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Lou-Anna Ulloa del Rio – Cinétoile et Life is filled with secrets and treasures everywhere “I think that the goal of installation art should be to create an experience between objects so that viewers are transported outside themselves to recognise a larger, more complex world.” – Julie Becker
Adryan Barrilliet – Will I Exist Within You? Will I Exist Within You? is an immersive exploration of the human duality between the desire for connection and the fear of suffering from it. The existential journey follows a torn individual, exploring how social interactions contribute to shaping their essence. By delving into profound themes such as the search for meaning, loneliness, fear and love, the experience, which is divided into four parts, questions our relationship with others, individuality and self-construction. Will I Exist Within You? is an extension of a reflection that began with my thesis work on the influence of video games on personal development, specifically the para-social bonds that are established between players and their accompanying characters.
Pablo Felley – 606 606 is a travelling and modular art space, built from shipping containers. Every three months, the space changes location and layout. 606 invites local artists to create new universes at the intersection of technology and reality. 606 comes to life at night and showcases its identity through constantly evolving 360-degree projections, which cover and transform the structure of the containers. 606 also exists throughout the city through animated posters that offer a new interpretation of the projected visuals. The communication of 606 is simultaneously developed in 3D, 2D and in rhythm.
Ianka Jean-Marie – HYPER-OBJETS Part art book, part science textbook, this meta-encyclopaedia evokes the risks of global warming. Going beyond the usual paradigms of the Anthropocene era, these phenomena are known as HYPER-OBJECTS. Through the reading of a simplified language, this system of mental maps conceptualises these complex phenomena. In the context of the ecological crisis, the materialisation of this ecological thinking allows us to measure our impact, while reinterpreting the phenomenon of the end of the world in a more tangible way. Through this visual archaeology, we search for traces of our contemporary civilisation, questioning our relationship with the future. In truth, doesn t this object bear witness to the destructive movement of the end of the world?
Romain Oederlin – Archetype Is what we see real or subjective? Interpretation is always the result of individual apprehension. This is why space can be manipulated to exacerbate desired relationships. In connection with the perception of our environment, this work examines the principle of anamorphosis generated by typographic typefaces designed in three dimensions. Fluctuating between letters and abstraction, these visual structures offer different degrees of legibility depending on the point of view adopted.
Ella Paleni – Trait de caractère The place of the graphic designer in the age of technological advances: today s world is in constant technological evolution, which raises questions about the place and role of the graphic designer. In this graduation project, I set out to explore this issue by adopting a resolutely manual and artisanal approach. I created a book from A to Z, using traditional manufacturing techniques, from the elaboration of the paper to the final binding. By moving away from the omnipresent process of digitalisation, I sought to express a need to return to the very essence of the graphic design profession. This project highlights the advantages of an artisanal approach in an increasingly digital world. It encourages reflection on the specific skills that graphic designers can bring to the table.
Eloïse Genoud – INSIDE “INSIDE is a project that focuses on contemporary dance, movement and the human body. It stems from my deep passion for dance and aims to capture the essence of this art form from a personal perspective. Drawing from my 18 years of experience as a dancer, I strive to bring forth the energy, collective spirit and love for the stage that is inherent in this art form. INSIDE alludes to that special moment of stepping into the spotlight, where bodies and light come together in a profound connection. This work is not a documentary on dance, but rather an experimental journey where individuals merge into a common entity. A major part of the project was staged, requiring choreography and active participation in the dances designed exclusively for this production.“
Ulises Lozano – Coming in “Adolescence is synonymous with identity construction. Identity is redefined by today s youth. The aesthetics they adopt reflect a desire for singularity in a changing society. In a collaborative way, I accompany a process of self-affirmation. They blossom and I offer them a space in which to express themselves. Photography takes shape: a safe place for participants to unfold their fantasised personalities – a kind of alter ego in the making. These self-portraits echo the intimate experience of coming in. They become moments of breath, of reconciliation. Through encounters, drawing and photography, they reveal their intimate selves to me. Coming in is a visual interpretation of this process.“
Niklas Herrmann – Kyū Maru Gothic Inspired by hand-painted Japanese station signs from the late 1950s, Kyū Maru Gothic interprets and expands their handmade heritage into a coherent rounded sans serif and multiscript Latin/Japanese typeface. It carefully considers the warm and individual character created by the brush of the original sign painters and integrates it coherently into a typeface that is aimed at contemporary use. Further following the source, the typeface comes on a width axis to allow for more flexible typesetting for its intended use at display sizes.
Moritz Jekat – Wetlands of Pharmacology Exterior virtual organs that enter our bodies and transform our brains surround us. These pharmaca multiply in wetlands between online and real life. In a desire for healing and reconnecting, a group of humanoid aliens inhabit this space and come together in a caring pile of thoughts, emotions and dreams. They share with you, thanks to subconscious writing and wetland tools. A waterbed in space invites you to relax. In the concept of adoption of pharmacology, in contrast to adaptation to the super-fast, consumption-based virtual spheres that are transforming social habits, Wetlands of Pharmacology experiments with a slow coming together and exchange of emotional and physical knowledge of five artists in a computer game engine.
Luca Vernieri – Campà Campà features a series of decorated ceramics developed with I.C.A Giordano, a terracotta factory located in my hometown in the Amalfi Coast area. Originally, the production of ceramics was dedicated to locals who wanted to purchase objects that transformed everyday images into art. These objects depicted animals, fishermen, rural life and landscapes. Over time, as tourism developed, these objects became souvenirs, and decorators focused on reproducing the same patterns for decades with minimal variations. These once representative illustrations now serve as distant reminders, lacking emotional connection with younger generations. Campà aims to restore this bond by introducing self-ironic drawings, illustrating how modern lifestyle has found its unique form in this area.
Juri Bizzotto – Shy Opener, Transfarmer Miniconcert Shy Opener, Transfarmer Miniconcert consists of a live set and presentation of the first single + video clip Shy Opener, made for the Transfarmer Series project. The concert stage is transformed into a window into the world of Transfarmer, where sound, performance and stage elements recreate the bucolic ecosystem of a rediscovered periphery. Transfarmer is a long-term research project, which is committed to creating intersectional critical thinking with respect to the condition of queer, trans* subjectivities in the rural context – imagining metamorphoses of them and their landscape. The practical project includes drawings, texts, sound compositions, videos and props, and aims to produce an EP that will narrate the cosmovision of the character of Transfarmer.
Juri Bizzotto – Shy Opener, Transfarmer Miniconcert Shy Opener, Transfarmer Miniconcert consists of a live set and presentation of the first single + video clip Shy Opener, made for the Transfarmer Series project. The concert stage is transformed into a window into the world of Transfarmer, where sound, performance and stage elements recreate the bucolic ecosystem of a rediscovered periphery. Transfarmer is a long-term research project, which is committed to creating intersectional critical thinking with respect to the condition of queer, trans* subjectivities in the rural context – imagining metamorphoses of them and their landscape. The practical project includes drawings, texts, sound compositions, videos and props, and aims to produce an EP that will narrate the cosmovision of the character of Transfarmer.
Yoonjae Lee – Umwelten: Four Humans Umwelt (pl. Umwelten) refers to the world as it is experienced by a particular organism. This installation visualises subtle differences in the Umwelt of four human beings. Eight live streaming cameras face one LED through bespoke camera filters that are shaped based on four individuals corneas. Specifically, the four individuals here are Yoonjae Lee herself and people she cares for. She tries to understand the fundamental differences between her dear ones and herself by discovering the morphological differences in each vision. By focusing on the fact that each person s perception is different due to their bodily differences, before their experiences, this work questions the implicit agreement and undisclosed biases in visual arts that assume everyone sees an artwork in the same way.
Nathanaël Baby – Passe-MAS-partout Art and design meet to highlight the research aspect. This fictitious exhibition takes viewers through the work of MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship students. The passe-partout is an in-between object that creates space around a work of art. It gives its name to the exhibition and inspires a series of display stands, specific to each sample.
Checkie Ieong – Dynamic Reflections In the realm of high jewellery, where opulence and elegance often reign supreme, the quest for innovation and creativity continues to push the boundaries of design. The convergence of technology and artistry has paved the way for an exciting evolution in the world of jewellery, giving rise to interactive and playful pieces that transcend traditional aesthetics. This high jewellery collection draws inspiration from the mesmerising allure of kinetic movement. The collection is a testament to the harmonious marriage of motion and meticulous craftsmanship. Inspired by the captivating dynamism found in kinetic art, each piece in this collection encapsulates the essence of movement, inviting the wearer to engage, interact and partake in the unfolding narrative of the jewellery.
Ambre Tuttle – A(r)table Eating used to be a basic need, but today aesthetics have never been so important at the table. As cooking evolves into art, let us turn our food into unique creations, ephemeral experiences and vectors of identity. A(r)table is a collection of objects that result from a search focused on visual impact and how we present our dishes. This project assumes that pleasure resides as much in the tasting as in the confection. The plate becomes an empty canvas for drawing, tracing and composing, calling for creativity. Paying attention to the appearance of our dishes may seem pointless, but it is the very origin of our desire to eat. The pleasure of tasting starts with our imagination, and sublimating our plates is also sublimating a moment.
Fantastic Smartphones at Ars Electronica 2023,06–10.09.2023 Ars Electronica is hosting the Fantastic Smartphones exhibition from 6 to 10 September 2023 in Austria. Ars Electronica is considered to be Europe s biggest and oldest event devoted to art, technology and society. For its 2023 edition, the festival is inviting artists, scientists, developers, designers and entrepreneurs to consider the following question: Who owns the truth? A theme that touches on the main controversial issues of our time: truth and ownership, interpretative authority and sovereignty. Can truth be owned? Is there a right to truth and, if it belongs to someone, what control and responsibility are associated with it? Fantastic Smartphones takes part in the festival with a serie of interactive installations developed by the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design students of ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne, investigating in a critical and offbeat way our relationship with our smartphones and the way they influence our daily behaviour. STUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , ,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , HEADS OF PROJECT , TEACHERS, (AATB), Jesse Howard , , , , , , (Moniker)ASSISTANTS, , , , COORDINATION & DEVELOPMENT, , Pascal Ospelt, , SIGMASIX, EXHIBITION DESIGNHEAD OF PROGRAMMEDATES06-10.09.2023 ADDRESSArs Electronica Festival – POSTCITY Bahnhofpl. 12 4020 Linz, Autriche WEBSITEArs ElectronicaTICKETSars.electronica.art
Giulia Goy – Rose on the farm (Direction) Rose is a young filmmaker who s looking for a job. She decides to go on a course to retrain as a farmer. This is an inceptive story that questions our relationship with the land, with art, as well as the role of filmmakers as observers of our world. Docu-Fiction / 35 min Synopsis Rose, a young, recently graduated filmmaker, reflects on her calling on this earth. Looking for a job, she applies to the regional employment office. As there are no openings and as she wishes to work outside, she gets an offer to retrain as a farmer. Rose decides to trust the institution and embarks on this existential venture while keeping a diary. An initiatory quest that questions our relationship to nature, to art, to the role of filmmaker as an observer of our world. Student s comment Attracted by 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 then I wasn t yet aware of my attraction to them. I prefer documentaries because of the freedom they give me to work in this way, and the chance they give me to play with fiction in a "pretend" way. I d already experimented with this form with my previous short film, Casting di un Padre, and made me want to go deeper into this personal approach. I really wanted to experiment with my practice, get out of my comfort zone and want to move towards a cinema that speaks to me. Giulia Goy
Ilan Dubi – Before ocean (Direction) Léon has a tough night as he runs away from home to join Olivia on her journey to the ocean. Fiction / 21 min Synopsis For one night, Léon, a 15-year-old boy, runs away from home. He s going to join Olivia, a young adult who s going to the ocean to settle down. But the two bikers who are supposed to take them have had one of their motorcycles stolen. So Léon and Olivia wander the city, each with their desires and dreams in danger. Student s comment A short film shot in Lausanne by night. With a shoulder-mounted camera and a small crew, we set out into the streets of Lausanne to film an adolescent wandering tinged with the melancholy of a departure. I wanted to explore the notion of introspection and the feeling of disillusionment that inhabits our teenage years in this film with its saturated images and surreal sounds. The ocean haunts the characters. Ilan Dubi
THUNDER BY CARMEN JAQUIER REPRESENTING SWITZERLAND AT THE OSCARS 2024 THUNDER is in the running for Switzerland for an Oscar nomination in the International Feature Film category. Congratulations to its director, ECAL graduate Carmen Jaquier. The feature film, produced by Flavia Zanon (Close Up Films), has had a successful international festival career since celebrating its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF. Set against an imposing mountain backdrop, the coming-of-age drama has garnered not only numerous festival awards, but also the Swiss Film Award in two categories. Graduate of the Bachelor and Master Cinema ECAL/HEAD, director Carmen Jaquier has several award-winning short films to her credit. In May 2023, she was honoured as “Emerging Talent” as part of the Women in Motion Awards at the Cannes Film Festival. She was selected by European Film Promotion to participate in the “Europe! Voices of Women in Film” talent programme at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2023. On behalf of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), the promotion agency SWISS FILMS coordinates the selection process of the official Swiss entry for the International Feature Film competition of the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood will announce the five nominated films on January 23, 2024. The Oscars will be awarded at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024. www.swissfilms.ch
Manor Cultural Prize 2024 for Gina Proenza Congratulations to ECAL graduate artist Gina Proenza, winner of the Manor Cultural Prize Vaud 2024. Created in 1982 to promote young Swiss talent, the Manor Cultural Prize is awarded every two years by a jury of experts. Awarded at a key moment in the careers of emerging artists, the prize gives a decisive boost to their work, helping to promote Vaud s contemporary art scene. The award also entitles her to a solo museum exhibition at the MCBA and a catalogue. Born in Bogota in 1994, graduated with a Bachelor s degree in Fine Arts in 2017. The artist, who lives and works in Lausanne and Geneva, convinced the jury “by the originality and finesse of her formal language and references, and by the impressive wealth of work developed consistently over recent years”. The winner will hold an exhibition in the MCBA s Espace Projet from 25 May to 1 September 2024, accompanied by a publication. Opening Thursday 23rd May 2024 MCBA www.mcba.ch
1st year Documentary Workshop 1st year students took part in a documentary workshop led by Benoit Rossel, on the theme of the interview. Professor: Guest teacher (editing): For this first-year documentary workshop, I proposed making a film centered on a character with a particular link to a place. To this end, and before even confronting the real thing, the students were asked to write a purely imaginary synopsis of what their film would be. The aim of this stage was not only to explore the story they were working on, but also to narrow down their field of research. At the end of this first stage, a course was set for achieving their various goals. The search for a protagonist was the second stage, forcing them to confront and adapt to reality. But, as with filming and editing, their choices were guided by this useful and valuable preliminary work. So, in the end, all the films resonate strongly with the imagination of each and every one of them, and beyond the documentary project, they are a portrait of the filmmakers themselves, reflecting something very sensitive about the personalities of each of them. Benoit Rossel, director • , Camtar, 09 21 • , Une présence, 04 38 • , Ce qui reste, 11 15 • , De passage, 08 17 • , Petit village, 06 28 • , Off Air, 08 39 • , Fait maison, 08 58 • , Laila, 07 57 • , Les lumières de Kiev, 16 28 (Visions du Réel 2023)
Realtime Narratives During the Realtime Narratives course, second-year students had to create a real-time narrative experience using Unreal Engine software. Based on the theme of "Chrysalis", the students developed the scenario, the graphic assets and the interactions. 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. FLOWER DREAMS In this immersive adventure, the user is plunged into the dreamlike world of a flower. When it falls asleep, it escapes through the doors of its room, revealing its dreams and nightmares. The game offers a poetic exploration of the flower s imagination, revealing unexpected situations. By Julie TurinPhisus "Phisus" is an interactive narrative experience in which the user embodies a water bubble bringing a fallen world back to life. In the universe of Phisus, humans have destroyed the Earth through wars and ecological crises. We retrace his history in the temple of a future religion that worships a vanished nature. By Théo Déchanez, Odran JobinThe persistence of notification We live our lives bombarded by notifications and distraction. What if we could escape and run away from all of them? That s what this experience explores - escaping the mundane and indulging in serenity. Or does it? By Sasha Iatseniafading away Through this project, the user explores the concept of mourning the loss of a place. The experience takes the user on an emotional journey, from the housewarming party to the move, culminating in an abstract world evoking nostalgia for the old home. By Ayten GönelLight "Light" is a mini game based on electricity. After a curse in the village, the player seeks a cure to regain the light. He takes on the role of a character who travels through various darker and darker places, accompanied by his own light: his light-bulb-headed companion. By Emma GrosuGirlhood This VR interactive game explores girlhood through the vices of mother-daughter relationships, insecurities and the journey to find oneself. This unsettling experience allows for multiple different endings according to the choices made by the player. Par Mélanie Martinshame of me As the protagonist embarks on a fascinating psychological journey through an environment dotted with mirrors, he moves and confronts himself. The experience prompts reflection on self-acceptance and the will to overcome inner obstacles. By Gary Sandoz, Jérémie KursnerChrysalid In this project, the user evolves in the heart of a city saturated with hijacked advertising. As the player explores, he or she is led to question the mechanisms of consumer society. By Charlotte Pralongcongruence "Congruence is a puzzle-based escape game. Players must solve a variety of puzzles to progress towards the ultimate goal: a golden trophy that challenges the notions of reward and victory in games. By Marius Parisodwish i was here "I wish I was here" is an interactive experience about grief. In this game, the player takes on the role of a little girl s ghost. She travels through different eras in the house where she failed to grow up, and watches her family mourn. By Isaïa Delaplace, Viktor Gagné
AWARDS & GRANTS 2023 The graduation ceremony, which took place on 30 June 2023, was also an opportunity to reward numerous diploma projects with scholarships and prizes. Congratulations to all the graduates and winners! bourses & PRIX 2023 – BACHELOR Prix de l Année Propédeutique – CHF 500.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e de l Année Propédeutique de l ECAL qui s est distingué·e par l excellence de ses résultats. Remis par David Monnet, responsable de l Année Propédeutique - Propédeutique en Arts Visuels Prix EXECAL – CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e qui s est distingué·e par la qualité de son mémoire de Bachelor. Remis par Yoo-Mi Steffen, secrétaire EXECAL - diplômé BA Design Industriel Prix Visarte Vaud – CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Arts Visuels qui s est distingué·e par l excellence de son travail. Remis par Patricia Glave, présidente de Visarte Vaud - diplômée BA Arts Visuels Prix du Risque – CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e particulièrement talentueux·euse dans le domaine des Arts Visuels. Remis par Stéphane Kropf, responsable du Bachelor Arts Visuels - diplômée BA Arts Visuels Prix METAA – CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Media & Interaction Design qui s est distingué·e par une approche prospective et expérimentale lors de son travail de diplôme. Remis par Lionel Tardy, membre du comité METAA, Media Experiments in Technology and Art Association - diplômée BA Media & Interaction Design Prix Jacqueline Veuve – CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e en cinéma qui s est distingué·e au cours de l année par la qualité de ses réalisations ou de son travail technique. Ce prix rend hommage à Jacqueline Veuve, grande documentariste suisse décédée en 2013. Remis par Adèle Beaulieu, assistante Bachelor Cinéma et lauréate 2019 de ce prix - 2e année BA Cinéma pour son film « La simple science du vol » Prix du Festival international du film francophone de Namur – PARTICIPATION au jury Emile Cantillon LORS DU FESTIVAl 2023 Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e de 2e année qui s est distingué·e par la qualité de sa réflexion théorique. Remis par Rachel Noël, adjointe pédagogique du Bachelor Cinéma - 2e année BA Cinéma Prix BG Ingénieurs Conseils – CHF 1 500.- Deux prix décernés à des diplômé·e·s, auteur·e·s de projets qui prennent en compte le développement durable, en particulier ses aspects économiques, environnementaux et sociaux. Remis par Pascale Grossmann, consultante en communication de la société BG Ingénieurs Conseils SA - diplômée BA Design Industriel - diplômée BA Design Graphique Prix de la Ville de Renens – Exposition à La Ferme de Tilleuls & CHF 2 000.- Un prix d encouragement décerné à un·e étudiant·e en 2e année Bachelor qui s est distingué·e par la qualité de son travail. Remis par Nathalie Jaccard, conseillère municipale à la Ville de Renens - 2e année BA Design Industriel Prix d excellence du domaine Design et Arts Visuels de la HES-SO – CHF 2 500.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e qui s est distingué·e par l excellence de son travail de diplôme. Remis par René Graf, vice-recteur enseignement HES-SO - diplômée BA Design Graphique Prix Ernest Manganel – CHF 3 000.- Deux prix décernés par le jury de la Fondation Ernest Manganel à des diplômé·e·s en Arts Visuels, pour récompenser la pertinence de leur recherche et la qualité professionnelle de leurs travaux de diplôme. Remis par Stéphane Kropf, responsable du Bachelor Arts Visuels au nom de la Fondation Ernest Manganel - diplômée BA Arts Visuels - diplômée BA Arts Visuels Swiss Design Association Bachelor Award 2023 – 3 ANS d Adhésion & coaching Un prix qui récompense un·e étudiant·e Bachelor pour l excellence de son travail de diplôme. Le SDA Bachelor Award offre au lauréat·e la possibilité de devenir membre SDA durant 3 ans ainsi qu un coaching entrepreneurial individuel pour le développement de son projet de diplôme. Remis par Valentine Ebner, membre du comité d organisation de la SDA, Swiss Design Association - diplômée BA Design Industriel FLOKK Internship à Oslo Un stage de six mois au siège de Flokk à Oslo, en Norvège, pour un·e diplômé·e en Design Industriel. Flokk est le leader du marché de la conception, du développement et de la production de mobilier de bureau en Europe. Remis par Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, responsable Bachelor Design Industriel au nom de Flokk - diplômé BA Design Industriel Prix du Son Masé Studios – Prestations De mixage (valeur CHF 5 000.-) Un prix destiné à un·e étudiant·e dont le film s est distingué par la qualité de son travail sonore, artistique et technique. Ce prix souligne les ponts vertueux entre le monde académique et professionnel, à travers l étroite collaboration entre Masé Studios et le Département Cinéma. Remis par M. Ivan Ruet, représentant de Masé Studios - diplômée BA Cinéma pour son film « Rose à la ferme » Bourses Fondation Walter + Eve Kent – CHF 5 000.- Deux bourses décernées à des étudiant·e·s particulièrement talentueux·euses dans le domaine de la peinture et de la sculpture. Remises par Alexis Georgacopoulos, membre de la Fondation Walter + Eve Kent - 2e année BA Arts Visuels - 2e année BA Arts Visuels Prix Plateforme 10 x ECAL – Exposition & CHF 5 000.- Un prix destiné à récompenser un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e Bachelor Media & Interaction Design, qui permettra entre autres, le développement du projet en vue d une première visibilité publique à travers une exposition de le·la lauréat·e, tout en renforçant les liens entre l ECAL et Plateforme10. Remis par Manuel Sigrist, responsable numérique à Photo Elysée, au nom de Plateforme 10 - BA Media & Interaction Design Prix Pierre Keller – CHF 5 000.- En mémoire de Pierre Keller, directeur de l ECAL de 1995 à 2011. Un prix décerné pour un travail de diplôme particulièrement engagé. Remis par Alexis Georgacopoulos, directeur de l ECAL et Vincent Jacquier, responsable du Département Communication Visuelle - diplômé BA Photographie Prix Images Vevey x ECAL – Exposition Un prix offrant l opportunité d une première visibilité publique à travers une exposition à un·e diplômé·e du Bachelor ou du Master Photographie, tout en renforçant les liens existants entre l ECAL et Images Vevey. Remis par Stefano Stoll, directeur d Images Vevey - diplômée BA Photographie BourseS Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux – CHF 8 000.- Deux bourses décernées à des étudiant·e·s sur le point d accomplir son année de diplôme et attribuée en fonction de leur talent et de leur sens de la créativité. Remise par Jakob Hlasek, président de la Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux - 2e année BA Media & Interaction Design - 2e année BA Photographie Prix Freestudios de l Image – étalonnage complet d un court-métrage professionnel (valeur CHF 15 000.-) Un prix à un·e étudiant·e en spécialisation Image qui s est distingué·e par la qualité de son travail aussi bien au niveau artistique que technique. Ce prix souligne les ponts vertueux entre le monde académique et professionnel, à travers l étroite collaboration entre Freestudios et le Département Cinéma. Remis par Boris Rabusseau, représentant FreeStudios - diplômé BA Cinéma pour l image du film « There were cowboys » de Prix Tremplin ECAL soutenu par la Fondation Leenaards – CHF 10 000.- Le « Prix Tremplin » vise à faciliter le démarrage d une carrière et aider à asseoir une pratique artistique professionnelle sur le long terme pour des artistes et/ou designers de talent. Il est destiné aux fraîchement diplômé·e·s de l ECAL pour les soutenir dans la mise en place d un projet concret ou dans l entrée dans la vie professionnelle. Remis par Mme Catherine Othenin-Girard, présidente de la Commission Culturelle de la Fondation Leenaards - diplômé BA Arts Visuels - diplômée BA Design Industriel - diplômé BA Photographie GRANTS & Awards 2023 – MASTER EXECAL Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded to a graduate who has produced a distinguished Master s thesis project. Presented by Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary - graduate MA Product Design David Rust Award – CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded by In Rust We Trust to a graduate who has produced a distinguished typographic work. The winner is offered the opportunity to publish a visual that will be used to collect donations for the Design against Cancer action (led by the association). Presented by Maude Rust, Founder and Chairwoman of the Association in rust we trust* - graduate MA Type Design Profot-Elinchrom AWARD – Equipment (CHF 2 000.-) A prize for a Master Photography student who has produced an excellent diploma work. Presented by Sandro Bizzarro, Digital Imaging Consultant at Profot SA - graduate MA Photography BCV Award – CHF 2 000.- A prize awarded to a Master s graduate who has distinguished by the overall quality of his/her work. Presented by Camille Blin, Head of Master Product Design - graduate MA Product Design Encouragement Award BY City of Renens – EXHIBITION & CHF 2 000.- An encouragement prize awarded to a student in the 1st year of the Master programmes who has produced a distinguished body of work. The winner will exhibit at La Ferme des Tilleuls in Renens. Presented by Nathalie Jaccard, Municipal Councillor of Renens City Gabriela Jaime - 1st Year MA Type Design HES-SO Design & Fine Arts Excellence Award – CHF 2 500.- A prize awarded to an ECAL student who has distinguished himself/herself by the excellence of his/her diploma work. Presented by René Graf, Vice-rector for Education HES-SO - graduate MA Product Design La Foncière Award – CHF 5 000.- A prize awarded by La Foncière, a property investment fund, to a deserving student for the work accomplished during the year in Photography. Presented by Thomas Vonaesch, COO of La Foncière - graduate MA Photography Scholarship Walter + Eve Kent Foundation – CHF 5 000.- Two scholarships awarded to particularly talented 1st year Master Fine Arts students in the fields of painting and sculpture, to support the continuation of their studies at ECAL. Presented by Alexis Georgacopoulos, Member of Walter + Eve Kent Foundation Felice Berny-Tarente - 1st Year MA Fine Arts Lorenzo De Bellis - 1st Year MA Fine Arts Soma Summer Mexico 2023 – one-month artist residency in Mexico Awarded to two 1st year Master Fine Arts students, selected for a 1-month artist residency in Mexico, at the Hacienda Santa María Xalostoc, near Tlaxco village in Tlaxcala state (2h30 drive from Mexico City). Presented by Stéphanie Moisdon, Head of Master Fine Arts Oriane Emery - 1st Year MA Fine Arts Ana Bălan - 1st Year MA Fine Arts De Bethune Award – CHF 6 000.- A prize awarded to a graduate student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship for the quality of his/her work. Presented by Denis Flageollet, Master Watchmaker & Founder of De Bethune Charitini Gkritzali - graduate MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Scholarship Nestlé-ECAL – CHF 10 000.- Two Nestlé scholarships awarded to deserving 2nd year MADP, MAP and MATD students who have distinguished themselves by the research and quality of their diploma project, particularly -but not exclusively - in relation to current themes such as technological or social innovation, sustainability or health. Presented by Aude Gandon, Nestlé Global Chief Marketing Officer - graduate MA Type Design - graduate Product Design ECAL Tremplin Award supported by Fondation Leenaards – CHF 10 000.- The aim of the "Tremplin Award" is to help talented artists and/or designers launch their careers and establish a long-term professional artistic practice. It is reserved for creatives who have just graduated from ECAL, supports them in setting up a concrete project or for their entry into professional life. Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, Chairwoman of Cultural Commission of Fondation Leenaards - graduate MA Type Design - graduate Product Design
Staged Photography The aim of this course is to introduce students to the creation and management of a complex photographic project involving sets, characters and lighting. The theme is free.
LA POSTE × ECAL For the Swiss Post Office, students from ECAL s Bachelor Graphic Design and Bachelor Media & Interaction Design are creating a postage stamp based on artificial intelligence. Thanks to augmented reality, Metascape transports Swiss Post users into an imaginary and poetic universe on the way to a destination that remains elusive. Strange, but not really foreign: that s the unsettling impression given by the design of this special stamp called "Metascape". Using augmented reality technology, this creation, made up of elements that are both familiar and surreal, immerses us in a fantastic world shaped by artificial intelligence. An Instagram filter lets you access the virtual journey simply by scanning the QR code on this exclusive postage stamp.With "Destination" as its theme, this collaboration between ECAL students and Swiss Post initially gave rise to fourteen concepts created through group work. After a pre-selection of five works by a jury made up of members of ECAL, Swiss Post and the Stamp Commission, the "Metascape" project was chosen to move from imagination to reality. Discover below the other pre-selected projects.What s next ?A destination is basically a journey from point A to point B. But what happens during this elapsed time? The idea is to illustrate an epic with a board that would be a pawn s playground. We follow this character as he discovers an unsuspected universe through each environment he crosses, with the aim of satisfying his thirst for discovery of the world. Through the accumulation of collected memories, the character blossoms, constantly searching for his next destination. The filter allows you to move around a deconstructed game board. From one square to the next, we discover a different world in which fictional elements interact and transform. Par , , L envolThe stamp s illustrative visual identity symbolizes the notion of travel, exchange and sharing. Both the stamp and the animation poetically illustrate the notion of travel. The bird takes us into a naïve narrative world. As it travels, it transforms to symbolize the notion of connection and exchange. Par , , Métamorphose“Métamorphose” is an augmented reality project that provides both an artistic and scientific perspective, guiding you from the lowest point to the highest point in Switzerland. Through the lens of technology, this graphic experience takes you to the heart of the diverse landscapes that sculpt our territory. Par , , , SalesPhilately: from 31.8.2023 to 30.9.2024 or while stocks last Branches: from 7.9.2023 to 30.9.2024 or while stocks lastValidityUnlimited from 7.9.2023SizesStamp: 76 × 40 mm Miniature sheet: 105 × 70 mm Miniature sheet with a stamp Project, , Space JunkThis project aims to highlight the problem of space pollution. These days, we depend on satellites for our communication and location. More of them are in orbit than ever before, creating a rubbish dump orbiting the Earth. Par , , Participation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
L ECAL AT PALAIS AUGMENTÉ FESTIVAL#3,23–25.06.2023,Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris The third edition of the Palais Augmenté festival will be held from June 23 to 35, 2023 at the Grand Palais Ephémère in Paris. On this occasion, the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design of ECAL presents Fantastic Smartphones. Salomé Chatriot, an ECAL graduate, is also guest of honour at 2023. DATES AND SCHEDULES23–25.06.2023 Friday 23.06.2023, 12:00-20:00 Saturday 24.06.2023, 10:00-20:00 Sunday 25.06.2023, 10:00-18:00ADDRESSGrand Palais Ephémère 2 Pl. Joffre, 75007 Paris, FranceSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , HEAD OF PROGRAMMEHEADS OF PROJECT, TEACHERS(AATB), , , (Moniker)ASSISTANTS, , , , COORDINATION & DEVELOPMENT, SIGMASIX, The first festival dedicated to artistic creation in augmented realitý and immersive cultural innovations. Palais Augmenté returns for a third edition with the themes of the avatar, virtual bodies and their relationship to physical, political and social bodies. This festival, initiated by Fisheye and the Rmn - Grand-Palais, aims to draw up an inventory of technological innovations linked to culture. Fantastic Smartphones takes part in the festival with a serie of interactive installations developed by the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design students of ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne, investigating in a critical and offbeat way our relationship with our smartphones and the way they influence our daily behaviour. CONFERENCES & , alumni Bachelor Media & Interaction design For this 3rd edition, the Palais Augmenté festival is honouring three artists presenting original works created especially for the occasion: Liu Bolin, Lu Yang, Tobias Gremmler and Salomé Chatriot. With a Bachelor s degree in Media & Interaction Design and a Master s in Fine Arts from the ECAL, presents a series of physical sculptures from which virtual bubbles emerge. These bubbles, whose aesthetic is reminiscent of the artist s trademark work, carry one of Salomé Chatriot s breaths, taken from her performances. PROGRAMM www.grandpalais.fr Header image : Salomé Chatriot
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SWISS BOOKS 2022 A dozen personalities with links to the ECAL - graduates, professors or lecturers - were honoured at the "Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2022" awards Teachers & lecturers David Hammons by Studio Jonathan Hares, Lausanne (CH) Ecce Homo + William Leavitt. Installations, Plays, Video, 1970–2018 by Gavillet & Cie, Geneva (CH) From Concrete to Liquid to Spoken Worlds to the Word by , Zurich (CH), teacher & BA Graphic Design graduates Igshaan Adams. Desire Lines by Julia Born, Zurich (CH) #INGRID by Rémi Faucheux, RVB BOOKS, Paris (FR) Alumni Gaijin Omoide Poroporo Hikari par , La Coruña (ES), BA Photography graduates #INGRID by , Versoix (CH), BA Photography graduates Orphée ruminait des mots à l étouffée, sous la pluie fine du brouillard ardent, anyway les serpents sont-ils… by Atelier CIAO, , Bienne (CH), MA Art Direction graduates The Polyhedrists. Art and Geometry in the Long Sixteenth Century by Studio , London (UK) / Lausanne (CH), BA Graphic Design graduates As part of the "Best Books from all over the World" presented in Leipzig, Studio also received the bronze medal for his contribution to "The Polyhedrists. Art and Geometry in the Long Sixteenth Century". The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2022 Exhibitions Helmhaus Zurich 22–25.06.2023 ECAL 05.12–20.12.2023 www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch
Magazine - 22-23 As part of the magazine course led by Anouk Schneider and Chi-Long Trieu, 2nd-year Visual Communication students had the opportunity to design a magazine during the second semester. Students were encouraged to explore their artistic freedom at all stages of creation, whether it be in terms of format, paper choice, binding, layout, illustrations, text, or typography. In this course, the magazine can take shape through various forms of illustrations, such as photography, reproduction, contextualization, drawing, 3D, etc. The focus is on the artist s vision and the methods used to bring it to life. Students take on multiple roles as editor, curator, and architect, covering responsibilities such as art director, designer, photographer, stylist, illustrator, typographer, editor-in-chief, and editorial assistant. This course highlights contemporary editorial design by exploring the narrative potential of a well-structured content sequence. Sonore Magazine By & DAS Magazine By & push Magazine By & type[s] Magazine By & dazzle Magazine By & bam Magazine By & highlight Magazine By &
Tant qu il n y a pas de frottement, le mouvement sera continu,01.06–24.09.2023,Espace Mercerie, Lausanne An exhibition presented by second-year Bachelor of Visual Arts students at the ECAL, as part of the "faits et gestes" course taught by Philippe Decrauzat, in collaboration with VU.CH, art in hospital. "Rue Mercerie" has always been a hotbed of artistic activity. Between 1970 and 1996, the Rivolta gallery exhibited a large number of modern and contemporary artists. In this cobbled street, which has been linked to Lausanne s art history for many years, a common reflection was born: how can an exhibition space be shaped and questioned? A connection is made between the outside and the inside of the art space. The main feature of the street, its severe slope, is transposed into the space in the form of an oblique platform. Various works are presented on this platform, blending the collective with the individual. By modifying the floor, the behaviour usually adopted in an exhibition space is disturbed. The traditional point of view is disrupted, allowing a different approach to the space and the works. Audiences are invited to descend into this space and experience what this layout can offer. The impact not only of the space but also of the history of the place on the experience of an art installation is reminiscent of a principle that underpins the VU.CH programme at the CHUV - Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois. Art in the hospital context is much the same as in a museum or gallery, but it is experienced differently, not least because of the configuration of the spaces.DATES AND SCHEDULEFrom 1 June to 24 September 2023 Open every Saturday, 11am-2pm Free entryADDRESSEspace Mercerie Rue Mercerie 22 1003 LausanneWEBSITEvu.chuv.chOPENINGThursday 1st June, 6pmSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , Seline Symons, dans le cadre du cours faits et gestes donné par .
Photographer Karla Hiraldo Voleau, an ECAL graduate, is exhibiting at the ICP in New York with some famous names From 1 June to 11 September 2023, Karla Hiraldo Voleau will be exhibiting her photographs at the International Center of Photography in New York as part of the Love Songs exhibition. Like a mixtape of songs gifted to a lover, Love Songs features photographic projects about love and intimacy from 16 contemporary photographers, including Nobuyoshi Araki, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Motoyuki Daifu, Fouad Elkoury, Aikaterini Gegisian, Nan Goldin, René Groebli, Hervé Guibert, Sheree Hovsepian, Clifford Prince King, Leigh Ledare, Lin Zhipeng (No. 223), Sally Mann, RongRong&inri, Collier Schorr, and . icp.org Born in 1992 Karla Hiraldo Voleau is a French-Dominican artist working in Lausanne. After graduating in 2018 from an Master at ECAL, her project Hola Mi Amol was published in 2019 as her first photo book. HMA was a laureate of the VFG Swiss Young Talents for Photography, as well as shortlisted at Paris Photo for the Aperture First Book Awards 2019. Hiraldo Voleau was as a Foam Talent 2020, and a laureate for the Olympus Recommended Fellowship 2020. She exhibited her performative project ‘A Man in Public Space , at Art Basel 2022 where she was a Swiss Design Award finalist, but also at the Biennale de l Image Possible of Liège 2020, at Photo London 2021, among other venues. The photographer premiered her first solo show Another Love Story at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris in 2022, and later at the Photoforum Pasquart of Biel in Switzerland, the Foto Forum of Bolzano Italy, and the International Center for Photography in New-York City, all in 2023. In 2022-2023, she is a Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris resident. khiraldovoleau.com
OFFLINE n°12 For its twelfth edition, Offline focuses on the critical issues currently traversing the field of art and design, reflecting a desire to produce differently. Whether it s by getting closer to political and social reality, from which artists and designers sometimes feel somewhat distant, or by integrating critiques of patriarchal and post-colonial legacies into the process of elaborating forms, or through a more ethically fastidious relationship with commissions. This twelfth edition of Offline focuses on the critical issues currently traversing the field of art and design, reflecting a desire to produce differently. Interviews Nathalie Herschdorfer, Elisa Medde, Jonathan Olivares, Manon Wertenbroek, Atlas Studio, Eurostandard Portfolios Jean-Paul Gaultier, Toys with Artek, Hermès shop window, Mini steering wheels Offline is the ECAL magazine. Produced by students, it presents the events that have marked a semester – workshops, masterclasses, exhibitions or trips – through interviews and portfolios. Each issue is structured around a thematic dossier, providing an opportunity to examine an issue from different points of view. Finally, reviews of Bachelor s theses complete the picture. Led by Bachelor of Graphic Design students, the artistic direction is designed specifically for each issue, giving the print version its own unique character. Some of OFFLINE s content is also available on the website www.offline-online.ch.GRAPHIC DESIGNStudents under the artistic direction of (Ard.works, Londres/Lausanne)EDITORIALStudents, under the direction of Angelo Cirimele and Deodaat TevaearaiPUBLICATION YEAR2023
PROJECTION ECAL - LEVIATHAN,25.05.2023, 18:00,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL Filmed on a fishing boat off the coast of Boston, Leviathan pushes the boundaries of what can be filmed. The projection of this documentary that warns of the threats of intensive fishing as much as it reveals the stunning beauty of the ocean s entrails, will be followed by a meeting with its co-director, Verena Paravel. Born on April 21, 1971 in Neuchâtel (CH), Verena Paravel is a French director, artist and anthropologist. She works at the Sensory Ethnography Lab, a research center at Harvard University. Her work is now part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has been screened in numerous festivals such as Berlin, Locarno, New York and Toronto. She has notably directed with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, in 2012 Leviathan, an experimental film about industrial fishing in North America, in 2017 Caniba, about and with Issei Sagawa, a Japanese man accused of killing and eating a Dutch student in Paris in 1981, and in 2022 De Humani Corporis Fabrica, a journey to the heart of the body mixing their images with those recorded by doctors. Verena Paravel is a lecturer in the ECAL/HEAD Master of Film Studies. Leviathan Documentary Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel Written by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel United States, United Kingdom, France - 2012 - 87 minutes Filmed on an industrial fishing boat, using a dozen small digital cameras, Leviathan is a documentary of incredible formal innovation and a harrowing plunge into the ship s labyrinthine bowels. Almost entirely without dialogue, the film exposes the brutality and bloodiness of the human-nature-machine encounter. Between anthropological observation and abstract cinematic experience, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel have created a monstrous and sublime audio-visual opus, whose carnage and shadowy setting add up to nothing less than a seaborne nightmare.
Frontiere di Sabbia - DRONE WORKSHOP "Frontiere di Sabbia" is an exhibition of the students of the Master of Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, in collaboration with the Biennale dell Immagine di Chiasso.The collection of projects you will see has been created with drones: aircraft originally developed for warfare that have been transformed into civilian and popular forms. In just a few years, these devices have undergone a dizzying technological evolution and achieved considerable commercial success. Used for a variety of purposes - recreational and professional, political and subversive - these “unmanned aerial vehi- cles” can be easily purchased and controlled remotely, like in a video game. The opportunities offered by civilian drones combine with multiple negative con- sequences: the confusion between reality and simu- lation, privacy violations, and the use for illegal and violent actions. From a photographic perspective, drones offer infinite viewpoints for exceptional, vertical, and total vision. Equipped with all-round sensors, they fly autonomou- sly on programmed routes and are able to monitor the territory and its inhabitants. The “Frontiere di Sabbia” exhibition, presented in the Ex Saceba building, a ce- ment factory located a few kilometers from the bor- der, recalls the past of these places where materials were produced to build houses, bridges, and highways, but also walls and barriers. By diverting from prede- termined and automated paths, a new generation of image creators questions us about our perception of our limits: human, political, and technological.
Fantastic Smartphones at Mapping Festival,18–28.05.2023,Geneva Under the spotlight, the Fantastic Smartphones exhibition continues its tour and is presented at the Mapping Festival from May 18 to 28, 2023 in Geneva. The Mapping Festival is interested in the links between art, technology and information in a perspective that questions the place of new information and communication technologies (NICT) in our current societies parasitized by the post-truth phenomenon. Fantastic Smartphones takes part in the festival with a serie of interactive installations developed by the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design students of ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne, investigating in a critical and offbeat way our relationship with our smartphones and the way they influence our daily behaviour.DATES AND SCHEDULES18–28.05.2023 Vernissage 18.05 from 18:00 19-20.05 : 11:00-23:00 / 21-28.05 : 11:00-18:00VENUEMapping Festival, Le Commun, GenevaWEBSITEMapping FestivalSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , HEAD OF PROGRAMMEHEADS OF PROJECT , TEACHERS, (AATB), Jesse Howard , , , , , , (Moniker)ASSISTANTS, , , , COORDINATION & DEVELOPMENT, , Pascal Ospelt, , SIGMASIX, EXHIBITION DESIGN
MMMAD 2023 × ECAL,13–31.05.2023,Hyper House, Madrid From May 13 to 31, 2023, Bachelor Media & Interaction Design students will present a selection of 9 virtual reality projects during the MMMAD - urban digital art festival in Madrid. MMMAD is Madrid s Urban Digital Arts Festival, based on the exhibition, dissemination and thinking around digital creation. Focused on the intersection between digital culture and public space, the festival has a programme consisting of exhibitions, installations, calls, workshops, conferences and meetings throughout the city. On the occasion of its 2023 edition, Bachelor Media & Interaction Design students present a collection of 9 virtual reality projects as part of the Digital Dreams exhibition at Hyper House, an independent space that aims to explore the relationship between the physical and digital worlds, giving space to a series of expanded and experimental artistic practices This exhibition presents a series of immersive experiences that blur the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds. Visitors will encounter breathtaking landscapes, fantastic creatures and mind-blowing visual effects that will transport them to other worlds. LECTURE Saturday May 13, 4:00 pm, Hyper House LECTURER Elodie Anglade, Bachelor Media & Interaction Design graduate and assistant THEME Presentation of Bachelor Media & Interaction Design and her personal practice (1999) is media and interaction designer based in Lausanne, Switzerland. She is passionate about exploring the intersection between physical and digital spaces, avatars and expresses these themes through colorful 3D imagery, videos and creative coding experiments. In addition to her work as a freelancer, Elodie also serves as an assistant at ECAL/Ecole Cantonale d art de Lausanne. Her portfolio has been showcased at various events, including the DEMO Festival, KIKK Festival, Geneva International Film Festival, and Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture 2023.
Spring workshop: lectures,08–10.05.2023,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from May 8 to 10, 2023. PROGRAMME Monday, May 8 2023 1:00-1:20 pm: Vincent Schwenk, 3D artist, Hambourg 1:20-1:40 pm: Saâdane Afif, artist, Berlin 1:40-2:00 pm: Stephanie Specht, graphic designer, Antwerp Tuesday, May 9 2023 1:00-1:20 pm: Jean-Vincent Simonet, photographer, Paris 1:20-1:40 pm: Florence Jung, fine arts artist, Bienne 1:40-2:00 pm: Helmo, graphic studio, Montreuil Wdnesday, May 10 2023 1:00-1:20 pm: AATB, robotic designers, Zurich and Marseille 1:20-1:40 pm: Geray Mena, photographer, Madrid and London 1:40-2:00 pm: Niklas Hagemann, designer, engineer and researcher at MIT, Boston
Festival HYPER OUEST: Alva Noto s concert,04.05.2023,Auditoire IKEA, ECAL From April 27 to May 7, ECAL will participate in Hyper Ouest festival, which will take place in the municipalities of western Lausanne, and will open its doors for the concert of the German artist Alva Noto. Hyper Ouest festival offers the opportunity to (re)discover the municipalities of western Lausanne through concerts, shows, exhibitions, workshops, walks, and unusual events. On this occasion, ECAL will host Alva Noto s concert. As the founder of "reductionism," his scientific approach to music has made him a reference in the field. The native of Karl-Marx Stadt in Germany founded his label Noton in 1999, which operated for over 20 years in service of minimalism. At the same time, he has collaborated extensively. He covered The Cure, worked with Iggy Pop, and co-signed, with his partner Ryuichi Sakamoto, the soundtrack of Alejandro González Iñárritu s The Revenant. Alva Noto is a builder who works in the interstices between art, science, and sound. His diverse body of work is a journey to the land of minimalist and melancholic ambient music. Information and ticketing: hyperouest.ch
"Digilunch" is a series of conferences on digital culture for the ECAL and HEAD – Genève. The objective is to present in a synthetic and didactic way the stakes of different technologies, and to show their interest for pedagogy and professionalization. Attended by an audience of mostly neophytes, the goal of these presentations is to give a simple introduction to the topic. The lectures are gi…
Unpacking Tschichold s Library,27.04–26.05.2023,Gallery l elac, ECAL From April 27 to May 26, ECAL presents Unpacking Tschichold s Library at gallery l elac. An exhibition in the form of a library presenting the books mentinoned in Jan Tschichold s seminal publication The New Typography (1928). Opening on Wednesday, April 26. Jan Tschichold s “The New Typography” is a critical essay and an operative handbook that paved the way to modern graphic design. It is a game-changing book that still attracts the interest and curiosity of design historians and practitioners after almost a century since its publication in 1928. Yet, it is simultaneously a victim of its own success, and it has to deal with the consequences associated with canonisation. Having reached an almost mythical status, the publication is often taken for granted and rarely questioned or closely scrutinized. This paradox was the starting point of the research project “The Sources of Jan Tschichold s ‘The New Typography ”. Conducted at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne and supported by the Strategic fund of HES-SO, the project reconstructed, collected and contextualized the body of bibliographical sources included in “The New Typography”. On the occasion of the opening on Wednesday, April 26, the conference "Jan Tschichold s "The New Typography": Its Roots and Impact on National Scenes" will be held at ECAL from 9:15 to 18:00. More information:DATES AND SCHEDULEFrom April, 27 to May, 26 2023 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 1pm-5pm Closed on May, 18-19 Free entryADDRESSGallery l elac Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensWEBSITEdie-neue-bibliographie.chOPENINGWednesday, April 26, 6pm-20pm
Jan Tschichold s The New Typography: Its Roots and Impact on National Scenes,26.04.2023,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, ECAL welcomes scholars from the fields of art and design history and print culture for an international conference aiming to provide a better understanding of the cultural context of Jan Tschichold s book and the typographic movement that emerged from it. Jan Tschichold s essay Die neue Typographie (The New Typography, 1928) is a game-changing book, acclaimed as the curtain raiser of modern graphic design. While it takes the form of a critical essay and an operative manual, its sources have been understudied because of their difficult identification. Yet, The New Typography is simultaneously a victim of its own success and it has to deal with the consequences associated with canonisation. Having reached an almost mythical status, The New Typography is often taken for granted and rarely questioned or closely scrutinized. This paradox was the starting point of the research project “The Sources of Jan Tschichold s The New Typography”. Conducted at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (HES-SO) and supported by the Strategic fund of HES-SO, the project reconstructed, collected and contextualized the body of bibliographical sources included in The New Typography. This international conference invites scholars in the field of art and design history and print culture to present their research. The conference aims to provide a better understanding of the larger cultural context of Tschichold s book and the typographic movement that stemmed from it. The results of the project will be presented at the conference along with keynote lectures by Dr Paul Stirton, Professor emeritus at Bard Graduate Center, New York, Dr Christopher Burke, Principal Research Fellow at University of Reading, and Dr Julia Meer, Curator of the poster and graphics collection, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. Event on registration: click here Programme 09:15 — Welcome and Opening Remarks Davide Fornari, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (HES-SO) 09:30 — Origins of The New Typography Christopher Burke, University of Reading 10:15 — Coffee Break 10:30 — How New is New? – Jan Tschichold and The New Typography Julia Meer, Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg 11:15 — The Private Press, the Bauhaus, and Die neue Typographie Paul Stirton, Bard Graduate Center, New York City 12:00 — Lunch Break 13:15 — First Panel – Debates: European Scenes moderation by Jonas Berthod, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (HES-SO) 13:15 — “Giovanni T.” and The New Typography in Italy. Discussion and Renegotiation of Tschichold s Ideas in Italian Graphic Arts Magazines Carlo Vinti, University of Camerino 13:45 — Traces of Jan Tschichold s New Typography in Belgium Katrien Van Haute, LUCA School of Arts, Ghent 14:15 — The Periphery Influencing the Centre? Connecting Die neue Typographie and Scandinavia Trond Klevgaard, Kristiania University College, Oslo 14:45 — The Museum, the Printer and The New Typography: Jan Tschichold in London (1935-1948) Sandy Jones, V&A Victoria and Albert Museum, London 15:15 — Coffee Break 15:30 — Second panel – Impact: Extra-European Scenes moderation by Chiara Barbieri, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne 15:30 — “Modernity is Not a Competition”: Challenging and Channelling ‘new typography in Colonial India Vaibhav Singh, University of Reading 16:00 — A Mutual Attraction: Tschichold s New Typography and the Emerging Japanese Typography Movement Mariko Takagi, Doshisha Women s College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto 16:30 — The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the New Typography Juliet Kinchin, independent design historian 17:00 — The New Typographic Wave Louise Paradis, Université Laval, Québec 17:30 — Closing Remarks 18:00 — Opening of the Exhibition “Unpacking Tschichold s Library”, l elac gallery, Renens Conference funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS)
ECAL AT VISIONS DU REEL: Masterclass and films,21–30.04.2023,Théâtre de Marens, Nyon As part of the film festival Visions du Réel (April 21 to 30) in Nyon, Lucrecia Martel will give a masterclass on Tuesday, April 25, organized in partnership with La Cinémathèque suisse. Four films from ECAL Cinema Department students and alumni will also be part of the programmation. MASTERCLASS: LUCRECIA MARTEL Filmmaker and screenwriter Salta, Argentina Tuesday, April 25, 2pm Usine à Gaz 2, Nyon Visions du Réel s guest of honour Lucrecia Martel will give a masterclass, which will explore her body of work and her relationship with reality. A retrospective of her films will also be presented during the edition. Lucrecia Martel gained international fame with her first feature length film La ciénaga (2001), shot in her home region, and has since embodied the resurgence of Argentinian film, both nationally and internationally. The director s filmography, which consists of 4 feature length films and 25 titles in total (including different kinds of projects), has constantly made a mark on her country in a post-dictatorial context, as well as at the most prestigious festivals. Lucrecia Martel s films use a highly sensual cinematographical grammar to examine the existential crisis of the Argentinian middle classes, the inner workings of society and the country s suffocating social mechanism, as well as post-colonial issues. She achieves all this while relentlessly evoking, implicitly, the history of her country and the ghosts that inhabit it. Her attention to detail – particularly to sound, noise and dialogues – and the kaleidoscopic approach of her work are in keeping with a dual tradition that is both oral and adventurous in cinematographical terms, steeped in a joyous cinephilia. Rooted in the filmmaker s very familiar territories and experiences, Lucrecia Martel s body of work borrows from a multitude of genres and offers a rich and fascinating hybridisation of fiction and reality. After Terminal Norte in 2021, she is currently working on new non-fiction feature length film that should be released in 2023. Moderated by Emilie Bujès, artistic director of Visions du Réel and Paolo Moretti, head of ECAL Cinema Department. An event in collaboration with La Cinémathèque suisse Text: Vision du Réel FILMS In the occasion of Visions du Réel from April 21 to 30, 4 films from ECAL Cinema Department and alumni are programmed. OPENING SCENES SECTION La merveilleuse douleur du genêt by Olivia Calcaterra, diploma film of Bachelor Cinema, 2022. Image by Loris Theurillat (Bachelor Cinema option Image, 2022) SPECIALES SCREENING Les Lumières de Kiev by Serhii Tykhoniuk, documentary workshop film of Bachelor Cinema, 2023 NATIONAL COMPETITION Full tanks, by Benjamin Blucher (Bachelor Cinema, 2018) and Julia Bünter (Bachelor Cinema 2014 and Foundation Year professor) La Maison, by Sophie Ballmer (Bachelor Photographie 2004 and Master Arts Visuels 2013) INTERNAtional COMPeTITION length & short film competition And How Miserable Is the Home of Evil, by Saleh Kashefi (student in Master Cinema ECAL/HEAD). Sound by Yatoni Roy Cantu (Bachelor Cinema option Direction 2018, and Master Cinema ECAL/HEAD, option Sound) ATELIER JEAN-STÉPHANE BRON ATELIER His diploma film 12, Chemin des Bruyères (1995) is programmed as part of the workshop dedicated to him Ticketing and programme: www.visionsdureel.ch
Lecture ECAL - Alain Guiraudie,18.04.2023,Auditorium Leenaards, ECAL Invited by ECAL Cinema and Fine Arts departments, the French director and artist Alain Guiraudie will give a lecture on Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 6pm. Born in 1964, Alain Guiraudie grew up in Bournazel, a village in Aveyron where his parents were farmers. After high school, he studied History in Montpellier, but stopped to work and write novels that were not published. Having above all the desire to make films, he directed a first short film, Les héros sont immortels, in 1990, followed by a second and a third. This led him to make longer films, including Du soleil pour les gueux in 2000 and Ce vieux rêve qui bouge in 2001. He has since directed 6 feature films including L Inconnu du lac and Rester vertical. The latest one, Viens je t emmène, was released in March 2022. He has also published two novels with P.O.L.: Ici commence la nuit in 2014 and Rabalaïre in 2021. He will exhibit for the first time at Panorama 2019, then at the Crèvecœur Gallery in Paris, at the Consortium Museum in Dijon and at the Daniel Buccholz Gallery in Berlin in 2023. Moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of the Cinema department and Stéphanie Moisdon, head of Master of Fine Arts.
ECAL MILANO 2023: Junkyard Diving,17–23.04.2023,House of Switzerland, Milano On the occasion of the Milan Design Week (17-23 April 2023), ECAL presents Junkyard Diving at the House of Switzerland. Under the guidance of the designer Philippe Malouin, ECAL s Bachelor students in Industrial Design invite us to question our consumption habits, the role of designers and the world of tomorrow. The shortage of energy and resources that many countries are currently experiencing or anticipating, raises several questions about supply alternatives and ways of limiting consumption. According to studies, the cumulative number of metals to be produced in the coming years would exceed the cumulative amount produced since antiquity to the present day. In the wake of forthcoming legislation on the right to repair products, energy and resource consumption, design, as an innovation discipline, must play a key role. Junkyard Diving questions our consumption habits, as well as the role of designers in the world of tomorrow. "Form follows function" is a maxim attributed to the modernist architect Louis Sullivan. In industrial design, if this statement is sometimes at the heart of reflections, it can also be reversed, in which case the form determines the function through a creative process based on existing elements. During a week-long workshop with designer Philippe Malouin, Bachelor Industrial Design students adopted this latter approach: seeking new functions inspired by forms found in a metal recycling center. Through this process, unexpected associations and discoveries are made, generating a new vocabulary of forms. « With resources dwindling, it is essential to challenge the way we generate new ideas: combining or altering existing forms and elements can lead to new discoveries in product design. Other people s trash can definitely be our creative treasure », says Philippe Malouin. Junkyard Diving highlights the existing - yet under-exploited - opportunities for recycling that design provides. Presented at the House of Switzerland, Junkyard Diving is part of the group exhibition Urgent Legacy, which proposes innovative and sustainable Swiss design responses to the urgent challenges of the present, in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and Presence Switzerland.
ECAL MILANO 2023 – EXHIBITIONS BY ALUMNI,17–23.04.2023,Milan Design Week Selection of exhibitions with ECAL graduates at Milan Design Week. Every year, many ECAL graduates exhibit at the Milan Furniture Fair. Here is a selection: House of Switzerland, artistic direction Adeline Mollard, Sara Bastai, Work Matter – Elie Fazel and Valentin Sieber House of Switzerland, Common Ground David Glätli House of Switzerland, Urgent Legacy Alix Arto, Studio Carolien Niebling, Emma Casella, Erika Marthins, Swann Fardel, Gradient Atelier – Nadia El-Hindi, Léon Felix, Paula Cermeno Leon Nov Gallery, Paper Trail Amandine Gini et Victor Moynier, Gabriel Hafner, Juri Roemmel, Kevin Dizami, Maxwell Ashford, Silvio Rebholz novgallery.com mudac, Prepper s Pantry: Objects that Save Lives A project by Anniina Koivu Camille Blin, Anthony Guex, Christian Spiess, Frederik Mahler-Andersen Tunnel 50, Dropcity, via Sammartin mudac.ch Luisa Kahlfeldt Master Product Design SUMO at Unduetrestella Design Week (Art, design & food for kids) TEG29, Via Filippo Argelati 35 sumodiaper.com luisakahlfeldt.com Alessandro Simone Master Product Design ITALY: a New Collective Landscape ADI Mueseum, Piazza Compasso d Oro 1 alessandrosimon.com adidesignmuseum.org BIG-GAME Master Product Design, Bachelor Industrial Design Phantom Hands, Inoda+Sveje Gallery, Via Ciovasso 11 Karimoku New Standard, Assab One, Via Privata Assab 1 Vero, Vero store, Via Felice Casati 3 big-game.ch Luca Gruber MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Julia Felix – Design Variations Palazzo Visconti, Via Cino del Duca 8 luca-gruber.de moscapartners.it Karyn Lim MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship SO PLASTIC SaloneSatellite, Rho – Stand B20 karynlim.com Hannes&Fritz Master Product Design Light for ANIME BigApple Design, Piazza Mentana 3 animedesign.it hannesfritz.com Panter&Tourron MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship SOFTSCOPE, Spazio Maiocchi, Via Achille Maiocchi 7 Lampada da Appartemento, Cappellini Space, Via Borgogna 8 .6MM & Tense, Euroluce, Salone del Mobile, Rho pantertourron.com Manuel Steffan Master Product Design Bing! One&Twenty, Via Tortona 31 one-and-twenty.de AATB and Carolin Schelkle Bachelor Graphic Design, Master Product Design, Master Art Direction, Master Fine Arts Felted Wool Pavilion and The Footprint Project / La Botte Laine for Atelier LUMA ALCOVA, Viale Molise 62 aatb.ch atelier-luma.org carolinschelkle.de wool-tools.com Diane Thouvenin Bachelor Media & Interaction Design Sun Connection – Albe. Luci di domani / Albe. Lights of tomorrow Euroluce, Salone del Mobile, Rho Zanellato / Bortotto Master Design de Produit Moroso, Mangiafuoco, Moroso showroom, Via Pontaccio 8/10 Louis Vuitton, Basket Table, Palazzo Serbelloni, Corso Venezia 16 Pierre Frey, Natalie Collection, Pierre Frey showroom, Via Fatebenefratelli 3 zanellatobortotto.com
ECAL Lecture - Brian Roettinger,05.04.2023,Cinema Studio, ECAL Present during the spring semester as part of his ECAL residency at La Becque, designer Brian Roettinger will discuss his practice and his many projects of international scope through an audiovisual and immersive approach on Wednesday, April 5 at 6pm. As a partners at Perron–Roettinger, designer Brian Roettinger has worked on creative projects with some of the world s biggest brands and musicians. Roettinger s work is an uncanny union of punk ideology with a conceptually driven mode of modernist design. He frequently employs architectural strategies such as repetition and structure, while subverting this sense of order by manipulating the production process in unexpected or “wrong” ways (think pulling the sheet out of the printer before it is done). He continues to work with a wide variety of artists and brands (Jay-Z, Florence + The Machine, Mark Ronson, SKKN by Kim, Cartier, ...) taking an holistic approach to the design process from idea to completion. His work is diverse spanning album packaging, publications, branding, campaigns, and product design. He has been nominated for numerous awards included three Art Direction Grammy s for album packaging.
ECAL LECTURE - Mario Botta,21.03.2023,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL On March 21, 2023, Mario Botta, acclaimed Swiss architect and designer, will give a lecture at ECAL on the relationship between architecture and design. Born in 1943 in Mendrisio (CH), Mario Botta was inspired by Le Corbusier, Louis I. Kahnet and Carlo Scarpa, whom he met during his studies at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice (IUAV). Starting from the single-family houses built in the Canton of Ticino, his architectural work has subsequently embraced various typologies: schools, banks, administrative offices, libraries, museums and sacred buildings. His most recent works include the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte (USA), the Campari headquarters and houses in Sesto San Giovanni (IT), the Tsinghua University Library in Beijing (CN) and the rehabilitation of the former Appiani estate in Treviso (IT). Since 1982 he has also been involved in design, creating the "Prima" and "Seconda" chairs for Alias, and then designing numerous seats, tables, watches and other furnishings for important companies in Europe. Among his iconic pieces are a series of 13 limited edition vases in ceramic for Atelier Rossicone, in polished pewter for Numa and in red marble for GVM La Civiltà del Marmo, and more recently the GEO vase for Lalique, as well as projects for the Riva 1920 factory, known for its furniture in natural wood.
Master Photography presentation,16.03.2023,SPBH Space, Milan On March 16, 2023, the gallery SPBH - Self Publish, Be Happy in Milan invites future candidates to a presentation of Master Photography by Milo Keller, head of Photography department, followed by a screening by photographer and alumni Alessia Gunawan. As part of the program It s Photography, Stupid! at the SPBH space in Milan, Milo Keller, Head of ECAL Master Photography will present the innovative Master program and the work of its recent graduates. It will follow the screening of the short Counter Faith by Alessia Gunawan. ECAL Master Photography: Relying on massive use of photographic images – a key element in today s visual communication – this two-year course, unique in Switzerland, pushes the boundaries of applied research in contemporary photography with an emphasis on picture dematerialisation through digital manipulation, 3D Computer Generated Imagery and virtual and augmented reality. SPBH Space Milan is a laboratory, gallery and community center by Self Publish, Be Happy. Through its programme of installations, workshops, talks and events, SPBH Space fosters experimentation, collaboration and contamination across art, fashion, and design, and between local and international communities. Academic year 2023: registrations for Master s courses possible until 8.04.2023
ECAL Lecture - Xavier Oberson,15.03.2023,Auditorium Leenaards, ECAL As part of the Talent Days programme, ECAL welcomes Xavier Oberson, lawyer and professor of Swiss and international tax law. He will discuss the growing use of NFT and metavers in the artistic field, particularly from a legal and tax perspective. Born in 1961 in Geneva, Xavier Oberson is a lawyer and professor of Swiss and international tax law at the Faculty of Law of University of Geneva. After obtaining a postgraduate degree and a doctorate in law, he pursued his research in the United States at Harvard Law School where he obtained an LL.M and the Certificate of International Tax Program. He has published numerous books and articles in the field of Swiss and international tax law, in particular: Taxing Robots. Helping the Economy to Adapt to the Use of Artificial Intelligence (London, Elgar Publishing, 2019). He is active and involved in the filed of arts and is a member of the foundation boards of the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Centre d Art Contemporain in Geneva. He is also president of the foundation boards of the Grand Théâtre in Geneva and the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation. In parallel to these activities, Xavier Oberson is also a musician and member of several musical groups.