OPEN STUDIOS SPRING
21.03.2026
For the spring session of the Open Studios, the artists in residence shared a glimpse of their ongoing research through installations, presentations and listening sessions.
Yen Chun Lin & Gediminas Žygus presented a sound installation through a series of listening sessions. The work-in-progress brings together compositions from an album in development, delving into an oceanic and immersive imaginary.
Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung presented a selection of text fragments written during his residency. Drawing on analytical historiography, decolonial literature, and revolutionary publishing, he examines the potential of short stories to rethink institutional narratives.
Claudia Fuggetti presented Quantum Ecologies, a research-based photographic project exploring the relationships between quantum physics, ecology, and image-making. The work examines how visual perception is shaped by observation and technological mediation.
Guillaume Ehinger shared a series of paintings exploring the relationship between abstraction and figuration. Drawing from scenes of everyday life, he builds layered compositions in which the subject shifts and dissolves.
Sarah Benslimane presented a series of works-in-progress and compositional experiments, made from reclaimed materials. The works explore both tension and poetry, diverting the usual function of objects to examine the emotions and responses they can generate.
Jan Vorisek presented a site-responsive installation titled Smoke on the Water. The work explores the contrast between Lake Geneva’s pristine landscape and the forces shaping Swiss modernity, from the myth of the artisan to finance, tourism, and luxury.
Embaci developed Lilt Shimmer, a musical performance and score exploring sound through aquatic life. Inspired by prehistoric and Caribbean fish, she reflects on resilience and transformation through a narrative of survival.
Vera van de Seyp presented Algorithmic foraging, an ongoing series of daily sketches exploring the friction between craft and computation. Using custom tools, from self-coded software to repurposed hardware, she translates her surroundings into tangible artifacts.
La Becque’s public program is supported by the City of La Tour-de-Peilz, Loterie Romande, the Coromandel Foundation, the Philanthropique Famille Sandoz Foundation, and Pensimo Fondsleitung AG.
Photos Aurélien Haslebacher