. Did you participate in the workshop?

Klassik Stiftung Weimar

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In dem Workshop „Das Neue Ich“ beim hatten die Teilnehmer*innen nur eine Aufgabe – den Algorithmus der Gesichtserkennung austricksen. 🤖 Werft einen Blick auf die Masken, die gebaut wurden und die finalen Ergebnisse. Habt ihr am Workshop teilgenommen?

18/05/2023

Listen to the show “Fazit” by Henry Bernhard of Deutschlandfunk Kultur about : https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/eine-frage-des-vertrauens-kultursymposium-in-weimar-dlf-kultur-fdcf5c52-100.html

17/05/2023

Recap of the Trust Games at – Democracy, Welcome to Belarus, Barometer of Trust, Do no Harm or The Interview. 🎈 Did you participate in one of them? Let us know in the comments!

Copenhagen Game Collective

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Ein Blick zurück auf die Trust Games beim : Demokratie, Willkommen in Belarus, Barometer of Trust, Do no Harm oder Das Verhör. 🎈 Habt ihr an einem der Spiele teilgenommen? Schreibt uns in die Kommentare!