For Japanese tourists Lucerne is the epitome, the symbol of a Swiss town and a popular holiday destination. The „Lion Monument” is an integral part of every city tour of Lucerne, just like the group photo in front of the lion. „kult.our” was a city tour by Lucerne’s free theatre scene, for the people of the city, with stations in public space and the town’s free theatres. In front of the „Lion Monument” I told the „kult.our” group, in Japanese, the story of the „Lion of Lucerne” which was erected as a reminder of the courage and loyality of the Swiss Guard, devastatingly beaten defending King Louis the 16th of France. Most of the „kult.our” participants were from Lucerne and heard my tour about „their” lion monument in Japanese… Eventually, there was the obligatory group photo.

Tourists were observed as tourists, and because of the tourists locals became touristic objects. In exactly the same way theatre group and audience became observed objects too.