Com&Com

The artist duo Com&Com was founded in 1997 by Johannes M. Hedinger (*1971) and Marcus Gossolt (*1969). Next to art projects and exhibitions, they also produce films, plays, books and websites and work as creative service providers, researchers and teachers. They live and work in Zürich, St.Gall and New York. They have participated in nine Biennales (Venice, Shanghai, Moscow, Singapore, Sharjah amongst others), in solo exhibitions at the Kunsthaus Zürich and at the Kunst-Werk Berlin, in total 190 exhibitions in 23 countries. Com&Com are the authors of Mocmoc in Romanshorn and the Gugusdada-Baby for the re-opening of the Cabaret Voltaire. Currently, they travel the world with their tree-trunk Bloch from Appenzell. www.com-com.ch

IIPM (International Institute of Political Murder)

IIPM was founded in 2007 by director and author Milo Rau (*1977) in Switzerland and Germany. IIPM is dedicated to the production and international promotion of his pieces, actions and films. Since its foundation, IIPM concentrates on the multimedia staging of historical or sociopolitical conflicts. Next to Milo Rau, the publisher, researcher and teacher Rolf Bossart is a close collaborator of IIPM. international-institute.de