Sunday 13 September, 11:00

Histoires de rencontres

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Histoires de rencontres offers a guided thematic exploration of glass as both material and cultural witness. The program focuses on glass objects, vessels, sculptural pieces and installations, highlighting techniques from traditional glassblowing to contemporary experimental practices. It traces encounters between makers, materials and collectors, revealing how technique and gesture shape form and meaning. The narrative emphasizes materiality, histories of craft and aesthetic dialogues that question how everyday and artistic objects mediate memory and social exchange.

In French.

Avenue de la Paix 10,
1202 Genève
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Photo Credit: Mathilde Rosier, Yeux graines, 2022–2023, Production / réalisation Cirva Photo : Cirva / Alexandre Mouillet © 2025, ProLitteris, Zurich

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