Marcel Hörler is a curator and cultural mediator who lives in Zurich. He was socialized in a nuclear family of the working class, in provincial circumstances, as the white son of a housewife, florist and a truck driver. After a vocational training, he dedicated himself to the study of social work with a specialization in socioculture at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Arts and worked for several years in various social work fields. In 2021 he completed a Master of Arts in Art Education, Curatorial Studies at the Zurich University of the Arts. Since 2015 he has been realizing art and culture projects.
Marcel Hörler is co-director/co-founder of Dogo Residenz, co-director of Blickfelder Festival, co-founder/operator of HOX - Plattform für kritische Betrachtungen and part of the Baby Angel collective.
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