Tuesday 13 October, 18:30

H for Hodler: A Writer’s Perspective on a Painter

Metin Arditi, writer and essayist whose trajectory between Turkey and Switzerland informs his reflection on belonging, memory and cultural identity, offers a literary perspective attentive to connections between art and history.

The panel examines Ferdinand Hodler’s spiritual dimension, investigating how he transforms the idea of creation into his representations of nature and how his quest for unity, contemplation and transcendence continues to resonate. The discussion brings the painter’s vision and the writer’s voice into dialogue to offer renewed insight.

In French.

Cour de Saint-Pierre 10,
1204 Geneva
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Photo Credit: Ferdinand Hodler, “Le Printemps”, vers 1910, huile sur toile, 102,5 x 129 cm, signé en bas à droite : “F. Hodler”, collection privée.

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