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17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

18 – 19 April

Step into a vibrant universe where art, culture, and flavor intertwine. FAMA – King of Bissap invites you on a sensory journey inspired by the iconic West African hibiscus drink—known as bissap, often celebrated as a “royal elixir” for its deep color, refreshing taste, and cultural significance.

Through bold visuals and rich storytelling, the exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and transmission. Like bissap itself—both everyday ritual and festive symbol—FAMA’s work bridges tradition and contemporary expression, transforming familiar references into powerful artistic narratives.

Presented at Séries Rares, this exhibition offers a unique encounter between African-inspired aesthetics and contemporary art practices. Each piece resonates like a sip of bissap: intense, vibrant, and unforgettable.

More than an exhibition, FAMA – King of Bissap is an invitation to experience culture through color, memory, and emotion.

OPENING April 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist
CLOSING April 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist

Sunday 19 April, 17:00

Estelle Revaz will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

14 – 19 April

Time to Watches gathers over eighty-five independent watch brands and creators to showcase contemporary watchmaking. The presentation focuses on timepieces and objects that explore design, technical innovation and artisanal craft, from compact mechanical constructions to conceptual editions. A village-like layout frames varied atmospheres where exhibitions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops invite close attention to materiality, finishing and the makers’ processes. The event reveals how independent practice negotiates tradition, experimentation and the social rituals surrounding time.

7 – 19 April

Eric Eriston Winarto presents a body of small oil paintings that treat the Swiss landscape as memory and pictorial research. Executed largely in A4 format, these fragmentary paintings—hills veiled in smoke, metallic roads, nocturnal scenes with phantom headlights, bluish forests—oscillate between observation and abstraction. Drawing on the legacy of Turner and Hodler, Winarto probes perception, tension and balance, using controlled yet enigmatic brushwork to suggest storms, glaciers and mist. The project questions how intimate, poetic images emerge from fleeting atmospheric states.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

18 – 19 April

Step into a vibrant universe where art, culture, and flavor intertwine. FAMA – King of Bissap invites you on a sensory journey inspired by the iconic West African hibiscus drink—known as bissap, often celebrated as a “royal elixir” for its deep color, refreshing taste, and cultural significance.

Through bold visuals and rich storytelling, the exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and transmission. Like bissap itself—both everyday ritual and festive symbol—FAMA’s work bridges tradition and contemporary expression, transforming familiar references into powerful artistic narratives.

Presented at Séries Rares, this exhibition offers a unique encounter between African-inspired aesthetics and contemporary art practices. Each piece resonates like a sip of bissap: intense, vibrant, and unforgettable.

More than an exhibition, FAMA – King of Bissap is an invitation to experience culture through color, memory, and emotion.

OPENING April 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist
CLOSING April 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist

Sunday 19 April, 17:00

Estelle Revaz will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

14 – 19 April

Time to Watches gathers over eighty-five independent watch brands and creators to showcase contemporary watchmaking. The presentation focuses on timepieces and objects that explore design, technical innovation and artisanal craft, from compact mechanical constructions to conceptual editions. A village-like layout frames varied atmospheres where exhibitions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops invite close attention to materiality, finishing and the makers’ processes. The event reveals how independent practice negotiates tradition, experimentation and the social rituals surrounding time.

7 – 19 April

Eric Eriston Winarto presents a body of small oil paintings that treat the Swiss landscape as memory and pictorial research. Executed largely in A4 format, these fragmentary paintings—hills veiled in smoke, metallic roads, nocturnal scenes with phantom headlights, bluish forests—oscillate between observation and abstraction. Drawing on the legacy of Turner and Hodler, Winarto probes perception, tension and balance, using controlled yet enigmatic brushwork to suggest storms, glaciers and mist. The project questions how intimate, poetic images emerge from fleeting atmospheric states.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

18 – 19 April

Step into a vibrant universe where art, culture, and flavor intertwine. FAMA – King of Bissap invites you on a sensory journey inspired by the iconic West African hibiscus drink—known as bissap, often celebrated as a “royal elixir” for its deep color, refreshing taste, and cultural significance.

Through bold visuals and rich storytelling, the exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and transmission. Like bissap itself—both everyday ritual and festive symbol—FAMA’s work bridges tradition and contemporary expression, transforming familiar references into powerful artistic narratives.

Presented at Séries Rares, this exhibition offers a unique encounter between African-inspired aesthetics and contemporary art practices. Each piece resonates like a sip of bissap: intense, vibrant, and unforgettable.

More than an exhibition, FAMA – King of Bissap is an invitation to experience culture through color, memory, and emotion.

OPENING April 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist
CLOSING April 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist

Sunday 19 April, 17:00

Estelle Revaz will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

14 – 19 April

Time to Watches gathers over eighty-five independent watch brands and creators to showcase contemporary watchmaking. The presentation focuses on timepieces and objects that explore design, technical innovation and artisanal craft, from compact mechanical constructions to conceptual editions. A village-like layout frames varied atmospheres where exhibitions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops invite close attention to materiality, finishing and the makers’ processes. The event reveals how independent practice negotiates tradition, experimentation and the social rituals surrounding time.

7 – 19 April

Eric Eriston Winarto presents a body of small oil paintings that treat the Swiss landscape as memory and pictorial research. Executed largely in A4 format, these fragmentary paintings—hills veiled in smoke, metallic roads, nocturnal scenes with phantom headlights, bluish forests—oscillate between observation and abstraction. Drawing on the legacy of Turner and Hodler, Winarto probes perception, tension and balance, using controlled yet enigmatic brushwork to suggest storms, glaciers and mist. The project questions how intimate, poetic images emerge from fleeting atmospheric states.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

18 – 19 April

Step into a vibrant universe where art, culture, and flavor intertwine. FAMA – King of Bissap invites you on a sensory journey inspired by the iconic West African hibiscus drink—known as bissap, often celebrated as a “royal elixir” for its deep color, refreshing taste, and cultural significance.

Through bold visuals and rich storytelling, the exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and transmission. Like bissap itself—both everyday ritual and festive symbol—FAMA’s work bridges tradition and contemporary expression, transforming familiar references into powerful artistic narratives.

Presented at Séries Rares, this exhibition offers a unique encounter between African-inspired aesthetics and contemporary art practices. Each piece resonates like a sip of bissap: intense, vibrant, and unforgettable.

More than an exhibition, FAMA – King of Bissap is an invitation to experience culture through color, memory, and emotion.

OPENING April 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist
CLOSING April 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist

Sunday 19 April, 17:00

Estelle Revaz will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

14 – 19 April

Time to Watches gathers over eighty-five independent watch brands and creators to showcase contemporary watchmaking. The presentation focuses on timepieces and objects that explore design, technical innovation and artisanal craft, from compact mechanical constructions to conceptual editions. A village-like layout frames varied atmospheres where exhibitions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops invite close attention to materiality, finishing and the makers’ processes. The event reveals how independent practice negotiates tradition, experimentation and the social rituals surrounding time.

7 – 19 April

Eric Eriston Winarto presents a body of small oil paintings that treat the Swiss landscape as memory and pictorial research. Executed largely in A4 format, these fragmentary paintings—hills veiled in smoke, metallic roads, nocturnal scenes with phantom headlights, bluish forests—oscillate between observation and abstraction. Drawing on the legacy of Turner and Hodler, Winarto probes perception, tension and balance, using controlled yet enigmatic brushwork to suggest storms, glaciers and mist. The project questions how intimate, poetic images emerge from fleeting atmospheric states.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

18 – 19 April

Step into a vibrant universe where art, culture, and flavor intertwine. FAMA – King of Bissap invites you on a sensory journey inspired by the iconic West African hibiscus drink—known as bissap, often celebrated as a “royal elixir” for its deep color, refreshing taste, and cultural significance.

Through bold visuals and rich storytelling, the exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and transmission. Like bissap itself—both everyday ritual and festive symbol—FAMA’s work bridges tradition and contemporary expression, transforming familiar references into powerful artistic narratives.

Presented at Séries Rares, this exhibition offers a unique encounter between African-inspired aesthetics and contemporary art practices. Each piece resonates like a sip of bissap: intense, vibrant, and unforgettable.

More than an exhibition, FAMA – King of Bissap is an invitation to experience culture through color, memory, and emotion.

OPENING April 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist
CLOSING April 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist

Sunday 19 April, 17:00

Estelle Revaz will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

14 – 19 April

Time to Watches gathers over eighty-five independent watch brands and creators to showcase contemporary watchmaking. The presentation focuses on timepieces and objects that explore design, technical innovation and artisanal craft, from compact mechanical constructions to conceptual editions. A village-like layout frames varied atmospheres where exhibitions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops invite close attention to materiality, finishing and the makers’ processes. The event reveals how independent practice negotiates tradition, experimentation and the social rituals surrounding time.

7 – 19 April

Eric Eriston Winarto presents a body of small oil paintings that treat the Swiss landscape as memory and pictorial research. Executed largely in A4 format, these fragmentary paintings—hills veiled in smoke, metallic roads, nocturnal scenes with phantom headlights, bluish forests—oscillate between observation and abstraction. Drawing on the legacy of Turner and Hodler, Winarto probes perception, tension and balance, using controlled yet enigmatic brushwork to suggest storms, glaciers and mist. The project questions how intimate, poetic images emerge from fleeting atmospheric states.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

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