FINE ARTS
Patricia Araujo – Saudade
by Patricia Araujo
«Os olhos da nossa memória vêem melhor do que os nossos.» — «The eyes of our memory see better than ours.» José Sobral Almada-Negreiros How do we know our memories are real and not dreamlike?
Bachelor
BA Visual Arts
FINE ARTS
Romain Deriaz – That'll do, Donkey. That'll do.
by Romain Deriaz
Huit peintures à l'huile de colza AOP certifié durable, but in English
FINE ARTS
Giada Gollin – "Ohh I should never have ordered a 3rd bratmeal"
by Giada Gollin
„Just like… Like G G G Like Gugus starts with G and...“
FINE ARTS
Tom Grbic – Imagine ne pas pouvoir fuir, performance continue de la tolérance et de laa raison
by Tom Grbic
Imagine not being able to run away is a continuous performance lasting the whole day. It aims to show the principle of ‘trans work’ theorised by Josephine Gilles Harris in 2019. J. G. Harris highlights, among other things, the fact that queer people need to maintain a constant performative state in order to be able to navigate the world in an ‘understandable’ way. With an activation of texts by Laurène Marx, Tom Grbic, Josephine Gilles Harris and Adel Tincelin, it is also an effort to inscribe ourselves in a lineage, a critical and welcoming queer History.
FINE ARTS
Charlie Jannes – Frame by frame
by Charlie Jannes
"Pattern, itself an architectural species, reflects order and stability. Then a need to create chaos as though life itself were taking place. Finally, the bonding (layer by layer), the interpretation of paint, fabric, photograph, tea towel, ribbon, lace, and glue. A collage : a simultaneity; a visual dazzlement, a multilayering, a final message for the senses. (…)"
FINE ARTS
Anna Kawahara – Panneau à souffler
by Anna Kawahara
"So, what should we choose? Weight or lightness?"
FINE ARTS
Achille Meier – Let them rest
by Achille Meier
When the juices stick to the burning metal, deglaze generously with white wine.
FINE ARTS
Ella Minton – Untitled
by Ella Minton
My diploma project is an self-portrait created using ball point pens and Chinese ink on six sections of cardboard that are one metre by eighty centimetres put together to create a three metre by one metre sixty piece. The goal of the project is to represent uncertainty, anxiety and internal conflict. Leaving blank space to play an equally important role as the filled in sections, to reinforce the loss of self in this emotional whirlwind.
FINE ARTS
Romain Rochat – Bunny Express
by Romain Rochat
But he was going at 100 km/h after all
FINE ARTS
Romane Roy – OVERRULED
by Romane Roy
[…] You know I've never been to one of these things before and when I think about how many people wanted this, and how many people cried over it and stuff, I mean, I think everybody looks great tonight. Look at Jessica Lopez, that dress is amazing and Emma Gerber that hair do must have taken hours and you look really pretty. So why is everybody stressing over this thing? I mean it's just plastic, it's really just (she breaks the crown). A piece for Gretchen Wieners, a partial Spring Fling Queen. A piece for Janis Ian and a piece for Regina George, she fractured her spine and she still looks like a rockstar, and some for everybody else. (Cady’s prom speech in MEAN GIRLS)
FINE ARTS
Seline Symons – Groot geel object
by Seline Symons
Inspired by everyday, banal forms, I revisit our world to create new combinations. A game of childlike wonder. There is room for play, imagination and personal interpretation.
BA Cinema
FILM STUDIES
Camille Anker – Once there was a storm (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
In the passenger seat, a young woman waits for the end of the road unfolding beyond the window.
FILM STUDIES
Pol Barrelet – Leave the hive (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Mila is tired of living in this small town and dreams of elsewhere. But leaving everything behind means even her closest friends.
FILM STUDIES
Maria Luiza Vaz – Where were you at night? (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Clara is a sixteen-year-old girl who lives alone with her mother in a small isolated house in the forest. Clara is full of vitality, but her depressive mother prevents her from breaking free. An encounter with a mysterious boy in the forest leads Clara to transgress her daily life.
FILM STUDIES
Mégane Brügger – Mom dances (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
What remains of a mother after years of domestic violence? What remains of her body, her dignity and her strength? Surely words, memory and a few dance steps that can still be passed down.
FILM STUDIES
Benjamin Eggenberger – The Stork's Lair (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
An alienating love between two beings who wish to have a child but cannot.
FILM STUDIES
Léa Favre – Who goes hunting... (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Today, Lea is going in search of a subject for a documentary film. When she believes she's finally caught her prey, the roles end up being reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted.
FILM STUDIES
Arsène Fragnière – Cartilage (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
At the end of the night, Gaël will abandon his group of friends. As the evening progresses, however, they realize that something is wrong.
FILM STUDIES
Matteo Friberg – Death to the hunchbacks (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Knight Borboron is poisoned and wants to apologize to Hildegund before dying.
FILM STUDIES
Donika Gashi – La vie de Lucy (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Lucy is a young Cro-Magnon woman, a descendant of Lucy the Australopithecus, who lives in a pre-historic, Stone Age, tribe.
FILM STUDIES
Hervé Ossent – The hole (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Guillaume, a young pig farmer, discovers that his father is indulging in bestiality.
FILM STUDIES
Loïc Pidoux – Betelgeuse (Direction)
with Valentina Novati, Héléna Klotz
Three young artists search for their place in the world, under the glow of supernova remnants.
FILM STUDIES
Naïla Ebinger – Cartilage (Direction)
with Denis Jutzeler
For my diploma project, I did the cinematography for the bachelor film of my classmate Arsène Fragnière: Cartilage.
BA Graphic Design
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Karim Akel – Ma'as Typeface
by Karim Akel
Ma'as Typeface is a family of variable, experimental, Arabic and Latin fonts inspired by Al-Kufi Al-Handassi calligraphy, found mainly in Oriental architecture, and by early XXth century dutch geometric fonts. Through this work, I question the balance of power between Latin and Arabic script as well as the technological tools' efficiency that made for drawing Arabic characters. The theme of multi-script is currently revealing a plethora of issues linked to the balance of power between two distinct writing systems. Ma'as Typeface metabolizes my dissertation research, which explores questions of identity and power between Latin and Arabic scripts through their formal characteristics, evolution and historical context.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Rebecca Alfandary – Disparitions
by Rebecca Alfandary
Everything is fated to disappear. This non-exhaustive collection explores the plurality of the manifestations and forms of impermanence, its impacts, its causes, as well as its different timescales. Great and little stories inhabit the same space, and make information and interpretation come together. Text and images, both linked and independent of each other, illustrate each subject and create a dialogue. Throughout the book, a series of interludes give it a more sensible dimension, by referring to our relationship with the ephemeral. The whole is both a testimony and a tribute to what is disappearing, what has disappeared, what will disappear.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Valentin Bonzon – Sueños entre paginas, les rêves entre les pages
by Valentin Bonzon
Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez's Nobel Prize speech, I went to Bogotá to document a journey exploring the power of reading and writing in a city marked by violence and corruption. The project compiles initiatives promoting reading and writing, highlighting the importance of literature in Colombia. The main chapters address various topics, such as writing workshops for youth affected by armed conflicts or the extensive system of public libraries. Interspersed between these chapters are historical fragments providing context. Finally, poems printed on handmade papers and inserts from second-hand books found in Bogotá structure the work, giving it a unique form.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Olympe Boutaghane – Ask your Neighbor
by Olympe Boutaghane
As part of the Ask Your Neighbor project, a library of methods, tools, and resources was developed in collaboration with 30 professionals from various fields. The goal is to promote a more collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to design. Opening up to others allows for renewal and helps uncover practical, technical, and creative solutions. This project aims to rethink how we work while encouraging reflection on the use of tools, techniques, and software. Ask Your Neighborseeks to evolve over time, enriched by contributions that deepen our understanding of design, particularly in educational contexts. To share this approach, the methods and resources are presented in workshops at design schools.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jonas Buxcel – Canine
by Jonas Buxcel
Canine is a magazine dedicated to organic and local food in Switzerland. The first edition's theme is rice. I visited local rice producers in Vully, Switzerland, to find out about their methods and their passion. Inspired by their work, a special menu has been created around this grain. The pages of this magazine are packed with creative recipes and captivating stories about Swiss rice. The aim is to highlight this terroir and the art of local cuisine. By exploring farming traditions and culinary innovations.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Edizioni Arche
by Ruben Campoy Bähler, Monica Müller
Edizioni Arche unites the idea of inclusion under the umbrella of a publishing house that has as its founding pillars ‘always act in such a way as to maximise the number of possibilities’, a quote from the philosopher Von Foester, which we try to apply in our diploma. The importance of enabling fluent reading and understanding is a primordial concept: everyone should have the right to read and understand. Graphic design conveys this possibility. Arche researches and explores accessible editorial responses to all cases, from comprehension difficulties, motor problems, visual impairments or the simple desire to empathise with others. No less important, books aimed at a wider audience are not excluded: they raise the necessary awareness of sometimes underestimated problems.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Alexandra Cupsa – Piedica în calea uitarii
by Alexandra Cupsa
1 Iunie is one of the last abandoned industrial factories in Timișoara that has not yet been demolished. Its demolition is imminent, and its existence might be forgotten. Piedică în Calea Uitării means "An Obstacle to Forgetting" in Romanian and marks the intention of this project. To prevent the factory from being forgotten, and to create a new space within the pages of the book to preserve fragments of 1 Iunie’s life. This is not only a visual journey but also an auditory journey accompanied by a vinyl record. Each episode of the factory's life is introduced through a song from the same period. Beyond 1 Iunie, the project also focuses on the issues of preserving the industrial heritage of the city of Timișoara.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
L'inventaire
by Camille Choquard, Chloé Vandewalle
To make an exhibition catalogue, there are Camille and Chloé, but also all the other hands, and everything that fits between the ends to enter the space of the book, like entering a house with a reading key. L'inventaire is an exhibition catalogue that tells its own story, and that happened in accordance with its own chronology. It invites you to take a closer look at the prologue, which describes the research process, to wander through its heart, which was printed during the opening, with a system of retranscription and live printing, and to thank you in the epilogue, which reverently marks the end of its production. In this way, the book becomes an exhibition space, then returns to its original form.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sacha Décoppet – Mon être
by Sacha Décoppet
Human trafficking is a complex issue. It is a form of extreme exploitation that needs to be examined and understood in the context of global poverty, restrictive migration policies, economic crises and discrimination based on sex, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Mon être is an edition that attempts to explain this phenomenon, by giving a voice to women who have been victims of exploitation, in collaboration with a Lausanne-based association, ASTREE. To do this, the project is a mix of testimonials, the results of artistic workshops, interviews with people fighting against this scourge and journalistic sources.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Juliana Ferreira – Ma Chère,
by Juliana Ferreira
In many migratory movements we see people having artefacts and handicrafts with them wherever they go, because it creates a sense of belonging and comfort. In Ma Chère, the craft talked about is crocheted lace and embroidery combined. This craftsmanship as a form of expression and transmission, symbolising patience and waiting. Ma Chère, is a two-voice retranscription of a migratory journey from Portugal to Switzerland, using letters and these textile supports as correspondences. On the one hand, moving to a new country, the building of a life and the expansion of a community in Valais. And on the other hand, the evolution of a country that has become a postcard.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Morgane Gilliéron – Je l’ai pris, l’ai bien plié & l’ai mis dans vos oreilles.
by Morgane Gilliéron
I took it, folded it well, and put it in your ears. offers an immersive journey into the heart of a discreet ethnic group, testifying to a marginalised and little-known culture and traditions.The wise and humble nature of this ethnic group is embodied in my edition through a slow and contemplative rhythm composed of texts and images. The project highlights four Fulani crafts – the dagger, pottery, cooking pots, and jewellery – as well as important ceremonies, presented through images, stories, and interviews.My goal is to transport the viewer into a world rich in colours, while honouring my roots and sharing the beauty of this culture.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lisa Grobet – Villa Trudy
by Lisa Grobet
Listening to the walls, perceiving the imprints they bear, remembering the ghosts of the past. Villa Trudy, in Sardinia, is a house marked by the passage of many lives. A father teaching his son to swim, this son becoming a father in turn. The walls bear witness to the changes and traces left by our ancestors. They observe the events that unfold within the house, but remain passive. In a way, they are the guardians of the place, witnesses of an invisible absence. Through sensitive intervention on the remnants of the place, this book aspires to become, in turn, the guardian of memories that would otherwise no longer be tangible, offering a new form of transmission. This project pays tribute to the soul of Villa Trudy by preserving its heritage.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Flaurant Kadrija – Deconstructing the static figure of flag (kosovo case)
by Flaurant Kadrija
In this project I explore the figure of Kosovo's flag by deconstructing it into six main categories: territory, politics, history, culture, future and society. Each flag is represented by a static shape, symbolising its unchanging nature. However, through the use of specific iconography and imagery, these forms are transformed, creating new representations that reflect complexity and fluidity. The current flag of Kosovo, created according to European and American rules, lacks an authentic national identification due to socio-political differences. This project aims to represent the true identity of Kosovo through iconographic research. By transforming these static categories into dynamic symbols, I aim to capture the evolving and multifaceted identity of Kosovo.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Yohann Kampmann – Formant
by Yohann Kampmann
Formant Festival is an audio-visual event featuring music and digital art installations in abandoned industrial sites in Valais in Switzerland. Valais's old industrial sites, once vital, are now neglected or demolished for unnecessary residential buildings. Formant repurposes these spaces for cultural events, preserving heritage and fulfilling community needs. The festival's visual identity uses these architectural spaces in an interactive 3D website, blending sound and visuals to immerse users. This approach encourages public curiosity and exploration, enhancing their understanding and enjoyment of new artistic forms. Formant means each of several prominent bands of frequency that determine the harmonic quality of a sound.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Simon Maurer – Riposta FC
by Simon Maurer
Football is the most popular and publicized sport in the world, which gives it the opportunity to be more than just a game. Thanks in part to its popularity, it is used as a promotional medium, a forum, a means of communication. Both by players, fans, institutions, politicians etc. Riposta FC aims to question the place of football in society, its social role and how it could be used differently to serve other purposes than those already existing. The jerseys are second-hand garments with thermo-glued designs inspired and remixed visuals inherent in the world of football with the aim of creating a new interaction.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Delphine Moënnat – Le Soleil a dit qu’il reviendrait
by Delphine Moënnat
There are places where the sun promises to return, where its rays glide over faces marked by the trials of life. Le Radeau is one of those places. Le Soleil a dit qu’il reviendrait invites us to enter, to listen to the rustle of whispers, to observe the discreet gestures that tell stories — their stories. This book explores the lives of those who inhabit this place, through intimate conversations; the border between their world and ours is almost imperceptible. We slip in quietly, as if entering a dream, and realize that these people are not strangers. They could be our brothers, our sisters, our children, or our friends. It is a book that speaks to our hearts, inviting us to reach out, to listen, and to understand.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Océane Pasteur – Rendez-vous
by Océane Pasteur
Anchors are fundamental elements in the construction of identity, so Rendez-vous is one of them. There is origin and nationality, and this year I had a rendezvous with both. Although they are very different, they both make up my identity. Twenty-three years ago I was called Dang Thuy Thu Hang, twenty-two years ago I was called Océane Thu Hang Pasteur. Rendez-vous is about a journey, mine and theirs. To do this, I decided to set out to find my origins and, at the same time, retrace the paths taken by my parents. By reconstructing the key elements of this union, through archives and time, I sought to understand and weave the links between these multiple heritages.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Luca Reichenbach – Substance
by Luca Reichenbach
In the early 20th century, typography involved manual engraving of characters on lead or wood to suit the printing methods of that era. Nowadays, typography is largely digitized during the design phase and applied across both print and digital mediums. This project investigates the shift from physical to digital typography, analyzing its material and immaterial aspects, including its shapes, design and applications.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Angeline Rossetti – Women Equity in Sport
by Angeline Rossetti
Women Equity in Sport is a campaign dedicated to the promotion and visibility of women’s sport. Although the participation of women in sports federations is increasing, media coverage remains insufficient. This project aims to fill this lack of visibility by creating specialized newspapers for each sporting discipline. Distributed during sporting events, these newspapers will provide information on current issues in women's sport, based on concrete facts and inspiring slogans in order to sensitize and encourage collective awareness. In addition, video reports will offer a dynamic perspective, highlighting the action on the pitch and giving a strong voice to sportswomen, thus helping to change mentalities and promote equality in sport.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Luca Riva – Attitude as Tool – The graphic language of context
by Luca Riva
Attitude as Tool is a research project on the practice of graphic design through the use of context. The project develops into a book that proposes a working method that invites designers to work in unconventional contexts, integrating them into their professional practice and using these contexts to develop tools, ideas and processes. Derived from a way of observing the world related to the concept of "Adhocism" and encouraging self-production, unlikely combinations of what is at hand, common or unusual materials are integrated into the creation process. Mistakes, unintentional and situational gestures shape unexpected results.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Simon Schönmann – Délits
by Simon Schönmann
Délits is a newspaper which aims to shake up preconceived ideas about the police by showing the violence it generates. Taking a foothold in a Lausanne region known to be peaceful, its 70 pages confront the reader with a multitude of media relays, often brutal or sensationalist, part of interventions by the police with dramatic outlets, before reveal a more global structural problem. Proposals for alternatives and reforms are then presented.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Pierre Teissier – IDORAMA
by Pierre Teissier
The concept of identity as an organic process that evolves over time clashes with the essentialist approach of surveillance technologies. Algorithms probe us and inscribe us in shackles defined according to prosaic criteria. IDORAMA is a didactic experience which, while placing the human in front of the machine, aims to situate it in a wider context. Using several sensors, the program analyzes the user and collects his geolocation data during a certain time interval. At the end of the capture, a snapshot is returned to the user, in the form of a personalized digital map. The uniqueness of this map becomes a temporal marker, a memory testifying to the use of the program.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Baptiste Torrent – Chandoline
by Baptiste Torrent
Chandoline is a proposal to reuse the former Chandoline hydroelectric power station in Sion in the Alps. The idea is to transform the site into a bottling plant for the water previously used to generate electricity. The project establishes the typography and visual identity of this unique mineral water brand. The typeface consists of a cut regular and an italic to the left, whose shapes are inspired by the fluidity of water and the tubular aspect of penstocks. As for the visual identity, it's made up of a corpus of shapes that refer to the falling and rotating movement of water, as well as to the industrial aspect of the site.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Elsa Trummer – Tournerie
by Elsa Trummer
My work is about the swiss agriculture, a sector facing many challenges, including a decreasing number of farmers. I have chosen to communicate about agriculture through an educational game, in which players embody farmers working together on a farm. This game emphasizes collaborative spirit, which I consider crucial for our future, while also raising awareness about agriculture and sparking players' interest in it. The objective is to achieve sustainable agricultural development by accumulating points and answering questions to acquire knowledge. My game aims to valorize agriculture by offering a positive alternative and reconnecting the population with the world of agriculture.
BA Industrial Design
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Marion Gomes – Posea
by Marion Gomes
Posea emerged from a dedication to marine conservation and a thesis on ecological restoration of marine ecosystems. Focusing on Posidonia meadows in the Mediterranean, crucial both ecologically and economically, this project addresses significant damage caused by boat anchors each summer. Collaborating with Andromède Océanologie, a Marseille-based organization specializing in marine ecosystem restoration, the project endeavors to mitigate these challenges. In 2023, Andromède planted 7,373 Posidonia fragments and plans to double this number. To improve efficiency, I analyzed their methods and proposed a new approach. Using bamboo and optimizing the process with simultaneous tasks, fragment assembly and preparation occur onboard while divers transplant them, doubling the restoration speed.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Basile Avvanzino – Chrysalide
by Basile Avvanzino
Mountain amateurs and beginners can have a hard time in selecting, buying and getting familiar with the equipment needed to sleep outdoor. The 3 objects that are usually necessary are a mattress, a tent and a sleeping bag. Unfortunately these objects are not always designed to fit each other, requiring a lot of space and extra effort. Chrysalide is a new typology of sleeping bag, that combines everything you need in one single object. This new proposition allows the user to sleep comfortably in all weather conditions, while being lightweight and easy to pack. Chrysalide makes sleeping in the nature a simple, handy and pleasurable experience.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Bradley Campus – Rotonde
by Bradley Campus
Historically, music kiosks have been scenic landmarks, illustrating the mix of different distribution models and architectural styles. In the 19th century, they appeared in numerous catalogues and were offered by street furniture companies, who used kiosks to diversify their production. Rotonde takes up the current challenge of revitalising towns and cities to make them more pedestrian-friendly and lively. This kiosk is designed as a large, open and accessible object that encourages interaction and animation, inspired by 19th century urban planning. I decided to integrate lights and speakers, so that the kiosk could be used at night, and function as a ‘plug & play’ system where musicians could plug in their instruments and give a concert.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Giulia Burrus – Solo
by Giulia Burrus
Solo is an individual sauna designed for small outdoor spaces, that blends perfectly into our familiar environment respecting our intimacy standards. This sauna is in fact primarily intended for personal hygiene moment rather than collective or social use. The materials chosen for its construction enhance the overall experience, such as the semi-transparent fabric that allows light to seep through creating a soothing and intimate atmosphere. This sauna's heating system includes two infrared panels that heat up to 60°C, strategically placed at the bottom and in the back of the seat to fully envelop the user and optimize space. Solo brings daily wellness into the home, making it easily accessible for everyone.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Noé Chassot – Aflô
by Noé Chassot
Inspired by Aldo Rossi's Teatro del Mondo, created for the 1979-80 Venice Biennale of Architecture, the Aflô is a rotomolded chair designed to seamlessly integrate with the CubiSystem modular floating pontoon system. CubiSystem, a French company, offers an ingenious solution comprising plastic cubes that can be assembled with connectors to form versatile floating platforms or pontoons. These simple and low-cost systems offer a wide range of applications. Aflô is an additional module within the company's product range. This seat, combined with the other elements offered by the brand, offers the possibility of comfortably seating an audience on a floating platform during summer events such as concerts, swimming or boating competitions, fireworks displays and so forth.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Minna Holenweg – RideBy
by Minna Holenweg
RideBy is a child seat that is designed to attach to a standard shopping cart, making grocery shopping easier for both, parents and children. It provides a designated place for children, allowing them to move freely while staying secure. Made from metal with plastic components, just like the shopping cart, RideBy attaches with a single screw. To save space, RideBy features a flexible joint that allows the seat to fold when the carts are nested together. The fixed footrest prevents scratches on the cart, and the handle alongside the cart's basket, additionaly protects the child from bumping their head. Thanks to RideBy, shopping becomes a participative and dynamic experience, engaging both the child and the parents.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Denise Merlette – Barko
by Denise Merlette
Barko is a research project aimed at reusing bark as a waste product in the wood industry. It accounts for 10% of the material processed in sawmills and is generally burnt. The idea is to recreate a bark-based finish for wooden furniture. The aim of this finish is to reproduce the protective function of bark against all external aggressions. It is applied to wooden furniture to make it more resistant. Inspired by ancient processes, I focused on finding solutions based on natural, recyclable products.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Cyprien Cossy – MUH
by Cyprien Cossy
Biogas offers several advantages, utilizing biological waste and reducing CO2 emissions. MUH is a biogas digester designed for isolated alpine pastures locations where cowherds spend long periods taking care of their animals. This digester offers them the chance to utilizes cow dung as fuel to produce independently the gas needed for their daily life, such as cooking, heating, lighting and so on. MUH is composed of a rotomoulded main body and an inflatable gas tank, that works simply by inserting dung on a daily basis, which releases methane through anaerobic fermentation.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Jeffrey Krieger – PODIUM
by Jeffrey Krieger
PODIUM is a project that ties skateboarding with space design. Primarily aimed at schools and sports centers, it consists of five modules that, thanks to their simple geometry, can be assembled in various configurations in a playground or sports field. Whether used for skateboarding or bleachers, these modules can be easily moved and rearranged due to a wheeled system that allows for autonomy and encourages user creativity.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Teo Primo Frizzarin – Leo
by Teo Primo Frizzarin
For painters, working on a vertical surface rather than horizontal one creates physical problems, mainly related to not having adequate arm support. Leo is a chair developed for canvas painters. Its seat, inspired by a horse’s saddle allows a stable posture while guaranteeing great mobility in space. Its adjustable armrest provides support that adapts easily to different positions and heights.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Iris Gerbex – L'Eufleurie
by Iris Gerbex
Euflerie is the result of an investigation on the relationship between natural and artificial elements, considering plants as key decorative features in interiors. This project features a collection of 6 paper flowers that come to life through capillarity. Upon contact with water, these flowers bloom, color, perfume, and gracefully degrade, adding a touch of evanescence to daily life. Their short lifespan allows for playful manipulations that enhance meals and special occasions. By removing the flowers from water, their transformation pauses, preserving their form and color. This project offers a poetic and more sustainable alternative to cut flowers, providing a fresh perspective on time and decay.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Jacobo Zunzunegui – Ermita
by Jacobo Zunzunegui
"Poverty, Silence, and Order," is the title of my thesis in which I explore the intentional simplicity in Western Monasticism. As a continuation, I designed Ermita, three micro cabins situated along the "Camino de Santiago," a pilgrimage route renowned for fostering introspection. Each cabin is constructed using local masonry techniques from three distinct regions, preserving and promoting these rich but declining construction methods. An important feature of these cabins is the integration of all furniture into the fourth wall, made from wood. These compact shelters offer spaces for sleeping, reading, writing, and warming up, while also creating an atmosphere conducive to silence and contemplation — elements that our modern society still deeply needs.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Amedeo Oddo – Averse
by Amedeo Oddo
Averse is a rainwater collector designed to support urban community gardens that use permaculture principles to promote food self-sufficiency amid climate emergencies and resource scarcity, reducing dependence on industrial systems. Permaculture emphasizes self-sufficiency and sustainable ecosystems, focusing on cycles and waste reduction. Optimizing water use is crucial, especially as droughts become more frequent. Rainwater, being softer and less calcareous, benefits plants during dry periods and reduces the need for drinking water for irrigation. This rainwater collector, with a capacity of 600 liters, supports a 120m² garden for a week without rain. It's designed with simple manufacturing techniques, using only wood and metal to eliminate microplastics and pollutants.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Jeanne Reymond – Capite
by Jeanne Reymond
I grew up in Chardonne, Lavaux, surrounded by vineyards. With a winemaker brother, I’ve always been immersed in wine culture. In Vaud, small vineyard cabins called capites once served as tool sheds or shelters. Today, about 1200 of these capites are unused. Since March 2024, winegrowers can sell wine directly in vineyards and renovate capites to welcome visitors. My project introduces a wooden façade system to easily renovate these capites to host a few people, adaptable to various sizes. Given Lavaux’s UNESCO status, the façade is discreet when closed but opens in one move to become visible from afar when open for tastings. Each façade features the local commune’s flag. The goal is to promote wine tourism in Lavaux offering an intimist tasting in the heart of wine.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Alejandrina Hernandez – Stimuli
by Alejandrina Hernandez
Stimuli, a mini robot for children's education, is the result of a collaboration with the Mobots Lab at EPFL which created Thymio. As a robotic assistant, Stimuli explores new alternatives to support the learning process of children, by fostering knowledge development and sensory stimulation. This innovative tool cultivates creativity and sensitivity, improving cognitive, motor, emotional, and social development by balancing digital and manual experiences. Through sound and movement generated by vibration, children can explore and understand material properties, enriching their growth. As Charles Eames said, "the best preparation is a general education" that fosters sensitivity to life's forces. Stimuli embodies this principle, offering a holistic educational experience.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Diego Eiholzer – Hidry
by Diego Eiholzer
Access to water at outdoor events is often a challenge. Hydri is a water station designed to provide a drinking and refreshment spot during festivals, sports events, and institutional gatherings. This innovative unit is built to resemble a standard barrier, making it virtually indestructible and seamlessly integrating into existing barrier rental logistics, ensuring an affordable rental price. Water flows through durable stainless steel pipes and is dispensed in two ways: a linear jet for hand washing, drinking, and filling water bottles, and a directional jet for all other needs.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Juliette Masson – Avants
by Juliette Masson
Synthetic fibers are now a common feature of sportswear, including in the hiking world. These are popular for their technical properties: lightness, elasticity, low absorbency, and wrinkle resistance, among others. However, the environmental impact of these materials is significant, both during manufacture and throughout their life cycle. In response to this issue, Avants propose an alternative hiking outfit made from natural materials: Linen, selected for its thermo-regulating and hypoallergenic properties; waxed cotton, known for its durability and water-repellent qualities, chosen to provide protection against rain and abrasion. The design of these outfits drew inspiration from historical garments and their fastening systems, while being adapted for contemporary and functional use.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Tiziana Rocha da Silva – Versatile Women Apparel
by Tiziana Rocha da Silva
Versatile Women Apparel reimagines everyday women's clothing, inspired by the sportstyle world. A standout feature of the VWA collection is an adjustable buckle system, ensuring garments adapt to diverse body shapes for a customized fit, comfort, and performance. Crafted with high-quality materials and advanced textiles such as softshells, 3 layers laminated fabric or mesh for the breathability, the collection's trousers, jacket, and gilet epitomize durability and comfort. With a focus on style and practicality, these garments seamlessly adapt to the wearer's movements, offering support and flexibility while maximizing functionality and versatility.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Léa Omez – Ricardo
by Léa Omez
How about an aperitif on the poolside? Ricardo is a seat that allows several people to lounge comfortably on the edge of the pool. Laying both on the edge and in the water, it allows you to sit wherever and however you like. The advantage? Being together and enjoying the freshness of the water in a playful configuration. When there's no need to be used in water, the floating part of Ricardo can be lifted using handles and folded up, transforming the seat into a real outdoor sofa. The inner cushions are stuffed with polystyrene beads, ensuring buoyancy, durability and softness. The outer covers, crafted from breathable polyester for added comfort, are completely removable.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Cindy Sacher – Toison
by Cindy Sacher
The energy required to maintain thermal comfort is often underestimated. Toison addresses the projected decline in fossil energy resources and rising consumer costs. In rental buildings, where renovations are challenging and costly, conventional heating methods still prevail, often proving economically unfeasible for tenants. Toison proposes a minimalist partition system, inspired by traditional European fabric wall coverings and Japanese fusuma and shōji. Using thick Swiss wool felt panels that slide into extruded aluminum rails, this system is easy to mount on any ceiling. These partitions insulate exterior walls and allow users to divide living spaces, enhancing heat insulation. Each panel can be further customized with a range of tailor-made accessories.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Till Seegräber – h.i.t.*
by Till Seegräber
Many rely on music streaming services daily, often using small Bluetooth speakers that compromise sound quality. High-end systems, while offering better sound, tend to be expensive or bulky. The h.i.t.* (hi-fi in a tube) combines Bluetooth convenience with premium sound quality. This wireless speaker system includes two battery-powered stereo speakers and a subwoofer to enhance performance. Made from inexpensive, rigid cardboard tubes, the speakers minimize vibration and use a reflective cone for 360° sound. The wireless, battery-powered speakers and a stationary subwoofer that charges them offer flexibility and convenience. h.i.t.* bridges the gap between affordability and high-quality audio.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Sophia Zeller – Eleanor
by Sophia Zeller
A dress designed to be worn long after the wedding day, offering a solution to wear and re-wear your memories, in a sustainable way. Eleanor is the result of research on textile waste in the wedding dress industry. Simply moving the skirt along the garments' buttons transforms it so it can effortlessly be used for various events during the ceremony. By dying and changing its color post-wedding, Eleanor unveils the myrtle flower pattern printed on the fabric, ready to be worn without a bridal appearance. No longer confined to closets and attics, this dress embodies sustainability by reducing textile waste. Crafted from 100% deadstock silk and designed as a mono-material garment, it follows a zero-waste pattern criteria.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Virginie Lienhart – Quack
by Virginie Lienhart
Quack is a collection of three nesting platforms for ducks in ports, aiming to minimise human-wildlife conflicts and preserve local biodiversity. The project began with observing duck behaviour in ports, consulting an ornithologist, and interviewing harbour masters about the "duck-boat owner" conflict resulting from water birds nesting on boats. These insights guided the design of prototypes tested during mating and nesting season, revealing that ducks preferred sheltered platforms close to the water level. The final collection includes a cork half-nest with an open deck, a concave plastic foam nest with a circular deck, and a wooden platform with a central cut-out for floating nests. Each platform offers various benefits and enables deeper research into ducks' preferences and behaviours.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Victoria Guffroy – EXO
by Victoria Guffroy
EXO is a collection of bone porcelain jewelry. Bones are waste products of the food industry, that could be reused as main ingredient in porcelain. Bone porcelain is very robust, and enables the creation of fine and delicate pieces, despite the fact it's not widely applied nowaday. EXO aims to highlight this material, transforming it from waste into precious pieces of jewelry designed to enhance the physical and thecnical proprieties of this material. The collection, inspired by arthropod exoskeletons, includes a main piece that unfolds on the shoulders, and other four pieces derived from it, adapted to various parts of the body: elbows, wrist, finger and ear. All parts are formed by scales that follow curves and movements of the body, articulated and joined by metal connections.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Louise Dupont – Armaï
by Louise Dupont
The hamlet of Aï in the Leysin region, at the foot of the Tour d'Aï in the Vaud Alps, is a historic village of some 15 abandoned chalets listed as heritage sites. Armaï proposes to enhance and revitalize this village by transforming these deserted cabins into self-managed mountain refuges. This type of infrastructure promotes a more respectful approach to tourism and awareness of mountain preservation issues. Moreover, it favours exchanges and reinforces community spirit. One of the cabins becomes a common room for cooking, while the other bungalows become small dormitories. The interior of the chalets is laid out around a central mass stove, with a clever arrangement of the various elements to create a convivial space.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Lena Bernasconi – WWW
by Lena Bernasconi
The majority of objects are designed on male standards and therefore are unsuitable for women. This issue translates into objects that discriminate female users, being uncomfortable and even dangerous. That’s specially tangible for personal protective equipment (masks, glasses, protective clothing and shoes) : unsuitable equipment protects less, impairs the tasks and can even injure the workers. WWW (Women Work Wear) are work pants designed by and for women that aim to fill this gender gap. Designed specifically for women woodworkers such as carpenters and cabinetmakers, these pants offer a new aesthetic and provide comfort, adaptability, flexibility and of course protection.
BA Media & Interaction Design
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Alexandre Gambarini – Echoes from the Tales
by Alexandre Gambarini
Whether it's the legend of Joan of Arc, William Tell, Che Guevara or other emblematic figures, our societies and our daily lives are partly punctuated by these tales. Echoes from the Tales is an interactive sequence that traces the life of Vasil Levski, a Bulgarian icon. By listening to his story, punctuated by strong symbolism, the sequence enables us to grasp how these stories can shape individual and collective identity. The aim of this interactive sequence is to analyze how a story can be assimilated and transformed by the individual imagination and then passed on, as well as understanding how age-old narratives such as Vasil Levski's can be hijacked by modern storytelling.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Isaïa Delaplace – Azimut
by Isaïa Delaplace
Azimut is a puzzle game set in a 3D natural environment. The aim is to solve a series of riddles linked to the position of the sun in the sky. Inspired by the theme of Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's book “In Praise of Shadows”, controlling the sun becomes the central element of the gameplay. This action allows players to simply interact with the light that illuminates the Earth, solving puzzles and progressing through the experience. Through this series of increasingly complex puzzles, we can observe and feel the beauty of light and shadow in an increasingly vivid and rich environment.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Jérémie Kursner – iLand Universe
by Jérémie Kursner
iLand Universe is a project focused on the world of amusement parks where every activity is an allusion to the digital world, whether through its architecture, its scenography, or its references to the overuse of smartphones. Through an "epic" teaser, this project adopts the promotional codes of a traditional amusement park, using video as the main communication tool while playing with the "inspiring" codes of this industry from the United States. The desire to create this fantastic world stems from my passion for this universe, as well as my interest in metaphorizing digital visions into tangible concepts, thus creating mind games that continuously question the digital society in which we live.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Viktor Gagné – Serialized Saplings
by Viktor Gagné
The weight of materials produced by humans is now believed to exceed that of all terrestrial biomass. How will these artifacts integrate into the rest of the environment in a million years? Serialized Saplings is an interactive installation that speculates on a potential form of vegetation to come, heavily altered by the excesses of human production, here crystallized through the symbol of the electrical outlet. By manipulating the connections of several power strips, the participant is invited to program the "genetic code" of hybrid plant species that do not yet exist and whose appearance resembles our industrial standards. This generated vegetation is then classified in the form of a digital herbarium that can be consulted and studied.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Sasha Iatsenia – LittleCubes
by Sasha Iatsenia
Today, 1 in 15 children are affected by a disorder that alters their behaviors, impacting their educational, socialization, and communication skills. LittleCubes were designed as therapeutic toys to help develop these skills through light and play. Using a cube that lights up and responds to natural gestures, therapists can create fun and engaging exercises using an intuitive app. While designing this project, I discovered that I have autistic traits, inspiring me to build a toy I would have loved as a child. My goal is to build bridges between neurotypical and neurodiverse experiences, making the world more inclusive for all. To date, I have tested the cube with more than 15 therapists and 30 children (ASD, motor deficiencies and associated disorders). I hope to continue this project after my diploma. This project is supported by Fondation Dr Combe.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Odran Jobin – What lies behind
by Odran Jobin
What Lies Behind is an immersive virtual reality experience dealing with the disproportionate scales that separate us from the immense and the minuscule. This project is based around a philosophical and personal thought; it is difficult, as human beings, to define ourselves when faced with the idea that the immense and the minuscule come together in complexities and scales that escape our perception. This experiment takes us on a journey through these scales. The aim is not to explain, but to marvel at the beauty of the inexplicable. Seated on a bench, we are led through various scenes, each gradually altering our perception of space.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Julie Turin – Star's Bags - The Tree Bag
by Julie Turin
Assembly line work and online orders have become the norm, even in craftsmanship. The Star's Bags app is a seamstress's response to this trend, offering an immersive shopping experience to highlight manual labor before the customer receives their bag. "The Tree Bag" is the first collection from this app, which can expand into other themes. Through this experience, the customer participates in every step of the bag's creation over several days: gathering materials, placing patterns, cutting, sewing, pinning, addressing, and shipping. By following this process, the customer appreciates the effort involved and retains a special memory of their purchase, enhancing the value of the product received.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Charlotte Pralong – Take Part
by Charlotte Pralong
Have you ever wanted to be part of the show at the concert you are attending? This is where the Take Part project comes in, an interactive scenography for a song specially composed by my musical duo with my sister. The phone, often seen as a disturbing intermediary between artists and the audience, is here used as a tool for connection that strengthens bonds and amplifies collective energy. Indeed, each spectator participates in the projection behind the musicians using their phone. The audience follows a character with a naïve style, animated in 2D, who travels through various worlds to recharge before finally sharing this energy, symbolizing the sharing and multiplication of collective joy.
MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
Marius Parisod – Get-Out 4
by Marius Parisod
At the crossroads between video games and board games, Get-Out 4 is an invitation to rediscover the joy of playing together. This puzzle game, designed to be played by two or more players, encourages direct interaction and cooperation. The use of external game pieces invites players to rely on their observation and deduction skills, bringing them together in a shared experience that goes beyond screens. The design of Get-Out 4 is based on a minimalist aesthetic inspired by early video games such as Pong, Pac-Man, and Tetris. This visual simplicity not only evokes nostalgia but is strategically employed to enhance player engagement by focusing on gameplay mechanics. This project, beyond its playful aspect, offers human interaction through the lens of gaming.
BA Photography
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Léo Paschoud – How to sell online
by Léo Paschoud
This work takes the form of a series of three books compiling images from conversations collected on various online second-hand sales sites. A specific protocol defines the message sent to the sellers to obtain a photo in return. Each book focuses on a specific object: the camera, the mirror, and the laptop webcam. The aim of this project is to explore the behavior of online sellers. To obtain the desired image, with the correct shooting angle, the process relies on their desire to sell these objects and allows for the observation of their different reactions. If the protocol is successful, images are received; otherwise, responses of indignation, annoyance, insults, or even silence are encountered.
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Johanna Bommer – Changing Rooms
by Johanna Bommer
Changing Rooms is a site-specific photographic installation about a very recent past. A figure in the transitional period of adolescence navigates commercial and digital environments. She constructs herself through the images she sees, engaging in a form of self-commodification while immersed in these two spaces. A pile of dust, greasy hair or a scratch on an otherwise perfect surface disturb the smoothness of the virtual and the commercial space. She finds comfort in her anonymity. She dislikes being perceived but desires to be seen. A reflection becomes a mirror becomes a screen becomes a door.
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Mathilde Lesueur – Collision
by Mathilde Lesueur
From an impressive loss of control to an explosion of shattered glass, I find myself in the middle of a wavering and inevitable chaos. I hold on to an uncertain light and let my body give in to the injuries. Between reconstruction and obsession, Collision explores how car accidents and injuries are shown in modern images. This work mixes the violence of my story with the way I make it attractive and digitalized. I represent myself through the image of broken doll, I create a confusion between the real and the unreal, symbolizing memory after a traumatic event. This project, an installation using chrome and glass, takes place in a setting where the gaze of the others and an injured girl interact.
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Matilde Croxatto – them
by Matilde Croxatto
This film is an intimate exploration of masculinity through the prism of faith. We discover the testimonies of eight young men through their relationship with God. Through interviews and scenes from everyday life, they reveal the beauty and complexity of this relationship. Based on my own experience as a believer, I've come to realise that faith, with its vulnerable and intimate qualities, can be seen as an experience that no longer affects traditional masculinity. To verify this, I gave the floor to men who choose the resilient path of faith on a daily basis. Their devotion is brought to light, an expression of the heart that goes beyond gender stereotypes and invites reflection on the humility of the individual towards an entity greater than himself.
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Albane Durand-Viel – Magdalena
by Albane Durand-Viel
Magdalena focuses on a forgotten or unknown female figure, Mary Magdalene. She was Jesus’ favorite, first witness and mysterious apostle. Her story has been written and told by men, who attributed to her several identities : as a saint, a socialite, a prostitute, a lover and a mystic woman. A thousand faces are often attributed to her, preferring to reduce her to erroneous female stereotypes. Yet Mary Magdalene was a key figure in History and a powerful symbol of feminine independence. This project aims to restore her story, by choosing our contemporary era as context. Imagining a scenario in which Mary Magdalene occupies a central place in today's media space, what would her fate and power be?
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Hector Codazzi – La Synthèse des Couleurs
by Hector Codazzi
Synopsis : From one image to another, Louise, aged 25, strives to find her place in the demanding world of modeling. As a young photographer being increasingly involved in the world of imagery and advertising through my professional experiences, I wanted to take a closer look at this world that both fascinates and repels me in some ways, but above all intrigues me with its ambiguous relationship to reality. I directed a short film that depicts the trajectory of a model in this industry, a fiction that aims to address several questions : the self-staging induced by the profusion of images, the mechanisms of oppression related to the creation of advertising images, the pursuit of social mobility by young generations and how this pursuit clashes with the reality of the job market.
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Yan Miranda – Reverie Rebirth
by Yan Miranda
Guided by psilocybin, Reverie Rebirth is an intimate journey into trauma healing. These experiences allowed me to reconnect with the innocence of childhood, with myself and with nature. Through new technological tools and analog photography, I was able to document and illustrate the visions of my inner journey. Imbued with Afro-Brazilian divinities, this exploration reflects on my cultural heritage and identity. The evolution of the project moved towards an engagement with nature and ecology. Inspired by a return to Brazil, it symbolizes the confrontation of deeper issues and blends with various artistic typologies to address themes of fear, anger and the degradation of nature.
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Barnabé Masson – Encore une nuit sans Georges
by Barnabé Masson
I gathered eight close friends of my father, who passed away ten years ago. Together, we delved into the feelings induced by absence and mourning. With the help of cameras, I observe the bodies of these sixty-year-old men to explore tenderness, emotions, and the various spontaneous manifestations that emerge when they are confronted with strong emotions. These male bodies, usually under constant logical control, in the image of our culture and economy. The video shows hands, arms, faces, and eyes, sometimes embarrassed, sometimes resistant, and sometimes allowing themselves to be overwhelmed by emotions. This work has allowed me, through these men, to reconstruct my father, to confront him, and to examine my relationship with masculinity.
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Jennica Folkesson – CHACUNE
by Jennica Folkesson
CHACUNE is an installation focusing on the theme of transmission. Clay, a symbol of connections, is extracted and shaped to bear witness to a shared past. The sense of touch, essential and unifying, is employed as a means of creation, linking us women together. Each ceramic piece represents a page in our collective story, shaped by the passage of time. Here, time manifests as a journey. From mother to daughter, from Switzerland to Mexico, we explore the lands that hold our ancestors.
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Lorane Hochstätter – 24
by Lorane Hochstätter
This book explores the complexity of the development of a girl's feminine identity through the education and gaze of her mother, the first and most powerful model of femininity. My mother, former model, seemed to emerge from a magazine cover: the embodiment of overwhelming norms of feminine representation. Our image develops in a mirror: she projects herself onto me, remembering what she was and inspecting what she no longer is; I project myself onto her, seeing what I would like to be but what I'am not. These self-portraits twist and disguise my body, caught between emancipation and subordination to imposed codes. This book deals with the love-rejection relationship between a mother and her daughter, who accompany and evolve together in a never-ending quest: the search for a feminine identity.
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Yves Möhrle – BIPEDIE(BOO)
by Yves Möhrle
BIPEDIE(BOO) is a video installation that combines humour and seriousness. Inspired by rockfalls in Switzerland, a modern myth has been created. A personification of rockfalls, embodying the incomprehensible and inexplicable. The videos show a figure walking through the mountains and throwing stones down the slope. Hypocritically, she lectures us. In a naïve hope that small gestures can bring about big changes, the nostalgic aesthetic of the project underlines the link between past and present and raises the question of our management of natural risks. Do our actions really bring progress or do they fight symptoms? What is our role in the Anthropocene? Do our actions influence nature and cause stones to fall?
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Anna von Allmen – Nos vies sur vos murs
by Anna von Allmen
Nos vies sur vos murs (Our lives on your walls) grew out of a collaboration with fourteen young people from the Pierre-à-Bot neighbourhood in the heights of Neuchâtel. Over a six-month period, I organised workshops with young people aged between seven and twelve, which formed the basis of this experiment. During our meetings, I initiated discussions around the theme of love, a feeling that is often so complex to grasp. I shared moments of their lives with them, collected their texts and asked them to use disposable cameras to draw pictures of love. In this book, our visions come together to create a portrait of the neighbourhood and the imaginary worlds that develop there.
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Seraphine Sallin-Mason – The ''A'' Word
by Seraphine Sallin-Mason
Abortion is a fundamental right. In the United States, its practice has been restricted in half the country in recent years. The 'A' Word seeks to address this issue. In media, the associated Pro-Life/Pro-Choice iconographies are expressed with similar communication codes. These channels sensationalize the topic to startle and offend. This sensationalism distances us from the reality of abortion and the people seeking access to this care. From this visual material obtained through various resources, The 'A' Word aims to dissolve these mechanisms and reconstruct a more complex vision that, I hope, will allow us to take a critical look at this essential issue.
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Lea Sblandano – Neijuan
by Lea Sblandano
The pixels expand and appear ever closer to the sensible world into which I was born. Neijuan explores the complexities of identity construction in a post-pandemic, hyper-connected world. Meaning "involution" in Mandarin, it evokes a sense of generational fatigue due to an ever-faster and competitive society. Between the feeling of a collective burn-out and the increasingly immersive presence of screens, virtual worlds become places of refuge and safety, but also fertile ground for interested encounters and fantasies. The screen turns into an emancipatory and formative means of connection, while increasingly distancing the individual from the tangible world around them.
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Noé Vercaemst – Cathédrale dans le désert
by Noé Vercaemst
With Davide Fecarotti, a student at Ensp in Arles, we worked as a duo around a geographical area between southern Italy and Sicily. We discovered a particular structure. A structure that exists only in the collective imagination of its inhabitants. Engineers call it “the highest bridge in the world”. Here, it's simply called “ponte”, the bridge that doesn't exist. We arrived here like Ulysses in the Strait of Messina, between Scylla and Carribdis, but without the Argonauts. A ruin, an architectural project, surviving like a myth, a monster, a chimera with arms of steel... but in reality, an instrument of power and seduction, at the service of Italy's political leaders for years.
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Antoine Woeffray – I Unfold My Skin In The Morning
by Antoine Woeffray
Antoine_Woeffray: Hi readers! Antoine_Woeffray: I’m Antoine_Woeffray Antoine_Woeffray: But they also call me mr_paramount mr_paramount: Hi readers! mr_paramount: I’m mr_paramount mr_paramount: But my friends call me Antoine mr_paramount: My doctor call me also Antoine_Woeffray mr_paramount: Actually on my ID card the name written is Antoine_Woeffray mr_paramount: But my online lovers call me mr_paramount This project, which takes the form of a book, is an investigation into the representation of the male body and what it means to be a man. A digital construction of a physical being. The body passes through the image before being transformed.
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Léa Bevilacqua – Meu Anjo
by Léa Bevilacqua
"I had the occasion to go back to Santarém, in northern Brazil, my origin town to discuss beauty standards, identity, and self-expression with eight individuals I met there. Growing up as a bi-national woman (Swiss and Brazilian), I struggled with conflicting beauty ideals. The people I met there were often seen as weird, ugly, or inadequate by the society, I thought they were unique and brave for standing out in a region that prize conformity over self-expression. These encounters allowed us to share experiences and, on a more political note, emphasize their value in response to the recent rising hate against minorities in Brazil."
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Cyriane Rawyler – Medusa
by Cyriane Rawyler
Medusa is a collaborative project linking performance to hyperfemininity. This physical exploration symbolizes the reappropriation of the body through transformation. The need to exchange and meet these protagonists arose from a personal event that allowed me to regain control of a destroyed space. Blonde hair, length, and shine unite us to create a community. Through photography, the notions of self-image and control interact, creating celestial beings that tame space. Medusa aims to understand and accept the multiple facets of identity, offering a means of rebellion and self-affirmation.
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Carla Corminboeuf – Omerta
by Carla Corminboeuf
A performance in a square of light, a surface echoing the competition carpet. A melancholy memory of a carpet that no longer exists, a carpet symbolizing constraints. The body enters this restricted space and measures it to the tempo of a metronome. Repetitive movements follow, until the effort is felt. A live projection is added in the background, produced with two cameras placed in the diagonals of the square, reproducing the jurors' point of view. Video archives footage of training scenes then scrolls past, showing a body forced into contortions by relentless trainers. It's a questioning several aspects of rhythmic gymnastics, a sport I practiced for years, and whose training methods are being questioned by the medical world.
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Laure Brandford Griffith – La foule nous regarde
by Laure Brandford Griffith
La foule nous regarde (The Crowd is Watching Us) revolves around an obsessive gaze on strangers that resonates with the loss of a loved one. In the search for this person, the project explores collective identity through clothing, physical attitude and human links, where the stranger becomes the reflection of a lost personal history. The crowd is both the plurality of personality in the lost being marked by dissociation crises and these unknown people bringing him back into my life.
