Claudia Comte & Tom Battin

In the light of current times, the Foundation is broadening its field of exploration to include ecological issues through a series of online and live conversations “Creators facing the climate emergency”. Artists, scientists and searchers are invited to question today’s world and create new narratives to draw more desirable futures:

– Which commitment and responsibility do the artist and the philosopher have regarding this crisis?
– How are artistic and writing practices impacted? Which behaviour should individually and collectively be implemented?
– What new way to produce and display art while public engagement becomes increasingly immaterial?

The Swiss contemporary artist Claudia Comte is invited to share her practice and conception around natural and sustainable materials to engage new ways of producing and displaying art. Mainly known for her impressive site-specific installations that allow the public to encounter art through nature, Claudia Comte's recent practice integrates the life cycles of rivers and oceans, notably through several scientific collaborations.