RJSaK

The Roma Jam Session Art Collective (RJSaK) is the first artists’ collective in Switzerland and Europe to use performative means in public spaces and art institutions to make the current problems of the Roma visible. The Zurich-based group of artists works transdisciplinary with members from the fields of art, theatre, music and design. Since their first intervention in a local art space in 2013, RJSaK has shown their work in Zurich at the Shedhalle, Corner College, Maxim Theatre, Toni Areal, ZHdK, Kunsthaus, Johann Jacobs Museum, Helmhaus and in Basel at the Kunstmuseum. In addition to their public appearances, the collective is also active in campaigns with other Roma organisations and NGOs.

RJSaK brought the intervention CHROMA – sudden presences to the 1st Roma Biennale and the Romaparade in Berlin in April 2018. Since then, the collective has developed both transnationally and intersectionally and has entered into a cooperation with die große um_ordnung, a queer-feminist art project with diverse alliances. In January 2019, RJSaK participated in the founding of RomArchive, the first digital archive on Roma history, culture, politics and art in Europe. In 2020, RJSaK proudly announced its first publication. The publication highlights a collection of the most important works from the last seven years, working structures and the collective’s commitment to art and activism.