When Life hurts, Siem Reap heals
When Life hurts, Siem Reap heals
16.04.2026 bis 03.05.2026
Zürich, Photobastei, Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich
Die Fotoausstellung When Life hurts, Siem Reap heals erzählt die Geschichte eines Medizinstudenten, der in Kambodscha all die schönen Seiten des Arztberufes entdeckt. Durch die Linse einer Kamera hält Jan Han die kleinen und grossen Geschichten fest, die er miterleben durfte. Wie eine Stöberbox voller Erinnerungen lassen die Bilder miterleben, wie ihn das Land und seine Kultur berühren. Das Werk zeigt Landschaften, Herausforderungen des Gesundheitssystems sowie den Reichtum des Lebens jenseits des 1992 vom Zürcher Kinderarzt Beat Richner gegründeten Krankenhauses. Mit Faszination und Neugierde geht die Ausstellung der Frage nach, was sechs Jahre nach Richners Tod von dessen unermüdlichen Idealismus übrig bleibt. Zwischen Gegenwart und Vermächtnis entsteht eine Suche nach den Spuren einer Vision, deren Auswirkungen bis heute spürbar sind.
EN
The photo exhibition When Life hurts, Siem Reap heals tells the story of a medical student who discovers all the beautiful aspects of a doctor's profession in Cambodia. Through the lens of a camera, Jan Han captures the stories, big and small, that he has witnessed. Like a treasure chest full of memories, the pictures allow us to experience how the country and its culture have touched him. The exhibtion features landscapes, challenges in the healthcare system, and the richness of life beyond the hospital founded in 1992 by Zurich pediatrician Beat Richner. With fascination and curiosity, the artworks explore the question of what remains of Richner's tireless idealism six years after his death. A search emerges between the present and his legacy for traces of a vision whose effects can still be felt today.
Programm der Ausstellung / Program of the exhibition:
https://bit.ly/janhanphotographer
EN
The photo exhibition When Life hurts, Siem Reap heals tells the story of a medical student who discovers all the beautiful aspects of a doctor's profession in Cambodia. Through the lens of a camera, Jan Han captures the stories, big and small, that he has witnessed. Like a treasure chest full of memories, the pictures allow us to experience how the country and its culture have touched him. The exhibtion features landscapes, challenges in the healthcare system, and the richness of life beyond the hospital founded in 1992 by Zurich pediatrician Beat Richner. With fascination and curiosity, the artworks explore the question of what remains of Richner's tireless idealism six years after his death. A search emerges between the present and his legacy for traces of a vision whose effects can still be felt today.
Programm der Ausstellung / Program of the exhibition:
https://bit.ly/janhanphotographer