The Biennale Art, Game & Society returns for its second edition at Le Commun in Geneva, exploring social themes through the lens of Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) under the theme “Side Quest for the Real.” The exhibition features original artworks alongside a dynamic program of film screenings, workshops, lectures, and discussions, encouraging reflection and playful interaction. Guided tours and interactive workshops offer a deep dive into using games as a critical tool to examine reality.
The Art, Play & Society Biennale returns to Le Commun with “Side Quest for the Real.” Organized by Christian Bili and Samuel Wagen-Magnon, this second edition explores social themes through Live Action Role-Playing (LARP). The exhibition features original works complemented by screenings, workshops, lectures, and discussions with artists and researchers. Guided tours and interactive workshops offer an immersive experience into LARP practices. The event encourages the public to explore, reflect, and engage in playful discovery.
The exhibition “Sauvages” at the Cité Library invites visitors to delve into the behind-the-scenes of Claude Barras’s film. It is divided into three sections that cover the ecological and cultural aspects of Borneo, reveal the creative and production processes of the film, and immerse the audience in the filming atmosphere through never-before-seen photos and testimonials. Original documents, drawings, travel journals, sets, and figurines enhance this immersive experience.
The exhibition invites you on a journey through anatomical models, casts, waxworks, and illustrated antique books. Modern tools like microscopy, medical imaging, and 3D printing uncover the inner workings of organs, currently utilized by medical students at the University of Geneva. This is a collaboration with the University of Geneva. Some images may not be suitable for younger or sensitive audiences.
The Musée de Carouge showcases the city’s century-long relationship with cinema, highlighting iconic locations, pioneering figures like Alice Guy, local film productions, and the enduring Cinéma Bio, offering a vivid look at how Carouge has shaped and been shaped by the seventh art.
The exhibition is complemented by a diverse program of screenings, concerts, and workshops, allowing visitors to experience iconic films, explore Alice Guy’s world through music, and experiment with early animation techniques for a fully immersive journey into Carouge’s cinematic history and practice.
Guided Tours (in French):
Thursday 23 October and Thursday 20 November, 18:00 (registration required).
Aurora presents the works of Crystel Ceresa, who employs an airbrush to craft ethereal paintings that capture the delicate and poetic essence of nature. Renowned for her paintings depicting sea and land vistas, Ceresa encourages a meditative and dreamlike contemplation. Her art reinvigorates nature in an ever-changing world and is showcased at the Espace Kugler Gallery. The artist will be available on Sundays and by appointment.
The International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent presents the first European solo exhibition of Guatemalan Maya Kaqchikel artist Angélica Serech (*1982). Pach’un Q’ijul (Temps entrelacés – Deep Time) intertwines ancestral weaving gestures with personal and collective memory, drawing on Serech’s history shaped by Guatemala’s civil war. Using self-built looms and natural materials like corn husks and branches, her works explore resilience, repair, and the deep ties between textile traditions and humanitarian action.
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