Portrait of a Landscape
Opening: 06/07/2018, 7PM
Pierre-Philippe Hofmann is a visual artist from Brussels with Swiss roots. Over the course of four years, in all seasons, he crossed Switzerland on foot ten times – from the outermost borders to the geographical centre: Älggi Alp in the canton Obwalden. Along the way, Hofmann captured countless still images, thus producing a gigantic panorama of the country. Here, the ordinary and the banal appear together with the extraordinary – resulting in a different, more critical image of Switzerland. This video installation, which runs on dozens of screens, makes it possible to perceive Switzerland in an unfamiliar way.
"Portrait of a Landscape" represents a continuation of the engagement with Switzerland that S AM commenced in 2016 with the exhibition "Schweizweit". After the architectural portrait of Switzerland conveyed by that exhibition, "Portrait of a Landscape" now continues research into Switzerland, this time with artistic means, revealing a territorial portrait of Switzerland via systematic investigation. This comprehensive landscape cartography encompasses peculiarities, beauties and ways of working, while also raising key questions on subjects such as urban sprawl, urbanisation and societal developments in the respective areas.
This exhibition invites its visitors to reassess fixed expectations and to open up to a reality that includes contradictions, which are often precisely what make it appealing.
In cooperation with: Ferme-Asile, Centre artistique et culturel in Sion
The exhibition in Basel is supported by:
Sponsors:
Kulturförderung Kanton Obwalden / Swisslos, Sarnen
Pro Helvetia, Zürich
Baumeler Reisen AG, Luzern
Media partners:
domus, Berlin (Deutschland)
Transhelvetica – Die Kunst des Reisens, Zürich
Accompanying Programme:
Summer Holiday Programme for Kids (8-12 years)
workshop: Eyes Open – City Explorers on the Move
9.-13/7/2018, 9am-5pm
Cost per week: CHF 150
Public guided tours
12/7/, 26/7/, 9/8/, 30/8/, 13/9/2018
always at 6 pm
Admission: CHF 12, red. CHF 10, guided tour free of charge
Summer Holiday Programme for Kids (8-12 years)
workshop: Eyes Open – City Explorers on the Move
6/-10/8/2018, 9 am-5 pm
Further information: here
Cost per week: CHF 150
Panel discussion: On Land and Landscapes
23/8/2018, 7 pm
With Elena Filipovic, Director of Kunsthalle Basel, Pierre-Philippe Hofmann, artist, and Andreas Ruby, Director of the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum
Admission: CHF 12 (CHF 8 with discount)
Language: English
Wednesday matinee at S AM
29/8/2018, 10 am – 12 noon
Admission: CHF 10, red. CHF 5
Lecture: Between the Human and the Non-Human
6/9/2018, 7 pm
Prof. Philip Ursprung, ETH Zurich, Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture
Admission: CHF 12 (CHF 8 with discount)
