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machs na is written on a pillar of the Bern Cathedral directly opposite Milieu. It could be translated as “do the same”. Perhaps the cathedral itself has taken the saying a bit too firmly to heart. Built of sandstone, the Gothic church is in a constant process of restoration. The desired preservation of its original form has become part of the cathedral: Even on the little sugar bags for coffee, it is depicted in a wrapped state. machs na It is not only the fabric of the building that is eroding, but also its interior: The hair color of the sparse visitors is rather on the white side of gray. The old formula seems to no longer fill the premises. machs na More and more people are turning to mystical healing practices to find individual answers in an uncertain and chaotic world. machs na Today’s approaches to spirituality and disembodied worlds find their young communities on social media platforms and involve the sharing of short video formats that quickly mutate among hundreds of thousands of followers. machs na Algorithms serve us with a mysterious mix of content we already like, content we’re likely to like and content that surprises us. machs na Not only the content itself, but also its decentralized creation and dissemination takes place in demarcation from the one narrative of the established churches, which is often perceived as paternalistic. Instead, the focus lies on the power of the individual. By means of spiritual rituals from various times, cultures and esoteric practices, the individual gains strength drawing from herself. machs na The trend toward secularization is prompting more and more religious leaders to target Millennials on their own turf. “I use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, Stories, all kinds of things to go where the people are, and that’s where a lot of young people are,” says American pastor James Martin. machs na Inspired by traditional witchcraft, the alternative wellness movement #WitchTok has quickly become one of the most popular self-care trends online. machs na Followers encourage each other by exchanging spells. machs na Casting a spell is like saying a prayer. machs na Praying means sending words of manifestation to the universe. machs na A mantra that you can use to manifest house, job and boyfriend. machs na machs na machs na If you feel like this content isn’t for you please skip and remember to take what resonates. gousgous (Linda Suter, Nicolas Rothenbühler) gousgous.eu gousgous is an ecological artificial stone based on cement and plastic. It has been researched and developed by architect Nicolas Rothenbühler and graphic designer/photographer Linda Suter since 2021. Since 2022, gousgous has been used in architectural and design projects, for example by Li Tavor/David Winzeler (architecture), Du Studio – Detour Univers (architecture), Atlas Studio (graphic design), Kueng Caputo (design), NM3 (design, Milano) and others. gousgous draw their inspiration from models such as works from baroque churches or the floor mosaics in Pompeii. Instead of sticking to images, Linda and Nicolas approach their stone through practical artistic research, where every cast or cut brings forth something unexpected. Joerg Hurschler, *1985 (artist) joerghurschler.com Joerg creates digital worlds between organic forms and systematic structures. In his work, he explores the interdependence between the physical and virtual worlds. He is interested in questions about the relationship between humans and machines and their impact on the environments they inhabit. Recently, he has been making these relations visible in physical space. Elektra Stampoulou, *1987 (artist) elektrastampoulou.com Elektra is an artist and researcher. Her practice mainly develops around questions related to narrative, dissemination, iterability, the undecidable and the enchanting. Her work usually takes the form of installations, performances, and texts, and wavers between the fictional and the factual. Employing time-dependent processes, various media and often tactile and olfactory components, she attempts to explore among others, shared experience, agency, indeterminacy, and the digressive. Ilona Stutz, *1987 (artist, curates the exhibition) ilonastutz.com Ilona is interested in the relationship between individuals and the structures they inhabit and which in turn are inherent to them. In order to make such relationships visible and tangible in a spatial environment, she works with different physical media and linguistically. Artistic and transdisciplinary co-creation forms an essential part of her practice. She dedicates herself to this in engagement with other artists as well as in the form of curatorial projects such as the present one.