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Masterclass ECAL – Angeliki Papoulia,13.03.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes Greek actress Angeliki Papoulia for a masterclass on Wednesday March 13, 2024. Angeliki Papoulia is a Greek actress and theater director graduated from the National University of Athens and the Empros Theatre Drama School in 2000. She has appeared in numerous films by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, including Canine, Alps and The Lobster. These films were a critical and popular success, winning numerous awards at world-famous festivals including Cannes, Venice and Sydney. In 2020, she won Best Actress at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards for her role in The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea, by Syllas Tzoumerkas. In 2004, she co-founded the Blitz theater company (2004-2017), in which she writes, directs and performs. The troupe has presented its shows at major festivals and theaters across Europe (Festival d Avignon, Théâtre de la Ville, La Comédie de Reims).DATES & SCHEDULEWednesday 13 March 2024 at 4:00pm Free entry under registrationVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensWEBSITErencontres7art.ch
PRATIQUE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE The "Commission & Photography" course aims to conceptualize and produce visual content for an editorial series, emphasizing applied photography and collaboration with an Art Director. It allows students to explore various photographic territories such as editorial, documentary, fashion, still life, and fiction. Objectives include understanding editorial commissions, conceptualizing and presenting ideas, as well as effectively collaborating with an Art Director. Students are required to produce a series of images while adhering to the given theme and constraints, while also developing preliminary research, a structured methodology, series architecture, and finding solutions to creative problems encountered. The theme involves each student selecting and photographing three personal objects that are particularly meaningful to them.
Masterclass ECAL – Rebecca Zlotowski,11.03.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski for a masterclass on Monday March 11, 2024. Rebecca Zlotowski is a French director and screenwriter. Graduated of the Ecole Normale Supérieure with an agrégation in modern literature, she was destined to become a teacher before joining the screenwriting department of the Fémis, where she made some decisive encounters: Lodge Kerrigan, Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Philippe Grandrieux, with whom she collaborates. In 2010, her first feature film Belle Épine was selected for Critics Week in Cannes, won the Louis Delluc prize for Best First Film, and earned Léa Seydoux a César nomination for Best Emerging Actress. Her next films, Grand Central, Planetarium, Une fille facile and more recently Les enfants des autres, put her at the forefront of French cinema, with nominations, awards and public recognition. In 2019, she will direct the TV series Les Sauvages, co-created with author Sabri Louatah. Rebecca Zlotowski also writes for other directors, including Géraldine Nakache or Robin Campillo.DATES & SCHEDULEMonday 11 March 2024 at 5:00pm Free entry under registrationVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensWEBSITErencontres7art.ch
Digital Clean Up Week 2024 The Clean Up Digital Week takes over ECAL from March 11 to 15. Throughout the week, discover five different visual communication campaigns created by students from the Bachelor in Graphic Design and the Bachelor in Media & Interaction Design. These campaigns aim to raise awareness and encourage everyone to adopt responsible digital practices—starting now—with simple everyday actions. Throughout the week, discover a communication campaign created by students from the Bachelor in Graphic Design and the Bachelor in Media & Interaction Design. Through their work, they encourage us to adopt simple actions for a more responsible digital future: Repair our devices to extend their lifespan. Recycle broken electronics through professionals to recover rare materials. Clean our cloud-stored data regularly to reduce energy consumption. Reflect on our daily web usage to lower the environmental impact of servers. These are all practical steps we can take today to help shape a more sustainable digital world.
Gamepics An exhibition at the Olympic Museum by the students in Foundation Year – Photography option at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. Under the photographer s direction Nicolas Haeni, the students have explored the theme of the Olympic Games by immersing themselves in its diversity. Through photography and moving images, the young photographers offer a fresh and curious look at these disciplines, inviting us to look beyond mere performance to contemplate the beauty of detail hidden in each sport.
ECAL MASTERS PORTFOLIO REVIEWS,26.02–01.03.2024,Online Event on registration, open to future ECAL candidates in Masters who wish to get a prior feedback on their portfolio by one tutor or assistant involved in the programme. Future Master s candidates have the opportunity to present their portfolio during individual online appointments from 26 February to 1 March 2024. PROCEDURE Each individual session, on Zoom, lasts 20 minutes. Prepare yourself accordingly with a short PDF presenting your portfolio. For each Master, 15 slots are available, between 9.00 am and 4.15 pm, on a first come, first served basis. Only one slot per person is available. If the slot cannot be selected, it means that it is already reserved. REGISTRATIONS (Doodle forms) Registration deadline : Wednesday 21 February Monday 26 February 2024 – full > Master Type Design Tuesday 27 February 2024 > Master Fine Arts Wednesday 28 February 2024 > MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Thursday 29 February 2024 > Master Photography – full Friday 1 March 2024 > Master Product Design – full You will receive a confirmation email a few days before the event with more information and the Zoom link.DATES AND SCHEDULES26.02-01.03.2024 9.00am-4.15pm On registrationVENUEOnline, ZoomINFORMATIONFor specific questions, please contact rsvp@ecal.ch
Beyond Bézier. Explorations of drawing methods in type design In the early age of digital type, several methods were explored to draw letterforms. One of them, the Bézier spline, an algorithm that generates curves with a small quantity of data, has the crucial advantage of sparing computer memory and processing resources. It is today the industry standard. This project aims to question and reevaluate it, to move beyond established trends, to develop innovative ideas by exploring alternative methods of drawing curves, and letterforms. Beyond Bézier is an investigation of the existing approaches to letter drawing. It is also the experimentation of new methods to draw and to create. As type designers and type educators, we have felt the past few years the dead-ends that vector drawing and contemporary software brings, generating more and more fonts that just look the same. By researching and experimenting with different approaches of drawing, our design pedagogy will be nourished by this experience and shared with a larger audience through a dedicated website. If the vector is the current frontier of type design, new perspectives will be opened if we overcome that frontier. According to the Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman, thinking operates within two systems: ‘System 1 operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control. System 2 allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, including complex computations. The operations of System 2 are often associated with the subjective experience of agency, choice, and concentration. 1 One could argue that designers are working within System 1, whereas good designers make a larger use of System 2. Fighting automatism is indeed an important aspect of creativity. When one works solely with vectors, only one System is at work. Drawing with different approaches can trigger new ideas and shapes, such as the physical limitations of your tools bring new forms.2 When vector drawing becomes automatic (by muscular memory of the designer, or software-induced choices), a whole area of creativity disappears. It may also be that the ability of switching between two systems improves creativity. This is comparable to Jean-François Billeter s hypothesis about how creativity functions: he compares it to a gear change when driving a car. The moment when tension is released between two different operating regimes is the moment of revelation, of creation.3 Another and very important aspect is the collaborative approach. Type design has long been – and still is – seen as a solitary practice, with the designers in their ivory tower. The approach of Beyond Bézier is collaborative. It shares materials and approaches. Beyond Bézier is a project that can nourish designers, design students, and those interested in the way humans can create. It opens the door to further development, such as a digital tool – software based neither on vectors, bitmaps, or parametric systems. The group works simultaneously on five different axes which map different methodologies of drawing type. Each researcher is in charge of coordinating an axis while contributing to other axes simultaneously. The five axes are: 1 The Stroke 2 The Surface 3 The Collective 4 The Robot 5 The Mathematics Axes 1 and 2 are questioning traditional ways of creating fonts, mostly looking at the tools and instruments used for the creation. 3 and 4 are rather looking at who designs, in which contexts, through collaboration and exchange. Axis 5 is transversal. References 1. KAHNEMAN 2011, Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2011. 2. BERNAU 2022, Kai Bernau, ‘Every Tool Leaves a Trace , Ecal-Typefaces, 2022. https://ecal-typefaces.ch/everytoolleavesatrace. Last accessed 20 February 2023. 3. BILLETER 2012, Jean-François Billeter, Un Paradigme, Allia, Paris, 2012. Main applicantMatthieu Cortat-RollerResearch teamAlice Savoie (ECAL) Kai Bernau (ECAL) Radim Peško (ECAL) Roland Früh (ECAL) Florence Yerly (HE-FR) Micha Wasem (HE-FR)Period01.09.2023 – 28.02.2025Supported byHES-SO, Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts Visuels AssistantsRaphaela Haefliger (ECAL) Nicolas Bernklau (ECAL)StudentsECAL MATD 1 and 2 (workshops)
Foundation year Workshop 2024 Option Cinema Bruno Deville Instructed to follow one or more people in the course of their work, the students were each asked to make a documentary with the constraint of treating it the attributes of fiction. Option Media & Interaction Design Basil Dénéréaz Introduction to 3D through a week-long workshop on the theme of CGI still lifes, designed to familiarise students with this medium. Option Photography Karla Hiraldo Voleau How do we communicate today, within our relationships? How is the online environment shaping the way we talk about love, whether through words or images? The students delved into their experiences and perceptions of relationships to create a portrait of love in the digital age. Option Graphic Design Clemens Piontek Modular Expression Exploring modular design and creating lettering and new typography. The aim is to create fonts that express a feeling, an emotion, a mood or an atmosphere. The set of components specific to each is created from the Vevey* typeface, which has two variants: Vevey Positive & Vevey Human Kind. Option Visual Arts Vanessa Safavi Working with specific objects or materials chosen by the students on the basis of their physical and symbolic properties, to reveal a gesture or intention in the conception of a defined plastic work. Option Industrial Design Aurélie Vial Exploring digital cutting and assembly techniques. Starting with sheets of honeycomb cardboard and using the workshop s digital cutting table, we created columns and structures, the only constraints being that they had to be vertical and self-supporting. How do you inhabit a space with 26 different proposals to create a collective and coherent whole? Pictures © ECAL/Marvin Merkel Poster © ECAL/Aude Meyer de Stadelhofen
The Manufacture of Type for Typewriters in Switzerland Between the 1940s and the 1990s, three companies manufactured type components for typewriters in Switzerland: Caractères SA, Setag and Novatype. During more than fifty years, they supplied the biggest manufacturers of office machines in Europe and around the world, such as IBM, Remington, Olivetti, Paillard-Hermès or Triumph-Adler. Having held a leading position worldwide, the three manufacturers played a key role in the design, development, and production of type components and typefaces for typewriters, as well as for all kinds of impact printers. By looking in details at their production methods, the research observes what influence did the manufacturing processes and the mechanical characteristics of the typewriter have on the design of the typefaces. Additionally, it takes interest into the surprising role played by the criminal police. Specialized in the dating and identification of typewriter typefaces for judicial and criminal purposes, forensic experts developed over the years specific methods and compiled rich documentations on typewriter typefaces. Being in direct contact with the type manufacturers to gain first-hand information, they even interfered in the design of some lettershapes. Based on oral history and archival research, this project aims to shed light on this little-known part of the industrial and typographic history.Main applicantSophie Wietlisbach, researcherResearch teamDavide Fornari, scientific supervisor Roland Früh, scientific supervisorPeriod01.01.2023–31.12.2024Supported byECAL / University of Art and Design, internal research grant DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, DNP Graphic Culture Research Grant
Vietnamese objects: The material culture of resilience in the face of (de)colonisation Cà phê (coffee), atisô (artichoke), xi nê ma (cinema), căng tin (canteen) or xi-măng (cement): in the Vietnamese language, many words bear the imprint of a French origin. And what if the same were true of everyday objects? Somewhere between cultural anthropology, the epistemology of Vietnamese design and the sociology of objects, this research project analyses the production of objects in Vietnam in the light of French colonisation and decolonisation. Through reportage, interviews and research carried out in various archive collections, this book sets out to reveal the mechanisms by which objects, foods, materials and know-how have been integrated into Vietnam until today they can boast authentically Vietnamese characteristics. Like an archive of the present day, through the prism of design and the applied arts, the authors take a decolonial and critical look at the creativity and adaptability of a country that has succeeded in appropriating the techniques of a dominant power.Main applicantQuang Vinh Nguyen Émilie LaystaryResearch teamQuang Vinh Nguyen Émilie Laystary Cynthia Mai Amman Chi-Long TrieuPeriodJuly 2022 – April 2024Supported byECAL/University of art and design Lausanne Réserve stratégique de la HES-SO (RCDAV)ContributionsEric Panthou Kai Nguyễn Lưu Chữ (Quoc Huy Le, Đức Cao) Mắt Bét Nhat Thanh Le Tien Dat Vu Thai Ha Vu Trong Đặt Nguyễn Quoc Huy Le Vincent Yuen Ruiz Xuân-Hạ Vu
ECAL at artgenève,25–28.01.2024,Palexpo, Geneva ECAL x Marie-Caroline Hominal: Two more times and that s it As part of artgenève 2024, ECAL presents a performative project resulting from a workshop led by Swiss artist, dancer and choreographer Marie-Caroline Hominal. This project explores the theme of celebration and the relationship to the body that it arouses. Whether it s an exercise in reaching out to others or abandonment, the activation of multiple bodies in closed spaces or a collective experience of the common, working on and from the body has led a group of Bachelor of Visual Arts students to step out of their comfort zone. For the duration of the show, the exhibition space will present a summary of the actions carried out during the workshop, as well as several performances.DATES AND SCHEDULES25–28.01.2023 12h-20h except Thursday and Sunday from 12pm to 7pmVENUEPalexpo, GenèveWEBSITEartgenèveOPENINGJeudi 25 janvier 2024STUDENTS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Realtime Narratives 2024 During the Realtime Narratives course, second-year students had to create a real-time narrative experience using Unreal Engine software. The aim of the project was to raise students awareness of the use of 3D realtime engines and the various links with other software specific to each stage of development. Firefly This project explores an alternate reality where human dominance and omnipresence over the natural world have given way to a new balance—a harmonious coexistence between technology and nature. As the player journeys through this mysterious landscape, they absorb the atmosphere and search for answers. Where have the humans gone? Where do all these fireflies come from? This journey invites reflection on the increasingly blurred boundary between nature and technology. Does this distinction still make sense in a world where humans have delegated so many of their abilities, tasks, and even dreams to machines? Through the lens of this world, the project questions our tendency to offload responsibilities onto technology—both as a tool for emancipation and as a potential trap leading to our own obsolescence. By portraying a world where humanity seems to have reached the peak of its aspirations for technological delegation, it urges us to consider whether the path we are currently on will lead to our fulfillment or if we are heading toward a reality where our very essence might be called into question. Par Updated This interactive experience questions our relationship with technological obsolescence. Through the lens of emerging technologies and their relentless evolution, we constantly seek ways to maximize hardware and software capabilities, driving our devices to undergo an increasing number of updates. With each update, individuals face the necessity of these upgrades, the reality of planned obsolescence, and the fear of becoming technologically outdated. However, this process doesn t always go smoothly and can, ironically, also lead to the device s obsolescence. This project explores the stress and pressure experienced by those compelled to perform these updates, highlighting the tension between the desire to stay at the cutting edge of technology and the fear of being left behind. Par Dimmuborgir Dimmuborgir explores the convergence of various elements that collectively shape a legend. Set in a Nordic-inspired environment to evoke an eternal and mysterious atmosphere, the game presents three puzzles, each inspired by traditional video game mechanics, offering a distinct form of reflection. Solving these puzzles sequentially leads the player to create the myth. The first puzzle symbolizes deep contemplation, driven both by clarity of mind and the altered perspectives induced by psychoactive substances, opening the door to radically different thinking. The second puzzle delves into logic and investigation, requiring precise organization of discovered information into the correct locations and sequence. This fosters a more structured and logical thought process. The final puzzle concludes the quest by using the metaphor of the cave, representing the focused trajectory of thought once set in motion. It signifies the completion of the search, where every discovered element is restored to its rightful place, breathing life into the legend. Par Unlocked "Unlocked" is a video game-inspired experience that critiques societal norms within the education system. The main character is a girl who hasn t yet found her place in the world. She has pink skin and horns, symbolizing her alienation from her environment, and constantly wears a melancholic expression. As players explore the game, they encounter the gendered characteristics of schools, represented by color-coded lockers and a classroom scene symbolizing public scrutiny. The library highlights the pervasive culture of bullying, forcing players to confront societal pressures. The narrative deepens in a garden adorned with grotesque sculptures embodying beauty ideals. Players must destroy these symbols, exposing the school s attempts to conceal the influence such standards have on students. This game serves as a commentary on societal expectations, gender norms, and the subtle coercion present within educational institutions. Par
Necessary qualifications The following are eligible to attend the CAS: Candidates who holds of a degree awarded by a university (BA level or equivalent) or an institution of comparable level in the field of art and design. Candidates who do not hold a degree from a university of art and design may be admitted if they can demonstrate in some other way (in particular through significant pro…
Happy 2024! Artist Alessia Gunawan creates the ECAL s 2024 greetings with Noon, an original work based on artificial intelligence. Born in Jakarta in 1995 to Italian and Chinese Indonesian parents, is a multimedia artist who devotes herself to photography and film. At the heart of her personal projects, she strives to create hyper-saturated images that conceal the multiple aspects of a globalised and seemingly connected contemporary culture. After completing her Master s in Photography at the ECAL in 2020, she embarked on a professional career that has taken her to various cities around the world. She currently works between Paris and Milan, mainly as a fashion photographer and art director. Her prestigious portfolio includes collaborations with leading brands such as Off-White, Valentino, Vibram, Magliano, Slam Jam, Nike, MM6, Fondazione Prada, Bally, Emporio Armani and Umbro. His work has also been featured in influential publications such as Alla Carta Magazine, Gruppe Magazine, King Kong Magazine, Esquire, Vogue Italia and GQ. @alygunawan www.alessiagunawan.com
ECAL XMAS MARKET 2023,20.12.2023,ECAL, Renens It s time! On December 20 from 6pm to 9pm, the traditional ECAL Christmas market is back. Don t miss this opportunity to celebrate the magic of Christmas and support ECAL talent. Wednesday, December 20, 2023, from 6pm to 9pm, at ECAL. Discover original creations, made by our students and graduates. An array of unique pieces to give or to treat yourself: Posters, jewelry, editions, objects, photographs, publications, silkscreens, calendars, soaps, pottery, confectionery, clothing and accessories... You can also enjoy a sound performance by Bachelor of Visual Arts students, while enjoying mulled wine and fondue. while enjoying mulled wine and fondue in a festive atmosphere. Leave with your arms full of exclusive gifts to put under the tree!DATES & SCHEDULE20.12.2023 6pm-9pmVENUEECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens
ECAL Lecture – Marco Roso,12.12.2023,Auditoire IKEA, ECAL Invited by the ECAL Photography department, co-founder of DIS Marco Roso will give a lecture on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Formed in 2010, after the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis and global recession, DIS as an entity has over the decade typified its aesthetic, cultural, political and economic impact. Composed of Lauren Boyle, Solomon Chase, Marco Roso and David Toro, DIS interventions blur the distinctions between art, curation, theory, advertising, fashion, retail and technology, manifesting across a range of media and platforms, from site-specific museum and gallery exhibitions to ongoing online projects, often all at once. Their work exists often simultaneously online and in situ, as well as more traditional mediums like photography, sculpture, video and installation. Their current multi year project dis.art is a subscriber-based online video channel popularising in “edutainment”, helping us understand the complicated social machinery of our techno-capitalist world. The channel presents new commissions with other artists as well as DIS own content.DATES & SCHEDULES12.12.2023 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECAL
Anthracite The Anthracite project aims to raise public awareness about the dangers of light pollution, which threatens the survival of nocturnal insects and impacts biodiversity in Switzerland. Through a carefully crafted edition blending scientific outreach and photography, the project strikes a delicate balance between poetry and urgency. Anthracite also takes shape in two additional formats: a visual installation made up of striking images, and a teaser video. These mediums of awareness immerse the audience by adopting the perspective of an insect, inviting viewers to directly experience the effects of human-caused pollution. Ultimately, the project seeks to inspire greater protection for the vulnerable insects at risk.
100 BESTE PLAKATE 22,07–15.12.2023,Hall Kudelski, ECAL From December 7 to 15, 2023, discover the 100 most beautiful posters from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2022 at ECAL. The exhibition presents the posters awarded in the 2023 competition. Opening Wednesday December 6 at 6pm. ADDRESSGallery l elac, ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensDATE & SCHEDULESDecember 7 - 15, 2023 Monday - Friday 11am - 6pm Free entryOPENINGWednesday, December 6, 2023 at 6pmWEBSITE100-beste-plakate.de The 100 Best Posters Germany Austria Switzerland competition is organized annually by 100 Beste Plakate e. V. and aims to publicize special achievements in poster design from the three countries in the form of a yearbook and several exhibitions. Posters of all genres and printing techniques that were designed, printed and published in the respective year can be submitted. The competition for the 100 best posters, which has so far been held 22 times on an international scale, is considered an important institution of contemporary poster design. Numerous graphic designers, students of graphic design at art academies and universities of applied sciences, agencies, offices, clients and printers take part every year. 663 entrants with a total of 2,298 posters (1,074 individual posters, 335 series) took part in the current competition. The jury then made a preliminary selection. At the final jury meeting held in late February 2023 in the Medienhaus of Berlin University of the Arts, 383 posters (277 individual posters and 106 series) by 239 entrants were considered. By country, the 100 award-winning posters and poster series are divided into 48 × Germany, 43 × Switzerland and 9 × Austria. They are 87 commissioned works, 2 artist commissions and 11 student project commissions. Without restrictions on content or form in accordance with the competition announcement, the selection represents a broad stylistic palette of poster design in the German-speaking world and shows the work of professional designers and students on an equal footing. The results are presented on an exhibition tour as well as in the yearbook and are available for viewing free of charge in the searchable and filterable comprehensive online archive (since volume 01). Categories A - Posters as advertising media for business, culture and social affairs, commissioned works posted in semi-public or public spaces B - Posters as self-promotion, as author graphic design or as an experiment C - Posters by students, realized with school supervision Jury Barbara Kotte, D-Berlin (Chair) Yvo Hählen, CH-Lausanne Thomas Kronbichler, I-Bolzano Wolfgang Ortner, A-Linz Antonia Terhedebrügge, D-Berlin Augmented Reality In year 22, winning posters will once again be presented as augmented reality. With the support of the Artivive app, available for iOS and Android, in cooperation with the makers from A-Vienna, visitors to the exhibitions can call up the stored version as moving posters for a number of winning images as well as the illustrations in the book: Install the Artivive app Search for posters or images with the Artivive icon Point the camera and experience the animated version
the most beautiful swiss books,07–19.12.2023,Gallery l elac, ECAL The prize-winning works will be exhibited at numerous book fairs and in a tour of exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad, including a stop at the ECAL from December 7 to 19, 2023. Opening Wednesday December 6 at 6pm. ADDRESSHall Kudelski, ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensDATE & SCHEDULESDecember 7 – 19, 2023 Monday – Friday / 11am – 6pm Free entryOPENINGWednesday, December 6, 2023, 6pmWEBSITEschweizerkulturpreise.chThe "Most Beautiful Swiss Books" competition, launched on the initiative of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC), aims to distinguish the best graphic achievements in the field of books, and to encourage and promote the quality of publishing production. The winning publications for the 2022 edition number 21. They were chosen from 400 submissions to the competition, on the recommendation of the jury. The works were meticulously examined in terms of graphic and typographic design, printing and binding quality, and attention to the materials used. The work of a dozen personalities awarded, with links to the ECAL - graduates, professors or lecturers -, is presented in this exhibition.
BELLE RIVIERA X ECAL For the member municipalities of GEDERIVIERA, the waste management perimeter of the Vaudois Riviera, students in the BA Industrial Design are envisioning a new public trash can. GEDERIVIERA is the waste management authority for the Swiss Riviera. Its principal mission is to study and propose projects to harmonise waste management in the member municipalities. In 2021, GEDERIVIERA initiated the creation of a brand new public trash can in collaboration with ECAL to bring harmony and freshness to the streets of the Riviera.MODULA by Julie Meyer, Jade Eyman Modula is a waste bin with a flexible design. Its ingenious perforations allow various modules to be attached, such as an ashtray, a notice board, a container for doggy bags and a lid. These modules can be easily moved, added to or removed from the bin. In addition, several Modula bins can be connected to increase their capacity or facilitate selective sorting. This modular approach leaves plenty of space for creativity and new, innovative modular designs from the Riviera.Casquette par Aramis Rüdisühli, Léo Crespin The "Casquette" bin, as its name suggests, is a nod to the fashion accessory, and adds a touch of elegance to a rubbish bin. This gives it its own distinctive identity and visibility in the Riviera landscape. Casquette has been developed using simple production methods to minimise costs and simplify the manufacturing process.GYRE par Aleksandra Nazarova, Mattia Cook Gyre is an elegant and functional waste bin, thanks to its design with a double sided opening that gives it a discreet yet striking shape. Equipped with an easy-to-handle hoop, removable ashtrays and a 180° opening, the ergonomics of this litter bin have been designed to simplify its use by public service employees.The students pooled their creative skills to imagine a distinctive trash can that would exhibit character while meeting standards of functionality and quality. After several months of fruitful exchanges with GEDERIVIERA, ECAL presented three innovative trash can projects, boasting a harmonious design specially crafted to seamlessly integrate into public spaces and thus meet the expectations of citizens.
Projections XXL,02–31.12.2023,Photo Elysée An immersive and magnetic visual environment, created by ECAL students, illuminates the facades of the mudac and Photo Elysée building. As part of an interdisciplinary project within the Visual Communication department of ECAL/École cantonale d art de Lausanne, students in the Photography, Graphic Design and Media & Interaction Design Bachelors programs developed immersive video projects designed to adorn the facades of Photo Elysée. At the end of the creative process, five works were selected by Photo Elysée in conjunction with ECAL. They plunge us into a bath of images with varied and playful themes, and provoke reflection on our perception of the scales, functions and forms of a building. The project was initiated by Lausanne Lumières, which collaborated with ECAL and Photo Elysée to bring it to fruition.DATES & SCHEDULESFrom December 2 to 31, 2023, from 5pm to 9pm Free entryADDRESSPhoto Elysée Pl. de la Gare, 17 1003 LausanneWEBSITEwww.elysee.chSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , TEACHERS& ASSISTANTS, OPENING02.12.2023 at 5:30pm
The Cultural Turn in Swiss Graphic Design from the 1980s to 2020 The research project investigates the discourse on graphic design in Switzerland in the under-researched period from 1980 to 2020. While the 1950s and 1960s saw graphic design in Switzerland reach international recognition and commercial expansion under the label “Swiss style”, a paradigm shift emerged in the following decades. The attention of many practitioners turned away from design as a pure service for the industrial and service sector and moved towards cultural commissions on a local, national and international level. Instead of aiming for maximum return, they chose their commissions according to whether they promised them creative freedom and whether they contributed to the profiling of their portfolio in alignment with their new definition of the profession as a lifestyle. This project examines the emergence and the development of this phenomenon, which became known as “cultural graphic design”, in professional graphic design in Switzerland. Main applicantProf. Dr Davide Fornari (ECAL/HES-SO) Prof. Robert Lzicar (Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB)Research teamDr Chiara Barbieri Dr Jonas Berthod Miriam KobanPeriod01.03.2023 – 28.02.2027Supported bySNSF Swiss National Science FoundationDisseminationWebsite cultural-turn-in-design.ch Conference For the Sake of Creative Freedom: Graphic Design for the Cultural Sector, 1 December 2023, HKB/Hochschule der Künste BernThe project identifies three stages in this cultural turn: the emergence of new values, followed by the development of a discourse on cultural design, and later its institutionalisation in federal policy. Accordingly, it is divided into three case studies bookended with symbolic socio-cultural, political and institutional turning points. The first case study starts with the 1980 riots, which took place in several Swiss cities. These socio-cultural upheavals were accompanied by an explosive increase in alternative cultural venues and outlets, which provided new working environments and fields of activity for visual designers. This case study focuses on the emergence of new professional values, summarised as “cultural graphic design”, and ends with the institutionalisation of alternative cultural centres at the end of the decade. The second case study explores the articulation and mediation of the discourse surrounding this practice. From the 1990s, designers created objects, organised exhibitions, wrote books and published articles promoting and negotiating their new position. This output contributed to the establishment of a discourse on “cultural graphic design” in Switzerland. The case study begins in 1993 with the publication of a polemic article that criticised the state of commercial Swiss graphic design while praising the arrival of a new generation of designer-authors active in culture. It ends in 2000 with the publication of two books that not only cemented the phenomenon of “cultural graphic design” in Switzerland but also made it known beyond its borders by promoting these new practices. Finally, the third case study analyses how “cultural design” transitioned from vanguard to mainstream. This period saw the canonisation of “cultural design”, which was adopted by an increasing number of graphic designers. It also witnessed a political institutionalisation, as evidenced in the reforms of federal design prizes such as the Most Beautiful Swiss Books in 1997 and the Swiss Design Awards in 2002. The case study ends with the period covered by the Kulturbotschaft 2016–2020, which defined the federal strategy for cultural policy and, for the first time, inscribed the support of design within the remit of action of the State. Drawing on recent findings, this project traces the development of design in Switzerland with a focus on transregional relations. The case studies share a common methodology of triangulating network analysis, oral history and the discourse analysis of visual and textual material to create comparative readings of the last decades developments in design and stimulate a discourse on its current status. As a whole, it sheds light on under-researched areas of design history while replacing them within the wider socio-cultural context.
Cuvée Pierre Keller,30.11.2023,Maison Buttin-de-Loës, Grandvaux On Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 5pm, the 5th edition of the limited cuvée "lâche-moi la grappe" will be tasted and sold. To honor the memory of Pierre Keller, we are pleased to invite you to the tasting and sale of the 5th edition of the limited cuvée "Lâche-moi la grappe" on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 5pm at Maison Buttin-de-Loës in Grandvaux. This 5th Pierre Keller cuvée, a wine creation that celebrates not only art, but also the unforgettable encounters it engenders. This cuvée is inspired by a friendship sealed 40 years ago, when winemaker Alain Parisod opened the doors of his Grandvaux home to American artist Keith Haring, thanks to Pierre Keller. Come and share this moment of conviviality and taste a wine that embodies the spirit of creativity and sharing that lies at the heart of our region. Proceeds from the sale will go towards the Pierre Keller Prize, awarded to a particularly committed ECAL diploma project.DATES & SCHEDULESThursday, November 30, 2023 5pm - 8pm Free entry with registrationADDRESSMaison Buttin-de-Loës Sentier des Vinches 2 1091 GrandvauxTICKETSRegisterWEBSITEwww.vaudvins.ch
ECAL Lecture - Charlie Engman,29.11.2023,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL Invited by the ECAL Photography department, photographer and art director Charlie Engman will give a lecture on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Charlie Engman is an artist, photographer, writer, and art director based in Brooklyn, New York. He works across a range of media and disciplines from gen-AI art, photography, video, and fashion, and balances artistic, commercial, and pedagogical practices. He is the art director of the sustainable fashion brand, Collina Strada, where he is responsible for print design, branding, and runway show design.DATES & SCHEDULES29.11.2023 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECAL
Workshop - Charlie Engman "Treatment, Synthesis, and Art Direction" Charlie Engman is an artist, photographer, writer, and art director based in Brooklyn, New York.He works across a range of media and disciplines from gen-AI art, photography, video, and fashion, and balances artistic, commercial, and pedagogical practices. He is the art director of the sustainable fashion brand, Collina Strada, where he is responsible for print design, branding, and runway show design. This workshop will investigate the ways in which media, aesthetics, and culture are interwoven and overlapping and are driven in large part by the accessibility of popular technology. It will also investigate the ways in which creativity is a collaborative and iterative process that bleeds across genre and category. There will be a key focus on the intersection of photography, AI tools, and videogaming / user-driven media.In this workshop, participants are expected to explore and challenge the ways they integrate and synthesize both professional and vernacular registers and new and traditional techniques. This will also serve as an introduction to developing art direction and making “ treatments ” for commissioned projects, and practical experience concepting and executing assignments that can bridge between a distinctive artistic practice and preexisting modes of making and sharing.
ECAL OPEN DAY,25.11.2023,ECAL, Renens On Saturday, November 25, 2023, from 8:30am to 6:00pm ECAL opens its doors and invites you to discover its activities in the fields of Fine Arts, Cinema, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Media & Interaction Design and Photography. ECAL opens its doors for you to discover its activities in the fields of Fine Arts, Film, Industrial Product Design, Graphic & Type Design, Media & Interaction Design and Photography. Lectures given by department heads will present our courses. Graduates will be on hand to talk about their experiences in the professional world, shedding light on career opportunities. The variety of our disciplines will be highlighted by the Diplomas 2023 exhibition, featuring editions, photographs, typography, art and interactive installations, films and objects. Events will invite you to explore the building and its infrastructure: gallery, workshops, printing and technology centers, photo and film studios. The results of the latest works in progress will give you a glimpse of the diversity of projects created by students. Academic Services will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have about admission requirements, prerequisites and application deadlines.DATES & SCHEDULESSaturday 25 November 2023 8.30 am - 6 pm Free entryADDRESSECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Av. du Temple 5 1020 RenensWORKSHOP & EXHIBITION PROGRAMECAL Open Day Programme (PDF)CONFERENCES PROGRAM09:00am - 10:00am Foundation Year – IKEA Auditorium 10:15am - 11:00am Bachelor Graphic Design – IKEA Auditorium Bachelor Fine Arts – Leenaards Auditorium 11:15am - 12:00pm Bachelor Photography – IKEA Auditorium Bachelor Cinema – Leenaards Auditorium 12:15pm - 1:00pm Bachelor Media & Interaction Design – IKEA Auditorium Master Photography – Leenaards Auditorium 2:00pm - 3:00pm Foundation Year – IKEA Auditorium MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship – Leenaards Auditorium Master Cinema – Nussbaumer Auditorium 3:15pm - 4:00pm Bachelor Industrial Design – IKEA Auditorium Master Fine Arts – Leenaards Auditorium CAS Creative Leadership – Nussbaumer Auditorium 4.15pm - 5.00pm Master Product Design – IKEA Auditorium Master Type Design – Leenaards Auditorium MAS Design Research for Digital Innovation (EPFL+ECAL Lab) – Nussbaumer Auditorium NB: If you would like to start a course in the arts, we recommend that you attend the Propaedeutic Year lecture, as well as the Bachelor lectures in the fields that interest you.
ECAL Lecture - Alessia Glaviano,23.11.2023,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL Invited by ECAL s Photography department, the head of Global PhotoVogue and director of the Photo Vogue Festival, Alessia Glaviano, will give a talk on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Leading figure in the panorama of international photographic criticism, Alessia Glaviano is the Head of Global PhotoVogue and Director of the Photo Vogue Festival. The mission of PhotoVogue is to champion talent, both emerging and established, and influence visual literacy to help shape a more just, ethical, and inclusive visual world. PhotoVogue s open calls for submissions helped launch the careers of photographers like Nadine Ijewere, Kyle Weeks, Camila Falquez, Kennedi Carter, Scandebergs or Mous Lamrabat. In her 20-plus years with Condé Nast, in addition to launching and overseeing PhotoVogue, she has also driven select special events and curated exhibitions in prestigious museums and institutions with some of the most important artists of our times; developed Vogue Italia s Instagram strategy; curated a series of Masters of Photography video interviews; and led the art direction of numerous digital branded-content projects, such as Gucci beauty s iconic story featuring Ellie Goldstein. In 2016 she directed the first edition of the Photo Vogue Festival, first conscious fashion photography festival dedicated to the shared ground between Ethics and Aesthetics. Besides the editorial activity, she holds lectures and conferences on a regular basis. Some of the institutes and universities: University of Brighton, Central Saint Martins, IED, Bocconi University and the Milan Polytechnic. Alessia Glaviano was also invited to participate as jury member in numerous internationally acclaimed photography contests and portfolio reviews: World Press Photo, Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères; “New York Times Portfolio Reviews”.DATES & SCHEDULES23.11.2023 6pm Free entryVENUEAuditoire Leenaards, ECAL
Belle Riviera x ECAL,22.11–20.12.2023,musée historique de vevey A new trash can designed by ECAL students for the Riviera. GEDERIVIERA, the Riviera s waste management perimeter, is launching the creation of a brand new public trash can in collaboration with ECAL to bring harmony and freshness to the Riviera s streets. Students in ECAL s Bachelor of Industrial Design program have come up with a unique trash can that will demonstrate character while meeting the highest standards of functionality and quality. The exhibition showcases three innovative prototypes specially designed to blend seamlessly into the public space, responding to public expectations.DATES & SCHEDULES22.11-20.12.2023 Free entryVENUEMusée Historique de Vevey Salle de combles Rue du Château 2 1800 VeveyOPENINGWednesday, November 22, 2023, 12pmWEBSITEwww.gederiviera.chSTUDENTS& , & , &
Three ECAL graduates in artist residencies abroad Romane de Watteville, Gina Proenza and Baker Wardlaw, three ECAL graduates, have been awarded three Artist Residencies abroad by the Etat de Vaud The State of Vaud provides professional artists working in the canton with a studio in Paris and another in Berlin. Put out to tender each year, the artistic residencies are granted for a period of six months, and each comes with a contribution to expenses of 9,000 francs. For 2024, the Paris studio has been awarded to visual artists Romane de Watteville (1st semester) and Gina Proenza (2nd semester). The Berlin residency (2nd semester) goes to Baker Wardlaw. International artist residencies are an important means of supporting creativity and research. They encourage the development of projects with links to the two capitals concerned, and promote the influence of artists working in Vaud. To this end, the Canton of Vaud has a studio at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, and (in collaboration with the Canton of Freiburg) a studio in the multicultural Wedding district in the heart of Berlin. Residence in Paris 1st semester 2024 - Graduated with a Bachelor s degree in Fine Arts in 2020, Romane de Watteville wishes to reside in the French capital to develop a pictorial project entitled "Picture of You Staring". Focusing on formal issues, this work is centered around the theme of set design in both theater and film, as well as costume design. The residency will foster exchange and close collaboration with other artists working in textiles, ceramics and installation. 2nd semester 2024 - During her stay in Paris, Gina Proenza, graduated with a Bachelor s degree in Fine Arts in 2017, will develop a project linked to the writings and documentary films (one of which is unfinished) produced by French poet Alain Gheerbrant following his travels in the Colombian Amazon during the second half of the 20th century. The artist plans to consult the archives of these journeys held at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) to observe the relationship between colonial history and anthropology. Residence in Berlin 2nd semester 2024 - During his stay in Berlin, Baker Wardlaw, graduated with a Bachelor s degree in Fine Arts in 2014, will continue the conceptual and formal exploration of his work entitled "Berlin Key / Sacred Harp". Centered on the notions of cryptography and cooperation, the artist s approach aims to establish a parallel, or even a confrontation, between the messages sometimes cryptically conveyed by works of art and the complex digital encasement to which all human communication is almost necessarily subject these days. www.vd.ch
Admission requirements and Submission at MSAD Please refer to the information provided on the MSAD page of the vd.ch website and below. Registration for the MSAD is carried out both on the vd.ch website and on the ECAL website. 03.01.2024 au 31.01.2024 - Submission vd.ch Online registration on vd.ch (platform accessible from January 3 to 31, 2024). 19.02.2024 - Submission ECAL Online registra…
Fall ECAL Workshop,13–16.11.2023,ECAL, Renens On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from November 13 to 16, 2023. PROGRAM Monday 13 November 2023 1:00pm-1:20pm : Schultzschultz, Design Studio, Frankfurt 1:20pm-1:40pm : Marie-Caroline Hominal, Artist, Geneva 1:40pm-2:00pm : Bjorn Sparrman, Designer, Boston Tuesday 14 November 2023 1:00pm-1:20pm : Taiyo Onorato, Photographer, Zürich 1:20pm-1:40pm : Nana Esi Mensah (Atelier Brenda), Graphic Designer, Brüssels 1:40pm-2:00pm : Pierrine Poget, Writer, Geneva Thursday 16 November 2023 1:00pm-1:20pm : Elisaveta Porodina, Photographer, Munich 1:20pm-1:40pm : Yonk, 3D Artist, Amsterdam 1:40pm-2:00pm : David McKendrick, Artistic Director, London DATES & SCHEDULES13-16.11.2023 1pm-2pm Free entryADDRESSIKEA Auditorium ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens Visuals by Louis Roh & Alexis Gargaloni
EXHIBITION ECAL DIPLOMAS 2023,03–25.11.2023,ECAL, Renens From November 3 to 25, the diploma projects 2023 will be exhibited at ECAL. Opening on Thursday, November 2 at 6pm DIPLOMAS PROJECTS EXHIBITION 2023 03-25.11.2023 at ECAL From November 3 to 25, ECAL presents a selection of Bachelor and Master 2023 diploma projects. Through editions, photographs, typographies, paintings, interactive installations, films and design objects, this exhibition invites the public to discover the talents of tomorrow. All of the graduates work can be seen at www.ecal.ch DATES & SCHEDULES03-25.11.2023 From Monday to Friday, from 11am to 6pm Free entryADDRESSECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Av. du Temple 5 1020 RenensOPENINGThursday, November 2, at 6pm
ECAL AT THE GIFF FESTIVAL 2023,03–12.11.2023 From November 3 to 12, ECAL will be present at the GIFF FESTIVAL 2023. Switzerland s largest festival dedicated to immersive arts, GIFF is Geneva s oldest film festival and one of the major events of its kind in Europe. A crossroads of genres and disciplines, a place for experimentation and encounters, every year for ten days it offers films, series, interactive installations and works in virtual reality to some 50,000 festival-goers. For its 29th edition and as part of its Territoires Virtuels IV program, dedicated to the best of international and Swiss immersive creation, the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design presents : CONGRUENCE by "Congruence" is an immersive 3D escape game, where players must solve a series of diverse puzzles within a visually striking cube-like world illuminated by neon lights. Each puzzle room unlocks a new door, leading players closer to an unexpected golden trophy that challenges traditional notions of gaming rewards. PHISUS by & Phisus is an interactive narrative experience in which you embody a liquid life-form wandering among the ruins left by advanced humans. The temple s structures narrate the drive to madness of a cult trying to retrieve a sense of nature in a deserted world. WISH I WAS HERE by & Through this interactive experience, the player takes on the role of a child who has died prematurely, forced to bear witness to the pain experienced by the rest of his family during the grieving process, while at the same time being confronted with his own relationship with death. ADDRESSGeneva, SwitzerlandDATESFrom 3 to 12 November, 2023HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITEwww.2023.giff.chSTUDENTS & , , & , &
THEY – ECAL x LE CONSORTIUM,27.10.2023–31.03.2024,Dijon The Consortium Museum and ECAL present THEY, the culmination of the research project "The Raving Age. Histories and Figures of Youth" by the Master of Visual Arts. THEY, is not about us. It is the statement of a shortfall, a gap... Given this external perspective, how can we express the condition and creativity of a virtualized collective body? How can we get around the deadlocks of traditional differences, innocence, and primary inventiveness? The THEY exhibition seeks to create a diffracted image of youth – a community without community, thriving in a dissolved, uncertain world where referents move freely, unburdened by hierarchies, and transcending generational and gender constraints. The exhibition delves into the emergence of languages and forms, exploring how the foundations of a lexicon are established, and how a new way of making art, of being “contemporary” comes about. These contemporary perspectives presume acts of ownership, disappearance, ventriloquism, and the emergence of many social, interpersonal, political, and esthetic practices and experiments – always in action and opposing the inertia of walls. THEY thus establishes human maps, a sort of moral fable home to all kinds of affects and relationships of identification and indifference – forms of disappearance, a spectral base which leads us, in a certain way, into these worlds where virtuality reigns. It is a temporary refuge for “wild young people”: dissidents of systems and borders, creators of shapes, bodies, vehicles, and multiplicities, who want life, and not capital, to breed. THEY, is not about us. It is the statement of a shortfall, a gap. Given this external perspective, how can we express the condition and creativity of a virtualized collective body? How can we get around the deadlocks of traditional differences, innocence, and primary inventiveness? Can it be achieved by not doing sociology against a backdrop of existential and esthetic crisis? By freeing ourselves from a senile passion for whatever moves, lives, and rebels? How can we conceive of this transitional creature, unable to solidify in its unfinished forms, and instead very much ready to give in, so to speak, to its own unspecialized and powerful youth, turning away from any destiny and specific environment, and holding on to nothing else but its own immaturity and ignorance? The THEY exhibition is the final chapter of the research project titled “The Raving Age. Histoires et figures de la jeunesse”, directed by Vincent Normand, Philippe Azoury and Shirin Yousefi. This project is an integral part of ECAL s Master s degree in Visual Arts.1 Developed over a two-year period, the program is based on various cross-disciplinary activities including production, analysis and workshops, with many artists, thinkers, writers and students taking part in it. The platform at www.theravingage.com archives a list of all exchanges and conferences in that context. The exhibition mirrors a unique collaborative experience between a museum and an art school. Invited artists and students worked closely together during the various stages of the exhibition process, such as design and communication (Lorenzo Benzoni and Luca Frati), scenographic design with David Douard, a reality TV show directed by Sara Sadik, and even a performative piece by Gabriele Garavaglia. Some of the exhibited pieces were created specifically for this particular occasion, such as those by Julien Ceccaldi, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Mélanie Matranga, Gabriele Garavaglia, Exotourisme (Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster & Perez) and Jill Mulleady. Additional existing works were chosen for their specific resonance with the project. These include pieces by David Douard, Morag Keil, Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel and David Wojnarowicz, a truly influential and dreaded figure of youth. Thanks to Matthijs Erdman, Marion Scemama and to galleries Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin; Chantal Crousel, Paris; Fitzpatrick, Paris and New Galerie, Paris. OPENINGFriday 27 October 2023 - 6pm Performance by with the participation of ECAL alumni and students: , , et DATES & SCHEDULE27.10.2023 - 31.03.2024 Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm Free entryADDRESS37 rue de Longvic 21000 Dijon, France HEAD OF PROGRAMMEHEAD OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT, Philippe Azoury et ASSISTANTARTISTS & · · · · Exotourisme (Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster & Perez) · , · · · & · et WEBSITESleconsortium.fr theravingage.com
ECAL AT KIKK FESTIVAL 2023,26–29.10.2023,Namur, Belgium ECAL s Bachelor Media & Interaction Design is taking part in the Kikk Festival 2023 in Namur (Belgium) from October 26 to 29, 2023 with a selection of projects. KIKK, the international festival of digital and creative cultures, explores the crossroads between art, science and technology. Its 12th edition focuses on global flows, not only maritime, but also cultural, political, economic and power flows. Media & Interaction Design students present the ECAL Virtual Reality Lab, an immersive space where viewers can enjoy a series of projects exploring the links between moving images, visual effects, rhythm and sound.ADDRESSNamur, BelgiumDATESFrom October 26 to 29, 2023HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITEwww.kikk.beSTUDENTS & , & , , , & , & , &
Charitini Gkritzali receives an award at the Global Design Graduate Show 2023 Congratulations to ECAL graduate Charitini Gkritzali, who receives an award at the Global Design Graduate Show 2023, in collaboration with Gucci. , who graduated from ECAL with a Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship in 2023, is the winner of the Global Design Graduate Show 2023 presented by Arts Thread and Gucci. The designer presented her "Topology of a body" project, inspired by the 20th century orthopedic braces. A series of body jewellery that closely conform to the human anatomy and resemble the body s structural elements. Global Design Graduate Show is officially the world s largest online showcase of graduating artists & designers worldwide. Arts Thread launched the first ever online Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci in April 2020, as a response to all of the end of year show cancellations due to the pandemic. This initiative has now become an annual event supported by over 150 independent expert judges from many leading brands worldwide, who are invited to select the winners from the thousands of graduating creatives entering every year. In the first four initiatives over 20,000 undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates from over 100 countries have uploaded their final year projects. All winners will have their work showcased in a virtual gallery hosted by Google Arts & Culture. The collaboration with Google Arts & Culture means that students work will reach a further audience which can help launch their independent businesses or gain employment within the creative industries. www.charitinigkritz.com www.artsthread.com
Thaddé Comar winner of the Grand Prix Photographie du Festival de Hyères 2023 Congratulations to photographer Thaddé Comar, an ECAL graduate, who receives the Grand Prix du Jury Photographie 7L at the Festival de Hyères 2023. On the occasion of its 38th edition, the Festival international de Mode, de Photographie et d Accessoires d Hyères, which took place from October 12 to 15, 2023, awarded photographer the Grand Prix du Jury. Born in 1993, graduated with a Bachelor of Photography from ECAL in 2018. The artist is based in Paris and Lausanne, where he juggles commissioned photography, editorial work and personal explorations. From the 2023 edition, the Grand Prix du Jury Photographie becomes the Grand Prix du Jury Photography 7L. The 7L bookshop was founded in 1999 by Karl Lagerfeld in Paris. 7L stands for 7, rue de Lille, in the 7 th arrondissement of Paris, and for Karl Lagerfeld s favorite number. Acquired by CHANEL in 2021, 7L celebrates its founder s unconditional love for books and photography. It brings together a bookshop dedicated to works in the field of visual arts, a cultural program named Correspondances inspired by his personal library present in his former photo studio, as well as the Éditions 7L publishing house. 7L will support the winner of the Grand Jury Prize on: the production of a book published by the Éditions 7L, launched in 2001 by Karl Lagerfeld, with the idea the of a book-object standard and the will of publishing books that are emphasizing the work of his talented friends as Grace Coddington, Roni Horn, Fran Lebowitz…or to re-publish some books mainly dedicated to photography that became rare as Moï Ver Paris, The Japanese Box… The creation of a book launch event with the production of an exhibition The winner of the Grand Prix of the Photography jury 7L will be offered an exhibition of his work at the villa Noailles during the following year s Festival. CHANEL is a partner of the Grand Prix of the Photography 7L, with a prize of 20,000 euros for the winner thaddecommar.com villanoailles.comImage by Hugo Varaldi
Olivia Schenker receives one of the 2023 prizes from the Fondation vaudoise pour la culture ECAL graduate Olivia Schenker is the 2023 winner of one of the cultural prizes awarded by the Fondation vaudoise pour la culture. Born in 1993, Olivia Schenker is a Swiss photographer, video maker and graphic designer graduated in 2018 at ECAL. Her work explores intimacy, sexual diversity and gender expression and has recently been shown at Plat(T)form 2020, Fotomuseum Winterthur, and in various international festivals such as Images Vevey, Paris Photo and Villa Noailles. 2023 Awards Ceremony Saturday 4 November, 4.30pm Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne oliviaschenker.com www.fvpc.ch Image by Matthieu Croizier
USM FOUNDATION DESIGN GRANT EXHIBITION – 6th EDITION,10–30.10.2023,Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne Presentation of new outdoor furniture designed by ECAL students for the Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne as part of the USM Foundation Design Grant. With the aim of encouraging innovation, the USM Foundation is offering for the sixth time a scholarship of CHF 25,000. The prize is awarded alternately to students from ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne and HEAD/Haute école d art et design Genève. Awarded this year at ECAL under the guidance of Swiss designer Christian Spiess, the prize enabled students in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program to design new seating for the terrace of the Théâtre de Vidy in Lausanne. As part of the Théâtre de Vidy s renovation, the students worked in pairs to design seating that would provide a moment of comfort for visitors and passers-by. In addition to the aspects of practicality, seating comfort and weather resistance, a simple handling of the furniture should be considered, allowing the terrace to be adapted to different needs. Proposals providing optimised storage space and mobility have been developed accordingly. The awarded designs by & (winner) and & (honourable mention) were produced in multiple copies in the theatre s workshop and are therefore tailored around the skills of their carpentry, metalworking and sewing workshops. The project was conducted with the kind support of the USM Foundation and USM U. Schärer Söhne AG. DATES & SCHEDULE11–30.10.2023 Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm Free entry ADDRESSThéâtre Vidy-Lausanne Emile-Henri Jaques-Dalcroze 5 CH-1007 Lausanne WEBSITEfondationusm.orgOPENINGTuesday, October 10, 2023 - 6pm
Archive as a Creative Act: The Absolute Cinema of Gregory J. Markopoulos and the Temenos Utopia Artists who produce archives from their own work approach archival activity as a creative gesture: here, the archive literally becomes a work of art. In parallel with the “archival impulse” that has run through contemporary art since the 1960s, this research project examines the “performative agency” of archives when they are constituted from “image acts”. The selected corpus is based on an extremely singular case, the cinematographic work of Gregory J. Markopoulos (1928-1992) and the Temenos archives. Conceived in the 1970s and built up since the 1980s, this archive brings together the filmic, critical and theoretical productions of the Greek-American experimental filmmaker, as well as everything relating to the films of his companion Robert Beavers. Temenos is at once an archive, a festival dedicated to Gregory J. Markopoulos s last film cycle, Eniaios (1948-1990, approximately 80 hours), which has been held every four years since 2004, and a utopian project: "film as film", or a total work responding to a filmic absolute. This work-archive is explored through two main axes: an exhibition and a series of publications. At a time when the exhibition of moving images is becoming more widespread, the challenge is to look back at a series of films shot by one artist on film, and to present them in their concrete form in an exhibition space. Looped 16mm projections or linear projections following a fixed schedule will be confronted with enlargements of photograms and archival documents, all closely linked to films by Gregory J. Markopoulos that predate Eniaios but are included in this cycle. This cycle radicalises the notion of archive-creation: the earlier films are reedited, modified and accompanied by footage shot for the occasion, in a new project that erases the previous films. The richly illustrated exhibition catalogue will document the work, but will also include a series of theoretical contributions on the relationship between art and the archive, based on the case of the Temenos. In addition, two other works will be published: the correspondence between Gregory J. Markopoulos and Stan Brakhage, with a critical apparatus, which provides a close-up view of the processes of creation and self-organisation of American experimental cinema in the 1960s and 1970s; and a monograph on the cinema of Gregory J. Markopoulos, which to date remains little documented.Main applicantFrançois BovierResearch teamSerge Margel, senior researcher Lecturers and researchers: Philippe Artières, Erika Balsom, Robert Beavers, Christa Blümlinger, Enrico Camporesi, Markus Klammer, Rebekah Ruttkof, P. Adams Sitney, Mark WebberDurationDecember 2022 – November 2024Supported byRéserve stratégique de la HES-SO (RCDAV) Kunsthalle FriArt FribourgStudentsBA and MA students in visual arts and cinema AssistantsMathilde Coué (archivist and historian), Balthazar Lovay (curator)PartnerFriArt Kunsthalle Fribourg
A Third Hand – Creative Applications for Robotics Robotic arms have long been a common sight in many industries. They are currently making a rapid entry into art and design studios and practices. Yet, at the same time, difficulties remain in accessing the workflows and work methods demanded by these machines given a clear lack of reference resources suited for this community. The same applies to Art and Design schools, which are increasingly investing in this type of equipment, often without having the resources to run it. This research project uses applied case studies to explore and define a set of exemplary work methods, capable of both informing and inspiring future users. In the field of automated manufacturing and industrial robots, the term used to highlight the concept of total automation is that of lights-out manufacturing, namely factories potentially capable of running with the lights off, without any on-site human presence required. This project adopts a virtually antithetical approach, casting the spotlight on the robotic arm and its many possibilities, and outlining the new opportunities for collaboration that these machines can offer designers, artists and creators at large. It does not adopt the perspective of production nor that of optimisation, but focusses more on experimentation, inspiration and collaboration. Robotic arms have expanded beyond their traditional industrial applications, presenting creators with opportunities to explore innovative production methods and new forms of expression. A rising generation of designers, artists, and architects is repurposing machines, originally designed for different tasks, for creative purposes. These machines are now being employed in collaborative and alternative ways, offering novel possibilities. However, embracing robotics in creative endeavors still involves a steep learning curve and significant financial investments. Over the past two decades, some production machines initially meant for industrial use have become accessible to designers, architects, and artists. Examples include 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC milling machines. These tools, while initially intended for production, have found new life in the realms of creation and experimentation. They are now widely accessible in art and design school, fablabs or art and design studios. In this landscape, industrial robotic arms, especially their collaborative versions, have emerged as valuable tools for creativity. However, there is still a lack of reliable reference resources suited for this community. The project Creative Applications for Robotics aims to address this problem by offering access to best practices and case studies that can be used to further learning, stimulate ideas and foster the integration of collaborative robots into creative practices. The project therefore focuses on the use and interaction with this type of robot in a creative environment. Our goal is to produce a guide accompanied by a set of resources and relevant case studies. This content will be available in the form of an Open Access website and a printed edition. Advances in robotics are traditionally considered to belong to the realm of engineering and computer science, yet there is growing evidence that designers and artists have much to contribute to innovation in this area. Consequently, our research question addresses real needs insofar as inspiring case studies and specific resources can greatly further the inclusion of these new tools in art and design curricula and prove a useful addition to the multidisciplinary skills of tomorrow s creators.Main applicantAlain Bellet, associate professor HES Research teamResearchers Andrea Anner (AATB) Alain Bellet Thibault Brevet (AATB) Martin Hertig Guest lecturers / Guest designers and artists Jussi Ängeslevä Mar Canet (Varvara & Mar) Varvara Guljajeva (Varvara & Mar) Niklas Hagemann Taiyo Onorato Raphaël Pluvinage (Pinaffo – Pluvinage) Marion Pinaffo (Pinaffo – Pluvinage)DurationFebruary 2022 – October 2023Supported byECAL/École cantonale d art de Lausanne Réserve stratégique de la HES-SO (RCDAV)PartnersAATB – Practice for non-industrial roboticsStudents“Production Line” Workshop, May 2023 BA1 Media & Interaction Design & BA1 Industrial Design Abla Bolassi Owoussi, Alexander Bryant Paynter, Alexandre Li, Alexine Sierro, Alice Graff, Aryana Noorani, Aurélien Clerc, Baptiste Godart, Charlotte Jobin, Charlotte Waridel, Elena Biasi, Emilie Maier, Eva Reymond, Fernandez Oriana Gonzalez, Flavia Renaud, François Ader, Gaia Vitali, Isaure Nicolet, Jean-Elie Matile, Jeremy Loup, Joab Schneiter, Julie Tena, Lélie Guiochet, Livia Schmid, Mael Sandoz, Maëlle Rotten, Mathias Liniger, Matteo De Carlo, Matthieu Rigelo, Mehdin Talovic, Melchior Myard, Noah Stanley, Olivia Capol, Quentin Kohler, Salla Vallotton, Sasha Iatsenia, Thomas Gaudin, Titouan Longatte, Valère Zen-Ruffinen
The Raving Age. Histories and figures of youth This research project questions what has come of youth – a conceptual, aesthetic, and political figure that was born with modernity – in the visual arts, popular culture, and the humanities. Conversely, the project addresses what the problematic category of “youth” has brought about in contemporary art and thought. If youth is a classic object for anthropological, sociological, or historiographical studies, the contemporary grasp of its aesthetic and political contours has proven to be a much more difficult task. Indeed, it is seen as an ill-defined object, constantly shifting, difficult to dissociate from the historical background against which it arises – to such an extent that, by being so much a part of the present in its most atmospheric dimension, youth seems to become its image, its most exhaustive yet also most fleeting portrait, meant to be renewed at each moment of history. It is at this precise point that this research project seeks to grasp its logic, not only to describe youth, but to use it as its very method. This project does not intend to reproduce the categories that sociological or anthropological studies of youth have constructed, nor to reiterate the clichés that cultural industries have projected onto it, but to make the inextricable nature of the aesthetic and political dimensions of youth perceptible and intelligible. By exploring the processes by which youth is constituted through its forms of representation, this project seeks to grasp it as an allegory that will help rethink the “contemporary” through its most lively milieu.Main applicantVincent NormandResearch teamVincent Normand Philippe Azoury Stéphanie Moisdon Lecturers and researchers Julie Ackermann, Mohammed Almusibli, Ludivine Bantigny, Eric Baudelaire, Persis Bekkering, Federico Campagna, David Douard, Florian Gaité, Agnès Gayraud, Tristan Garcia, Guillaume Heuguet, Ingrid Luquet-Gad, Julia Marchand, Caroline Poggi, Simon Reynolds, Gisèle Vienne, Jonathan VinelDurationSeptember 2021 – September 2023Supported byECAL/École cantonale d art de Lausanne Réserve stratégique de la HES-SO (RCDAV)PartnerLe Consortium (Dijon, France)AssistantShirin Yousefi
Julie Richoz receives one of the Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris 2023 Congratulations to designer Julie Richoz, ECAL graduate and winner of the Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris 2023. For 30 years, the City of Paris has renewed its commitment to the creative professions each year. In 2023, the Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris will reward 7 winners: 3 Grands Prix, 3 Emerging Talents and 1 Fashion Accessories Prize. The Grand Prix rewards a professional for the quality of his or her project and career path, development strategy, commitment to the transmission of know-how or innovation. This prize is aimed at experienced professionals, companies and brands whose development is well advanced. A 2012 graduate of a Bachelor Industrial Design from ECAL, worked with designer Pierre Charpin from 2013 to 2015. Winner of the Grand Prix du Jury at the Villa Noailles Design Parade in 2012, which enabled her to work with CIRVA (Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques), published by Galerie Kreo, she says she entered design practice with one-off pieces or small series. " However, I put a lot of energy into developing industrial projects, which then become accessible to a larger number of people. It s a different, more complex approach, where everything can come undone for a detail. That s why, when I saw the letter of intent from Inga Sempé, the President of the Jury, I wanted to present my work to her. She explained that she wanted to showcase singular but also industrial objects. (...) This proves that just because you work in series doesn t mean you can t be bold in language and form." says the designer, who set up her studio in 2012. julierichoz.com bdmma.paris
Leenaards 2023 cultural grant for Romane de Watteville Congratulations to artist Romane de Watteville, ECAL graduate and winner of a Leenaards 2023 cultural grants. The Leenaards Cultural Grants support the artistic careers of eight emerging artists in the fields of visual arts, music, performing arts and literature. Worth CHF 50,000 each, they help these young Swiss talents to reach the next level in their careers. Romane de Watteville was awarded one of the Cultural Grants at the Rendez-vous culturel Leenaards on 12 September 2023 at the Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne. Romane de Watteville is a Franco-Swiss artist who holds a Bachelor s degree in History of Art and Cinema from the University of Lausanne (2016) and a Bachelor s degree in Fine Arts from ECAL (2020). She lives and works in Lausanne, where she is developing a practice centred on figurative painting that plays with art-historical iconography. leenaards.ch romanedewatteville.com
Hermès Window display in Zürich The Astonishing Moment of Life Inspired by the Surrealist movement and the desire to find magic and wonder in the familiar and everyday life, this project features shapes and emblematic Hermès accessories that interact to form two subtly choreographed installations. These two window displays, imagined by Greek designer Charitini Gkritzali, a student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, are an interpretation of Hermès 2023 annual theme, “Astonishment”, offering a moment that oscillates between reality and dreams.
Rising Talent Awards 2023 go to three EXECAL The Rising Talent Awards France 2023 have revealed seven new designers and studios. Among them are Athime de Crécy (studioADC), Sébastien Cluzel (SCMP DESIGN OFFICE) as well as Arthur Fosse and Samuel Perhirin (Passage), all graduates of ECAL. Considered a veritable springboard for young designers, the Rising Talent Awards 2023 spotlight the new wave of French design. Chaired by Philippe Starck, the jury selected seven designers and studios representing the vitality and diversity of contemporary French design. Their bold, innovative creations blend traditional know-how with modern approaches, reflecting emerging trends in the industry. Congratulations to the three ECAL alumni among the winners: Athimede Crécy - studioADC Arthur Fosse & Samuel Perhirin - Passage Sébastien Cluzel - SCMP DESIGN OFFICE Jury 2023 Philippe Starck, créateur, président du jury Isabelle Dubern, Co-Founder of The Invisible Collection Lauriane Duriez, Head of the Bureau du Design, de la Mode et des Métiers d Art and Director of Les Ateliers de Paris Stéphane Galerneau, President of Ateliers d Art de France Alexis Georgacopoulos, Director of ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Hervé Lemoine, President of Mobilier national Constance Rubini, Director of madd-Bordeaux and design curator Emmanuel Tibloux, Director of the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris (EnsAD)
Collector During the visual identity course with Adeline Mollard, the students had to develop an identity project promoting a collection chosen by them. Each project includes the design of a catalogue contextualising and presenting the collection, together with the design of a triptych of posters. Pas de publicité, merci "Pas de publicité, merci." This collection brings together a variety of unwanted newspapers, flyers and advertisements found daily in letterboxes near Lausanne. With no addressees, these advertisements lose their original usefulness. The aim was to create a new dialogue by recontextualizing and glorifying these images. By Alfredo VentiThink different tick different "Think different tick different" is a collection of Swatch watches. Reflecting the passion of a young collector, it also recounts the brand s lively, colorful aesthetic of the 90s. A fictitious exhibition is imagined to share the rich collection accumulated by this mostrophilist. By Flora HayozREGARD FESTIVAL The fictitious identity of the regard festival uses graphic elements specific to the language of cinema. It attempts to retranscribe as closely as possible the sensation that we can experience in the cinema when a character plunges his gaze into ours, while preserving the notion of movement. By Eliot DubiStickers from elsewhere This project brings together a collection of stickers found on various fruits, collected thanks to the collaboration of people from different European countries over the course of 2023. This compilation highlights the design of the stickers while exploring the history of the fruit s countries of origin, and the influence of transnational corporations on this process. By highlighting the wider implications of economic globalization, this project offers a unique perspective on these complex dynamics. By Lidia Molina GonzalezDGBT The DGBT (Direction générale de la Brigade temporelle) is a fictional organisation of time travel experts. It transforms our perception of genealogy by highlighting key moments in the lives of family members. A fictitious exhibition is being prepared by the DGBT to present its findings on the Favre de Chens family, accompanied by a catalogue of the investigation report. By Dorian Pangallo
Ilan Dubi – Avant l océan (direction) A short film shot in Lausanne by night. “A 15-year-old boy decides to flee his city to join Olivia on her way to the ocean. Only, a transportation issue forces them to wait in the city by night.” With a shoulder-mounted camera and a small crew, we set out into the streets of Lausanne to film the wanderings of two teenagers tinged with the melancholy of departure. In this film, with its saturated images and surreal sounds, I sought to explore the notion of introspection and the feeling of disillusionment that haunts our teenage years. The film opens with a shot of the ocean at sunset, followed by a transparent portrait of the main character.
Giulia Goy – Rose à la ferme (direction) Attracted to different image regimes, it was obvious to me that I wanted to use them for my graduation film. I knew that I wanted to film cows, but I was not yet aware of my attraction to them. I prefer documentaries, because of the freedom they give me and the chance they give me to play with fiction casually. I had already experimented with this form with my previous short film, Casting di un Padre, and it made me want to delve deeper into this personal approach. I really wanted to experiment with my practice, to get out of my comfort zone and to move towards a form of cinema that speaks to me. Synopsis: Rose, a young filmmaker looking for a job, decides to change direction and train as a farmer. This coming-of-age story questions our relationship with the land, with art and with the role of filmmakers as observers of our world.