Drei Geschichten

In the exhibition Three Stories, artist duo Michael Meier & Christoph Franz reconstruct a complex web of properties, legacies, and family stories, examining the effect they have on the built environment and the townscape, based on the example of the Swiss municipality of Teufen. Their artistic exploration takes place on three levels: as a multimedia experience in the museum space, as a historical analysis in the publication, and as site-specific engagement with the community’s three rivers. These rivers acted as a key driver of industrialization, with hydropower making a significant contribution to the prosperity and development of the region as a center of the textile industry. This intricate weave of different layers reveals the deep connection between history, culture, and the environment and enables us to grasp the closely knit narratives of the Teufen community.