mcbw pop-up x stories around (Mediendesign & Produktdesign @iu)

Charlotte, Linda, Vigor, Achill, Belana, Annabelle, Adretta, Bintje, Linus, Blue Anneliese—and which potato are you?

We celebrate diversity—and not just when it comes to potatoes. Come by, explore, get involved, meet new people.

This year, the mcbw pop-up exhibition container in the city center will be in the hands of students from IU International University. The starting point is a familiar symbol of the Viktualienmarkt: the potato. Versatile, locally established, and once itself a “migrant,” it becomes the narrator of stories about origin, identity, and diversity. In the container, these stories are collected, shared, and carried into the urban space in a tactile, visual, and interactive way. With humor and confidence, the students translate their observations into portraits, sound, materials, and space. The result is a sensory, interactive experience and a plea for a cityscape beyond “monoculture.” A special highlight is the sound installation “Fremd ist der Fremde nur in der Fremde” (A foreigner is only foreign in a foreign land), which can be heard close to the fountain figures of Karl Valentin and Liesl Karlstadt—a subtle dialogue between place, history, and the present. “stories around” is being realized by an interdisciplinary team of students from the Media Design and Product Design programs at IU International University.
Initiative and creative direction: Prof. Anders Herwig, Prof. Bettina Otto, and Prof. Miriam Irle.

We would like to thank “Der Pschorr” and the bayern design team for the location and their kind support.