Stadtpark Chur

I am regularly present, usually on Saturdays, in the environment of Chur's open drug scene. The starting point was not a project idea, but a conscious, recurring decision to be there.

Anyone who spends time in this environment quickly sees how often people there are overlooked. Not out of ill intent, but because it is easier to look away than to look closely. That is exactly what I did not want to do.

My stance is simple to name and harder to sustain: be there, listen, look closely, pay attention, and respect the dignity of every person. Not as a rescuer bringing a solution, but as one person among others. In practice, that means not arriving with ready-made advice and listening first, before suggesting anything.

In practice, this means being present, letting conversations happen, and staying present even when nothing concrete follows on a given day. This recurring presence repeatedly leads to individual support, for example with finding work, personal crises, family questions, or the search for a next step. This support arises from the situation itself; it is not planned in advance.

What I take away from these encounters cannot be measured in results. It shows me again and again how much simply being present can achieve before any talk of solutions, and how closely respect and responsibility belong together, regardless of the environment.

That is why I remain present at this place. It is not a project with an end date, but a stance that I do not set aside in my professional work either.