Curated by Leticia Maciel, Flora Incognita brings together works by David Elia, Marius Margot, Vivianne van Singer, Heberth Sobral and Vasilis Zografos to explore unclassified plant worlds as a metaphor for artistic practices that resist fixed categories. Ceramics form a central thread: clay appears as a material of memory and transformation in Sobral’s, Zografos’s and Elia’s work. Elia’s cyanotypes probe botanical archives and classification systems, van Singer investigates colour and perception, and Margot proposes speculative vegetal ecologies where nature and fiction converge.
Opening : 17 September, 18:00
Lars von Trier’s radical early film, the second work emerging from the Dogme95 movement, stages a provocative experiment that blurs performance and life. Shot with a stripped-down aesthetic and handheld immediacy, it follows a group who deliberately act ‘idiotic’ to unsettle social norms. The film interrogates marginalization, spectatorship and ethical boundaries, trading polished craft for raw intensity. Its explicit scenes and confrontational tone challenge viewers while offering a stark meditation on freedom and shame. ! Warning !: This film contains explicit scenes that may offend the audience’s sensibilities. 18+
In Danish with French subtitles.
LGBTIQ+ Memories Programme collects and shares the histories and memories of LGBTIQ+ movements and struggles in Geneva. Each year the programme supports exhibitions, a collected volume of texts, an annual prize and a call for archive and memory projects, while coordinating month-long activities that recognise diverse experiences. Open to everyone, it brings together community members, researchers and cultural partners to preserve stories, foster dialogue and strengthen communal ties across generations.
An intimate retrospective devoted to director Patricia Plattner, presenting a selection of her films alongside a reading-performance and a small exhibition. Plattner’s cinema favors close human encounters and observational compositions, blending subtle humour with poignant emotional truth. The programme highlights her attentive direction and narrative economy, tracing recurring themes of identity, everyday intimacy and the passage of time. Screenings offer a chance to rediscover the quiet intensity and warm, lyrical realism of her work. An event presented by the association Le Bazar de la Sirène in collaboration with Luna Films and the City of Carouge.
On the program:
– Special screenings at Cinéma Bio
– An inaugural staged reading on September 5, at the Théâtre des Amis
– An exhibition, Le Petit Bazar de Patricia, at Place du Temple
Filmmakers Agnès Patron and Pierre‑Luc Granjon bring award-winning experience in contemporary animation: Patron (L’Heure de l’Ours; César 2021; Grand Prix Animatou 2019) and Granjon (Cristal d’Annecy 2025; Prix Florimont).
This paired conversation examines their artistic approaches, from Patron’s narrative-driven short films to Granjon’s volumetric and paper-cut animation. They discuss creative process, material techniques, and narrative strategies, revealing how craft choices shape meaning and audience engagement, and offering perspectives on sustaining a creative practice in contemporary animation.
In French.
The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.
In French.
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