Aude Seigne, author of the novel Le Nord à contre-jour, presents and discusses her latest work. The book follows a blended family on holiday in Denmark, where a thirteen-year-old observes shifting alliances, buried secrets and complex emotions. The conversation explores themes of jealousy, power, rivalry, parental roles and the intimate dynamics of contemporary family life. The talk is moderated by Julien Rapp. A book signing and sales will follow.
In French.
Thierry Raboud, author of Un monde en liquidation, traces Arctic journeys and cultural memories; Nathalie Dietschy, author of Glaciers alpins sous toiles, assembles photographic records of alpine glaciers. The discussion is moderated by geographer Jonathan Bussard.
It examines how tourist practices, staged polar imagery and long-term photographic archives reveal shifting narratives around glacial loss. Raboud and Dietschy explore myths, visual culture and preservation efforts, revealing how photographic practices and protective interventions shape public understanding of a rapidly changing geologic and cultural heritage.
In French.
Erwan Tréguer, a Mindfulness instructor, and Murielle Brunschwig, a cultural mediator, lead a two-voice mindfulness session bridging contemplative practice and art interpretation.
The session explores attentive perception through guided breath and listening exercises in relation to Hodler’s paintings, examining how focused attention reveals emotional textures, compositional dynamics, and personal meaning. It investigates ways art can foster presence and reflective awareness and prompts discussion about the relationship between attention, emotion, and interpretation.
In French.
Monica Serlavos moderates a Parents d’Avenir panel with documentary filmmaker Katharine Domincé, a representative of Association Enseignants pour le Climat, and XR Familles Lausanne members Xavier and Adrien (12).
They examine how to address the ecological crisis with children, exploring how to balance truthful explanations with hope and resilience, share practical conversation techniques and educational perspectives, and transform eco-anxiety into collective agency through participatory discussion and small-group exchanges that support family and school practices.
In French.
Join this intimate community reading series celebrating letters and journeys, centred on the theme “Beyond the Mountains.” Five outdoor readings present texts by Schwarzenbach, Cingria, Bouvier, Vernet and Eberhardt, performed by Marthe Keller, Jean‑Luc Bideau, Samuel Labarthe, Camille Bordet, Ophélie Gaillard and Geoffroy de Clavière. Each session stands alone and lasts about one hour. The festival invites neighbours, families and everyone curious about literature to come together, listen and share in a quiet, communal experience.
In French.
DE.CO.DE is a research-led workshop series for 18–25-year-olds exploring disinformation, media, artificial intelligence and democratic participation. Participants work with researchers and journalists to analyse how information circulates and is distorted, co-create multimedia content, and develop analytical and creative skills. The programme examines digital influences on civic life, offers practical tools for critical media literacy, and supports contributors in producing resources for peers while recognising the ethical challenges of online information.
In English.
This workshop explores the traditional process of assembling a herbarium specimen, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s collections. Participants learn scientific techniques for pressing and mounting dried plants on old paper, practice botanical labelling and nomenclature, and select specimens to create a personal herbarium sheet. The session examines preservation methods, identification principles and the historical context of Rousseau’s approach, combining practical skills with scientific insight to produce a lasting botanical object.
In French.
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