9 – 31 May

Bestiaire contemporain — figures hybrides de l’âme humaine

Isabelle Perez constructs a contemporary bestiary of the human soul. Her hybrid figures — at the intersection of myth and animality — probe metamorphosis, instinct and memory. Through paintings, drawings, engravings and sculptures, Perez stages bodies that mirror inner myths and primal impulses. The work examines the fragile boundary between human and animal, and the broader human relationship to nature, seeking poetic and anthropological resonances that invite introspection rather than easy identification.

Opening reception on Friday, May 8th at 6:30 pm
The artist will be present on Saturdays and Sundays

Chemin Gilbert-Trolliet,
5, Switzerland
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Photo Credit: DR

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