How can structural racism be depicted in a way that makes different experiences, forms of knowledge, and community perspectives visible side by side — without homogenization, without centering individual groups, and without losing complexity? This guide presents a collectively developed Wimmelbild that brings together structural racism at the individual, institutional, structural, and discursive levels. It offers methodological tools for using the image in educational, empowerment, advocacy, and organizational contexts. The Wimmelbild is intentionally open-ended and does not claim to be exhaustive: it is a starting point for analysis, self-positioning, and the development of spaces for action — not an endpoint.
Project Information
- Developed as part of the project “Foundations for Intersectional Anti-Racism Mainstreaming (GIAM)”
- Project duration: March 2024 – April 2026
- Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, who also serves as the Federal Government Commissioner for Anti-Racism
Methodology
- Interdisciplinary design workshop (November 2025) with 25 multipliers from counseling, media, research, politics, education, and the public sphere
- Bringing together expertise on topics including antisemitism, anti-Black racism, anti-Muslim racism, and anti-Asian racism
- Interweaving experiential knowledge from community contexts, analytical knowledge from research and education, activist knowledge, and artistic-creative perspectives
- Collective prototype development followed by illustrative elaboration as a Wimmelbild by Soufeina Hamed (known as tuffix)
ZIP Download includes
- Wimmelbild for DIN A4 printing, PPT presentations, etc. (PDF)
- Wimmelbild with focus on different sections of the image for discussion in workshops, plus a version with numbering of all 61 scenes (PDF)
- Comprehensive workshop guide with four example workshop formats — two for mixed groups, two for BIPoC spaces — including reflection questions on intersectional connections (e.g. ableism, adultism, classism, gender, religion) (PDF)
- 4 workshop formats as Word files for further editing
Additionally, the Wimmelbild is available as a very large file (410 MB) for download. This allows printing as a poster.
Suggested Citation
zedela (2026). Rassismus als (un)sichtbare Struktur: Workshopleitfaden für ein kollektiv entwickeltes Wimmelbild. Zentrum für Data-driven Empowerment, Leadership und Advocacy (zedela). https://zedela.org/publikationen/rassismus-als-struktur-workshopleitfaden-wimmelbild/
¹ *Wimmelbild *(lit. “teeming picture”) is a German illustration genre — a large, highly detailed image filled with numerous small scenes, characters, and activities happening simultaneously across a shared space. Similar to “Where’s Waldo?”–style illustrations, but without a single search target. In educational contexts, Wimmelbilder invite viewers to explore, discover, and discuss the many interconnected situations depicted.
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