Schulmuseum Bern
Eternal White
The Pencil as a Global Object: Other Spaces – School, Migration and the World
Sa, 28.11.2026 – Sa, 10.04.2027

For their project at the Schulmuseum Bern, the artist duo Michael Meier & Christoph Franz explore one of the oldest writing instruments still regularly used in schools today: the pencil. In their work, Meier & Franz trace connections between trade routes, colonial histories and cultural identities. They examine the migration and appropriation of knowledge and goods, as well as their transformation into symbols of Alpine culture and the historical roots from which these symbols emerged.

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