29.04 – 11.11
Domaine du Mont D’Or
Sion – Valais – Switzerland
ART PARCOURS
«Mémoire & mouvement»
original art pieces
Swiss & international artists
installation series
exhibition rooms
The exhibition
Imagined by Art Valais and its curator Issam Rezgui, the exhibition “Mémoire & Mouvement” addresses the valorization of the past and the questioning of the future. It presents 175 original works by more than 30 artists and is divided into 17 stations, four series of installations, and three exhibition spaces.
Digital guide
All the explanations concerning the works, the artists, the series, and the exhibition rooms are presented to you via the Art Valais mobile application. It will serve as an interactive pocket guide and geolocation tool throughout the exhibition. The mobile application can be downloaded on-site from the information panel in front of the Residence.
Duration of the tour
For a complete visit of the tour with explanations, we recommend an average duration of 2 hours.
Artists
ARDPG Bordeaux · MODE 2 Berlin · MANUELLA MAURY Mase · PASTEL Buenos Aires · ED ONER Casablanca · SERVAL Geneva · GASPARD LOUANE Fribourg · DRÜ EGG ST-GALL · JASM ONE Sion/Lausanne · CéDRIC KESA MABILLARD Sion · THIERRY SERMIER Crans-Montana · LISA HANSEN Fribourg · l’ORIGINAL Montreux
ALCINA RIBEIRO HAMDI MONTREUX · ANKH MONTREAL · ASME LAUSANNE · AWOE LAUSANNE · CAMIL ARAAU · EANOK LAUSANNE · FREE MIND LAUSANNE · JULIE LANGENEGGER MONTREAL · LUMIA SYLKO CRANS-MONTANA · OCÉANE BOSSETTI MARTIGNY· OMNI SION · NICOLE BOYCE MONTREAL · PHILO NEUCHÂTEL · SAMY AEA SION · SEE COSMIC GUETTO SION / LISBONNE · SEIKA GENEVA · SKELT LAUSANNE · SPICYGRAPHIE MONTHEY · SWICK GENEVA · S.W.A.L.T GENEVA · TEN SION · TEOS LAUSANNE · WEST SIERRE · YGREK GENEVA
OUTDOOR
INSTALLATIONS
1. Jasm One | Vent d’Anges N. 1
2. Ardpg | Versus – Dans l’air du vent
3. Fier comme le temps | 175 ans d’histoire N. 1
4. Fier comme le temps | 175 ans d’histoire N. 2
5. Jasm One | Vent d’Anges N. 2
6. Fier comme le temps | 175 ans d’histoire N. 3
7. Pastel | Vent de Pollen – Dans l’air du vent
8. Cédric Kesa Mabillard | La Gardienne – Guérite
9. Mode 2 | Abondance – Dans l’air du vent
10. Jasm One | Vent d’Anges N. 3
11. Serval | Une Frange Lumineuse – Dans l’air du vent
12. Manuella Maury, Ed Oner, Jasm One | Luis & Lola – Guérite
13. Fier comme le temps | 175 ans d’histoire N. 4
14. Drü Egg | Mont d’Or – Dans l’air du vent
15. Gaspard Louane | Tapis volant – Dans l’air du vent
16. Jasm One | Vent d’Anges N. 4
17. L’Original | Original Flower Power
Accessible 24/7
Free
Sites under video surveillance
Recommended walking shoes
Security
We are looking forward to welcoming you on the trails of the Domaine du Mont d’Or for the visit of this exhibition. You take this route under your own responsibility. On the way you will encounter a passage equipped with a handrail that we urge you to use. This is a T2 hike and requires you to be sure-footed and wear good shoes. Dogs must be kept on a leash. In advance, we thank you for protecting this preserved nature.
exhibition rooms
room
Résidence Art Valais
Salle 1 – installation «Boxes»
Group exhibition
ALCINA RIBEIRO HAMDI MONTREUX · ANKH MONTREAL · ASME LAUSANNE · AWOE LAUSANNE · CAMIL ARAAU· CÉDRIC KESA MABILLARDSION· DRÜ EGG ST-GALL · EANOK LAUSANNE · FREE MIND LAUSANNE · GASPARD LOUANE FRIBOURG · JASM ONE SION/LAUSANNE · JULIE LANGENEGGER MONTREAL · L’ORIGINAL MONTREUX · LISA HANSEN FRIBOURG · OCÉANE BOSSETTI MARTIGNY · OMNI SION · NICOLE BOYCE MONTREAL · PHILO NEUCHÂTEL · SAMY AEA SION · SEE COSMIC GUETTO SION / LISBON · SEIKA GENEVA · SKELT LAUSANNE · SPICYGRAPHIE MONTHEY · SWICK GENÈVE · S.W.A.L.T GENÈVE · TEN SION · TEOS LAUSANNE · THIERRY SERMIER CRANS-MONTANA· WEST SIERRE · YGREK GENEVA
Room 2 – installation «Murals»
Exhibition OPEN AIR MUSEUM
Water trail
Access
Open during the festival events or by appointment.
Room
Accueil – Mont d’Or
Installation «Grappe»
THIERRY SERMIER – Crans-Montana
Photographic installation
Access
Monday to Friday: from 8 am to 12 pm / 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Saturday: from 10:30 am to 2 pm
Room
Accueil – Mont d’Or
Installation «Grappe»
THIERRY SERMIER – Crans-Montana
Photographic installation
Access
Monday to Friday: from 8 am to 12 pm / 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Saturday: from 10:30 am to 2 pm
Room
Historical cellars – Mont d’Or
Installation “175 ans d’Histoire – N. 5”
ARCHIVES MONT D’OR
“Fier comme le temps” series
Documents of the period
Access
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 12 pm / 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Saturday: from 10:30 am to 2 pm
curation
Issam Rezgui (Jasm One)
curator
After the opening of the Artistic Residency in 2019 in the historic Manor House of the Domain, Art Valais presents today for the 175th anniversary of the Mont d’Or, an exhibition designed to take you on a journey through space and time.
From spring to autumn 2023, the temporary exhibition “Memory & Movement” addresses the valorization of the past and the questioning of the future with four types and series of outdoor installations and three exhibition spaces.
“Dans l’air du vent“ series
«Dans l’air du vent», marks Movement, a symbol of change and prospects. Treated under the prism of contemporary art with installations as colossal as they are light, this series exposes the visions of six renowned Swiss and international graffiti artists. Like wine and the sensory experience, it can bring, each art piece aims to transport us visually and culturally through the perspectives and universe of the author.
This series is distinguished by a visual thread of yellow and blue about the emblematic “guérites” (tiny houses for workers) of the Domaine and the water theme of the OPEN-AIR MUSEUM.
If these installations offer an artistic immersion by their impressive scale, their conception was elaborated to propose a will of exchange and harmony between urban art and nature. They have been developed on the reflection of the four natural elements. The wooden poles mark the connection between the earth and the soil. The veils seize the wind to make the works dance. Fire and water are materialized in the visuals by the color code of yellow and blue from the guerrilla houses and the symbolism of the passion for wine, art, and the theme of water.
“Fier comme le temps“ Series
This series delivers for the first time to the public 175 years of archives from the Domaine de Mont d’Or. This temporal odyssey emphasizes the importance of preserving and promoting memory and heritage. These framed photographs are grouped into five themes. The public will have the opportunity to discover the landscapes of yesteryear, the stages of construction of the vineyard, the activity of the grape harvest, the characters, and the official documents of the time of the Domain.
“Vent d’Anges“ series
The “Vent d’Anges” series uses graffiti as a bridge between the past and present, between the medium of old photography and spray paint, and between human footprints and the natural environment.
Inspired by archival images, these works visually place humans at the heart of the Domaine. Suppose this series pays homage to the vineyard workers. In that case, it also questions the background and, more broadly, the notion of “natural space“ in front of Human, the viticultural activity, the heritage, the dry-stone constructions, and the use of concrete for the supporting walls. The frescoes were all realized on ephemeral support covering a concrete wall to mark the questioning of this contemporary material.
“Guérites“ series
The transformation of the Domaine into an art trail could not be achieved without appropriating the yellow houses, known as “guérites”. Preserving the exterior visual identity of this trademark, the artistic interventions focused on the interior of the buildings.
So many stories have unfolded in these little cottages. Today, two of them have been carefully converted into immersive installations, giving a voice to the walls… and to the artists. These two installations are an invitation to travel and poetry.