Thursday 05.09.2024
18:00-20:00
At the end of the « Carte blanche » given by the Republic and canton of Geneva, in collaboration with Presence Switzerland, to the two young artists Laure Marville and Thomas Liu Le Lann, whose installations « Feux Follets » and « GYM » took over the premises of the Maison Suisse during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a finissage is proposed on Thursday 05 September. After some opening words from Thierry Apothéloz, Head of the Department of Social Cohesion, Republic and canton of Geneva, the programme for this evening will consist of two parts, one in discussion with the artists and the other with the music of Evita Koné.
Programme
In a discussion moderated by Anne-Laure Peressin, art critic, exhibition curator, and member of the Bureau des Penseur.euses at Poush (Aubervilliers), the two artists will discuss the nature of the works exhibited at the Maison Suisse. In the case of Laure Marville, who expresses herself mainly through linocuts on fabric or paper, the exhibition features a series of double-sided canvases that play on the ambivalence between the reference to a powerful public object, the flag, and the evocation of an intimate domestic universe. As for him, Thomas Liu Le Lann has produced a sports video featuring a group of participants with limited technical and physical skills, oscillating between improvisation and editing inspired by the language of sports television.
Evita Koné is a hip hop, soul & RnB artist from Geneva, Switzerland who combines rapping and singing with equal virtuosity. Originally from Chad, the United States and Switzerland, she writes and performs in her mother tongue language, English, and embodies her complex identity by representing issues such as feminism and antiracism. On top of her solo work, she is known as part of the Hip Hop group Captains of the Imagination. A prolific performer, she has graced the stages of world-renowned festivals such as Montreux Jazz and is the winner of the 2022 Swiss Live Talents award.
Presented by Republic and canton of Geneva in collaboration with Presence Switzerland