Developed by ECAL, in collaboration with CIRCUIT Center for Contemporary Art and the On The Vibe association, the "Vibrations Forward" research project explored the archives of the Swiss magazine Vibrations, published in Lausanne between 1991 and 2013.
This year-long research project, led by Joël Vacheron , resulted in a publication designed by ECAL as well as an exhibition presented at CIRCUIT Centre d’art contemporain in Lausanne, in collaboration with the On The Vibe association.
Titled FWD – Improvisations, the exhibition brings together numerous archival documents (photographs, films, paintings, posters, vinyl album covers, etc.), placed in dialogue with contemporary works. These juxtapositions reveal connections between different eras, practices, and sensibilities, while opening up a space for reflection on the ways in which musical cultures are constructed, circulated, and transformed.
The publication FWD, Improvisations on Vibrations magazine. extends this reflection in the form of a book. It revisits questions of circulation, borrowing, transformation, and evolution, while exploring how a passion for music can be expressed today through graphic, editorial, and visual forms. Edited by François Burkard and written by 27 ECAL members, the book is available at the ECAL shop.
The texts were written by Joël Vacheron · Olympe Boutaghane · Elisabeth Stoudmann · Kevin Le Gendre · Valentina Tanni · Ntone Edjabe · Spice&Curls · Thomas Gauffroy-Naudin · Lylly Houngnihin · Lamine Badian Kouyaté · Matthias Sohr · Aïda Bruyère · Jennifer Houdrouge · Le Chroniqueur Sale · Narjes Bahhar · Cédric Fauq · Daniska Tampise Klebo · Vu Toni Thien Duc · Jade Picard · Matteo Lucca · Arthur Effront · Layana Comte · Leandra Adler · Janne Edel · Nastasia Crohas-Beselia · Nicolas Tripod · Sara Pedersoli .
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OOF.FICE — Olympe Boutaghane , Océane Pasteur & Flaurant Kadrija