mural

The art piece

It took 150 years for the name and story of Lucy Walker to be revealed to the general public. In 1871, this British pioneer became the first woman to reach the summit of the Matterhorn, a feat that marked a turning point in the history of women’s mountaineering. Wearing a flannel skirt, she defied the conventions of her time and paved the way for many women in a field then largely dominated by men.

Today, at a time when social and environmental challenges remain pressing, Jasm One’s art piece ‘Lucy Walker’ pays tribute to this long-invisibilized heroine. By highlighting the journey of this outstanding mountaineer, the artist underlines that, a century and a half on, women still have to redouble their efforts to gain the recognition they deserve.

Behind this tribute, Jasm One addresses an equally crucial theme: the future of Zermatt and the mountain regions. Through the central figure of the mountaineer and the English houndstooth motifs in the background, the mural reminds us that the resort of Zermatt would not have seen the light of day without the tourism of the British mountaineers who came to conquer the Matterhorn. Today, with the melting of the eternal snows evoked by the stalactites carefully placed at the center of the composition, the artist poses a legitimate question: what future awaits alpine resorts and their economic models in the face of disappearing glaciers?