Flowers, deserved.

On 7 February 2026, REMAIN went to photoSCHWEIZ. We met for an apéro at The Artistic, HeadsQuarter’s space on Stockerstrasse, walked to the Kongresshaus together and joined a FORUM conversation with photographer Kourtney Iman King and photoSCHWEIZ lead curator Christin Khaukha.

photoSCHWEIZ 26 · Kongresshaus Zürich7 February 2026FORUM · Black Art Matters
Three speakers on stage in front of a grey curtain; in the middle, Kourtney Iman King in a green cap
The FORUM conversation at photoSCHWEIZ
The afternoon

Arriving together.

Not rushing in, not splitting the day: we shared space and conversation first, then entered the exhibition as a group.

  1. 13:30

    Apéro at The Artistic

    HeadsQuarter sponsored our apéro and hosted us at The Artistic, their space at Stockerstrasse 33.

  2. Around 14:40

    Walking over together

    From Stockerstrasse to the Kongresshaus, friends and family included.

  3. FORUM

    The conversation

    Kourtney Iman King and Christin Khaukha, facilitated by Tallulah Patricia Bär, as part of Black Art Matters.

  4. Afterwards

    Staying on

    The exhibition, the print table, photos and long conversations.

In conversation

On the FORUM stage.

Kourtney Iman King in a green cap, smiling

Kourtney Iman King

Photographer and creative director, Atlanta

Works in portraiture. Photography, she said, let her speak before she had the words.

kourtneyiman.com ↗

Tallulah Patricia Bär

Founder and President, AfroSwissters

Facilitated the conversation.

Marieta Kiptalam

Founder, Black Art Matters

The conversation was part of Black Art Matters at photoSCHWEIZ.

Impressions

What stayed with us.

Impression

Kourtney introduced herself through relationships rather than a CV: a daughter, a sister, a friend, a woman, an artist, a “girl’s girl”.

Impression

She said she arrived here through prayer, her ancestors, her family, friends back home, community, and herself.

Extract
“I didn’t know how to put the words behind what I was doing or why I mattered.”
Kourtney Iman King
Impression

Photography gave her a way to speak before the language was there. Portraiture became a way to listen.

Extract
“I don’t think we like to give ourselves flowers when they’re deserved. I did the work.”
Kourtney Iman King
Impression

Christin spoke about being seen not only as a curator but as herself: walking through the exhibition and hearing people say, “This is the curator.”

Extract
“I feel proud being in this position, looking the way I do, coming from my background.”
Christin Khaukha
Extract
“We call each other sister, but we don’t always support each other.”
Marieta Kiptalam
Impression

She said it with honesty and some fatigue: how hard it is to open doors and still feel unsupported. Not about blame, but about responsibility.

Impression

Real solidarity is practical: showing up, and applauding when someone steps into a public space instead of questioning her, competing with her or staying silent.

Extract
“Somebody doesn’t have to die so we can do something.”
Marieta Kiptalam
Impression

Not anger, but resolve: she chose to act early instead of waiting for a tragedy to justify action. That is why this conversation, this exhibition and this room existed.

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Kourtney Iman King at the print table, surrounded by visitors Christin Khaukha speaking into a microphone on stage, next to a guest in a white shirt Two guests hugging and laughing at the apéro
Photo story

The afternoon in pictures.

From the apéro at The Artistic to the print table at the Kongresshaus.

A table with bread, crisps and dips, and an illustrated card Three women laughing together on a terrace Two guests by a window, one holding a glass of wine Kourtney Iman King at the print table with two visitors Kourtney Iman King holding out a tray of pastries Visitors looking at photographic prints Two women in conversation Four women smiling together, one making a peace sign Christin Khaukha outside the Kongresshaus beside the photoSCHWEIZ 26 poster
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The apéro at The Artistic On the terrace Before the walk Kourtney Iman King at the print table Something sweet after the talk Looking at the prints Conversations Together Christin Khaukha outside the Kongresshaus

Thank you.

To HeadsQuarter, for sponsoring our apéro and welcoming us at The Artistic. To photoSCHWEIZ and Christin Khaukha, to Marieta Kiptalam and Black Art Matters, and to Kourtney Iman King, for an honest conversation.

And to everyone who came, stayed and kept talking at the print table.

More REMAIN evenings → The event page → REMAIN at Kunsthaus Zürich → photo-schweiz.ch ↗