2 – 17 December

Les images survivantes

Curated by artists-in-residence ghalas charara and rita elhajj, this three-part programme unfolds in dialogue with the exhibition Brave la nuit / Poems for Ruptures. Rather than a single film, Les images survivantes proposes a shared viewing experience shaped by fragments, echoes, and memory. The screenings invite audiences to reflect on how images endure, transform, and resurface, while the evening of 9 December features filmmaker and programmer Nour Ouayda in attendance, adding a live critical perspective to the series.

Rue de la Coulouvrenière 11,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: © DR, Le temps

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