27 September – 27 December

Guided Tour: Ferdinand Hodler. Profession de foi

Ferdinand Hodler’s work is reconsidered as a modern spiritual quest in this presentation.
Around fifty paintings, drawings and archival documents trace his evolution from Protestant-inspired religious scenes to Symbolist compositions. Hodler’s visual language foregrounds rhythm, the body and the natural world, seeking unity between human presence and universal form. The works employ oil painting, drawing and graphic materials to evoke contemplative states. Curated by Niklaus Manuel Güdel, the selection highlights the inner, meditative dimension of his practice.

Cour de Saint-Pierre 10,
1204 Geneva
Photo Credit: Ferdinand Hodler, “Was die Blumen sagen”, um 1893, Öl auf Leinwand, 100 x 50 cm, Liestal, Kunsthistorische Sammlung, Archäologie und Museum Baselland, © Serge Hasenböhler
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8 September – 18 December

Curated by the University of Geneva, the exhibition traces the journey of a grain of sand from extraction to its role in contemporary urban construction. Through research-driven installations and documentary displays, it examines extraction, global logistics, and the environmental and social impacts of sand mining. The show juxtaposes scarred landscapes and fragile ecosystems with the material demands of concrete and infrastructure, prompting reflection on alternative materials, reuse practices and how cities might be reimagined for genuine sustainability.

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Claire Guanella presents a series of works titled Getting Robotic that anchors her practice in filiation and networks. Using a metaphor rich in polysemy, the works examine our real connections, sustaining living memory and an attentive regard for the always-terrestrial roots of technological transformation. The exhibition considers the interplay between inheritance, collective memory and invention, prompting reflection on how human ties and grounded origins shape our evolving relations with machines.

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Artists Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel present a large-scale installation conceived as a traversable architecture that reconfigures the museum courtyard into a mutable living environment. Seven works dialog with sculpture, and two pieces were created specifically to engage the lapidary collection and the Pierre-aux-Dames megalith. Using carved stone surfaces, constructed siphons and modular plaster and resin elements, the project explores material metamorphosis, bodily presence and the shifting relations between monumentality and domestic scale.

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Mi Mawai and Madzerokai present an immersive audiovisual installation born from a residency exchange between the Brazilian Amazon and Geneva. The work invites immersion in Baniwa cosmology through video, layered soundscapes, flutes, traditional singing and dance. Visitors are invited to lie in hammocks and on mats for contemplative encounters with projected landscapes and ritual sonic textures. The piece foregrounds ancestral knowledge, collective memory and multisensory modes of storytelling.

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Cameroonian photographer and visual artist Martin Abega presents a body of work that transforms image into material. Combining photography with textiles, embroidery, cowrie shells and charcoal, he stages photographic compositions and object-based pieces that investigate metamorphosis of body and mind. Themes of ordeal, fragility, trace, transmission and regeneration recur, often through the female figure as emblem. Curated by Ngalula Mafwata, the work opens a contemplative space that asks what remains after transformation.

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