Programm for Saturday, September 12
11 a.m., Meeting with Gailing Rickling
Szilassy Park isn’t just a place to visit—it’s also a space for experimentation. Join the architectural duo Gailing Rickling to discover their “Empreintes” and rethink together how we inhabit the world.
11 a.m., meet at the reception desk. Duration: 1 hour.
3:00 p.m., Meeting with Lou Masduraud
Lou Masduraud engages with the park’s soil—a source of life—to house a placenta, itself a matrix of life. Join her to discover her work “Turbulent Egg in a Womb in my Head” as well as her reflections on female lineage, motherhood, and the fountains that surround it.
3:00 p.m., meet at the reception desk. Duration: 30 minutes.
4:00 p.m., Erratic Reading with Jérémie Gindre
Artist and writer Jérémie Gindre will lead a reading session exploring the ever-evolving history of erratic boulders.
4:00 p.m., at “Pavillon erratique”. Duration: 45 minutes
6:00 p.m., Discussion with Pauline Julier and Jill Gasparina
Inside the park’s former reservoir, Pauline Julier will present the series of images “Le Verdissement des Alpes”, taken from the book of the same name co-authored by art historian Jill Gasparina. The two authors will come together for a discussion and slide show centered on this narrative, which offers a multifaceted perspective—blending scientific observation and poetry—on the future of our mountain peaks.
6:00 p.m., meet at the reception desk. Duration: 1 hour
Programm for Sunday, September 13
Starting at 10 a.m., Gourmet Buffet at the Café
Come enjoy a gourmet buffet featuring local specialties at the Bex Arts 26 Café!
All day long. 20.– CHF per person, including one non-alcoholic beverage.
Starting at 10 a.m., “Tableaux Vivants” workshop for Children with Jasmina Jovanovic
While visiting Bex Arts 26 with your family, collect nature’s little treasures and then arrange them into living pictures, guided by Jasmina Jovanovic. Workshop for children and their parents.
Meet at the reception desk, continuously until 5 p.m.
Starting at 10 a.m., Collective inking of the “Paysage alpin” mural
Come join us for the third collective inking of the “Paysage alpin” mural. Alongside artist Cedric Bregnard and his organization Racines du ciel, pick up a brush pen and use small strokes to bring out the contrasts in the mural’s majestic landscape. Together, help create a collective mural that brings together art, the public, and the landscape.
In front of the “Paysage alpin” mural, all day long until 6 p.m.
1 p.m., Public guided tour with Lang/Baumann
Join a guide to explore the works at Bex Arts 26. This tour will conclude with a discussion with the artists Lang/Baumann about their work, “Shine #4”.
Starts at 1:00 p.m. at the reception desk. Duration: approx. 2 hours.
As with the rest of the exhibition, participation in the activities is on a pay-what-you-can basis. A contribution of CHF 10.– per activity is recommended to support the organization of the program.
The Bex Arts 26 Weekends receive valuable support from the Vaud State’s Access to Culture Unit.