ConversationIssue 22/2026

A Circle Around Mother and Child

27 May 2026 · 1 min read

When a mother and child face a crisis, a living, supportive enclosure must be rebuilt. Katharina Guldimann describes the Ita Wegman Mutter-Kind-Haus [Ita Wegman Mother-Child House] as a protective space, a “family sheath” that envelops the mother, child, and the whole family organism.

On a beautiful, sunny spring day, I arrive at the Ita Wegman Mother-Child House in Gempen, a small village up on the plateau, east of Dornach. The house is located at the edge of the village next to the forest. Fruit trees are in full bloom; goats frolic in the meadow across from the old farmhouse where the Mother-Child House occupies the second and third floors. Katharina Guldimann, the director of the facility, greets me with a warm welcome. Before our conversation

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Johanna Lamprecht

Johanna Lamprecht ist Bratschistin, Musikphilosophin und künstlerische Projektgestalterin. Zusätzlich zur freischaffenden Konzert-, Musikvermittlungs- und Unterrichtstätigkeit forscht sie im Feld der künstlerischen Forschung und zeitgenössischen Musik und Musikästhetik, was 2025 in eine Dissertation zu den Erkenntnismöglichkeiten musikalischen Hörens aus Interpretinnenperspektive mündete. Sie lebt und arbeitet in Basel. www.johanna-lamprecht.com

A Circle Around Mother and Child

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