Landscape architect Gilles Clément and the Coloco collective will engage in a discussion centered around the exhibition “Becoming a Planetary Gardener. The Prerogative of the Living,” which focuses on the role of living elements in urban landscapes. Gilles Clément, renowned for innovative concepts such as the “Garden in Movement” and “Planetary Garden,” collaborates with Coloco—a collective of landscape architects and artists—to rethink our connection with living environments and address ecological challenges. The talk will be followed by a reception.

In French.

Delphine Reist, a Geneva-based artist, breathes life into industrial objects and machines, transforming them into autonomous, animated works of art. Her creations, like steamrollers repurposed as monotype presses or oil barrels that imprint patterns on walls, come alive to engage with both spectators and the surrounding space. Reist exhibits frequently in Switzerland and internationally, with notable solo shows at Frac Grand Large in Dunkerque, Centre d’art Pasquart, and the Tinguely Museum. Represented by the Lange + Pult gallery, she also teaches at the Geneva University of Art and Design.

In French.

Botanist Véronique Mûre and artist Thierry Boutonnier will delve into the intersections of art, science, and ecology in the conference “Creating Together with and for the Living.” They will challenge our relationship with the living world and suggest collaborative ways to coexist more harmoniously. The Pavillon Sicli Foundation in Geneva will also host the exhibition “Becoming a Planetary Gardener: The Primacy of the Living,” conceived by Gilles Clément and the Coloco studio, which invites us to reconsider our relationship with life in the face of climate and ecological challenges.

In French.