Mella Affolter
Born in Mogno, Switzerland in 1976.
Biography
Kandersteg, Switzerland
At birth, my heart stops beating
Bern, Switzerland
At age 3, I frequently live away from my parents
Schauplatzgasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 8, I suffer under racist behaviour directed against my father and myself
Aarbergergasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 10, I get homeopathic treatment against sadness and world-weariness
Kantonstrasse, Stalden, Switzerland
At age 12, I ask too much of my parents by being ill, and I drink excessive amounts of alcohol
Duranengässi, Leuk, Switzerland
At age 13, my parents refuse to see that I drink alcohol
Bern, Switzerland
At age 14, I escape from intrusive men by maiming myself and making myself ugly
Ennet Brücke, Visp, Switzerland
At age 15, I drift around, drink myself unconscious, and desire to flee from my surroundings in the company of my lover
, Switzerland
At age 17, I suffer my life as a housewife with my boyfriend
Aarbergergasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 19, I complete my second course of training and function on alcohol
Bottigenstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 20, I enjoy my male job
Bottigenstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 22, I work, addicted to drugs, under the obsessive interference of my employer
Jolimontstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 24, I try to kill myself
Marktgasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 24, I live for months without the solace of alcohol, need more drugs, and start hallucinating
, Switzerland
At age 24, I escape from being publicly exposed by my boss by going back to my parents and try to get help
Marzilistrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 25, I feel at home in the company of drug addicts
Neuengasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 27, I am a popular dealer and am happy in my relationship with an addicted man
Bottigenstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 29, I am busy day and night trying to organise drugs for my friend and myself
Murtenstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At 30, I embezzle money from a friend and suffer from feelings of guilt and lack of drugs
Bethlehemstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At age 30, I panic, rob a gas station and get arrested
Von Erlachweg, Hindelbank, Switzerland
At age 30, I enter prematurely into custody, am treated with methadone, and need fewer drugs
Von Erlachweg, Hindelbank, Switzerland
At 31, I am for the first time in my life diagnosed on the causes and nature of my addiction
Related spaces
The conceptual architecture of TBDWBAJ is based on the investigation of various social spaces, isolated space, cultural space, public space and virtual space. Each of these rooms describes a phase of the project and takes on a different perspective.