Christian Albert is a Mexican-German artist and was born in Geneva.
Throughout the last two years of his post-secondary education, he embarked on aprofound artistic journey, mainly dedicated to painting.

As he began painting, hisinspiration drew heavily from artists such as Gerard Richter and Jean-MichelBasquiat. His interest later shifted towards painters including Kimber Smith, Hans Hofmann, Robert Ryman, Christopher Wool and others. His artwork has kept evolving significantly, and in recent production focuses on a deep simplicity that intricately engages with Gestalt principles, particularly the interplay of figure and ground, as well as the concept of similarity.

Asarfelt, born in Denmark and raised in the vibrant city of Bangkok. A largely self-taught artist, until she started her journey studying visual arts in the Swiss Alps from 2016-2020. It was here that she began her work with diverse mediums such as metal, clay, resin, and most significantly, paint.

From 2020 on wards she furthered her studies of visual arts in Milan. Her approach to materials is unorthodox as it often incorporates unusual media like chocolate, coffee, wine, and even cigarette ash. Asarfelt's work is a distinctive blend of the worldly and the personal. Shere purposes features of our environment, imbuing them with a new life and meaning. Her art is a testament to her belief that human-made objects are as natural as the world around us. She challenges the traditional dichotomy of manversus nature, urging us to consider ourselves as an intrinsic part of the natural world, not its consumers. Today, Asarfelt continues her artistic exploration from her home studio in Milan, producing a diverse array of found object sculptures, installations and naturalistic paintings.

Baronesse was born as a joke between friends and It became a fun collaboration between a DJ and a percussionist.

Both interested in Brazilian and African sounds, they want to awaken the rhythm inside their listeners.
Their goal is to make the audience dance, enjoy the present and smile at life.

Eliot, a multimedia artist and student at the University of the Arts Bern, majoring in Art Education, places his primary emphasis on video as an artistic medium.

Hisexploration spans a wide array of subjects, with a notable focus on the digital landscape and artificial intelligence. He adeptly maneuvers between the tangibleand the virtual, frequently crafting a humorously absurd ambiance that ingeniously masks underlying and more profound themes.

Nina Conconi (2001) is an artist from Lugano, Ticino. She is currently based inZurich, where she is pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at the Zürcher Hochschule der Kunste (ZHdK).

Having initially explored body perception and her own struggle with eating disorders, the artist transitioned to more political themes, incorporating personal experiences to highlight the concept that "personal is political" (or better" everything is political").
In her latest works, she examines prisoner perception, delving into confinement, justice, and power dynamics. By intertwining individual stories with larger societal issues, her art prompts viewers to reflect on the interplay between personal narratives and broader systems.

My work addresses questions related on a daily basis to understand how (human) lives are structured in time and places. The meetings, the movements, the displacements play anessential role together in my research. My work gives value to things and to nothing, to real stories that are not yet told. Through writing, census information, some installations of archives and with the act of reading or perform – I tends to bring out these stories of lives, like those worthy of a very good station novel. My work is similar to a kind of anthropology counter top.

Born in Lugano in 1997, he is an architect fascinated by the exploration of new spatial meanings, the transformation of the existing and its relation to society.

He questions the multiple dimensions of architecture placing artistic, political, and environmental considerations at the very heart of his thinking.

Diana was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine in 1998. Since the age of 5, she has beenconveying emotions through visual art. Over the years, she studied and worked with watercolor, oil painting, sculpturesand screen printing. After refining her illustration techniques at IED in Barcelona,she decided to join the Visual Arts faculty at NABA in Milan.

During these 4 years she further explored and honed her array of techniques invarious forms, including video editing plane and installations. Today, she consider sherself a professional painter focusing on Ukrainian culture. Now that she hasgraduated from NABA, she is developing her knowledge in 3D illustration.As her next steps, she is looking to join a creative company where she can truly beherself, learn, grow and share her knowledge as well as develop her graphicdesign and 3D modelling skills. She likes to be attentive to details and is eager tocreate within a team, pushing to motivate and support the others. Diana sees herself as a self-motivated and curious woman open to new knowledge and tomeeting creative people.

Write something about yourself (a small paragraph): the feelings you experience when creating your works, the emotions you want to convey to the audience when showcasing your art, the moments or states of mind in which you create your works, why you make art, who you are, etc.Formée à l’EDHEA à Sierre, Eline Choffat a obtenu sa Maturité spécialisée en Arts Visuels, ainsi que son Bachelor en Arts Visuels. En dernière année de son cursus, elle a étéré compensée par le Prix édition, ainsi que les félicitations du jury. Ses peintures invitent à laréflexion et à l’introspection, offrant un espace de dialogue sur la narration qu’elle évoque. En plus de ses tableaux, elle pratique la céramique, l’illustration, la sculpture, l’installation etle crochet. Son approche artistique s’articule autour de l’exploration de souvenir straumatiques durant la période de l’enfance.

Camille Marot - As an artist, I aspire to use my projects as a way to share emotions and connect with others. My ambition is to embody humanity through my art, to tell its stories, and to reveal both its shadows and its light. I dream of my art unfolding like a book that tells a story and resonating like the echo of our deepest abysses.

Chaos - my artistic direction is rooted in chaos. Through my work, I aim to capture andexpress the raw energy of life. As a naturally curious person, I am drawn to theunknown, which continuously inspires and transforms me. This unpredictability resonates deeply with both my dance and my art, as they embody spontaneity andthe ever-changing flow of existence.

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Currently based in Milan, over the past 3 years Magdalena Gill has been mostlyfocusing on improving her skills in painting. Her main subjects are people throughwhich she explores interpersonal relationships.

Lately she has been expressing herinterests through various media to understand and connect different perspectives. Magdalena mainly works with painting as well as videos in which she portrays herlived reality. The display of her work is particularly important to bring attention tothe exaggerated and focused themes like the reappropriation of the viewer as the main subject.

Maurice is an art student hailing from La Neuveville, currently pursuing his studies in Bern. His artistic focus revolves primarily around the depiction of people,employing a diverse array of tools and techniques like markers, spray paints and paints.There is no main theme throughout his works as he simply aspires to producethings that are free of pretense.

Jael Ludewig-Kedmi is an interdisciplinary artist based in Basel, with Israeli-Moroccan and German heritage. Her work centers around the theme of connective interaction both a s athematic focus and through the combination of various artistic media, including painting,sculpture, installation, sound, and performance. She explores the intersections of these art forms, creating immersive experiences that merge different artistic languages, particularly in the realm of audio-visual art through the use of graphic scores.

In this context, she engages with musical notation and conceptual performances that reflect on themes of connection and geopolitical landscapes, including issues of territorial decision-making and the ramifications of political and social exclusion. The theme of connective interaction also emerges in her paintings, inviting viewers to enter newly created realities and engage with fundamental questions of perception. 

Madrid-born and now rooted in Zurich, ITO blends deep, groove-heavy house with touchesof Minimal, UK garage, breakbeat, and electro. Known for his knack for obscure '90s andearly 2000s gems, his sets pulse with intricate rhythms and forward-thinking basslines,showcasing his varied influences. With a style that’s both polished and raw, ITO creates anunderground vibe marked by rolling basslines, swinging rhythms, and intricate percussion,captivating and energizing his audience.

Igigo Wu is a Zürich based, multi-disciplinary T aiwanese artist whose works include mainlypaintings, drawings, photography, writing, and experimental film. With a filmmakingbackground, her research circulates around definitions of identity, aiming to reveal brutalqualities lying in the nature of history, identity, and memory. She now focuses on exercisingpainting as an organically self-developing ecosystem of consciousness and critical thinkingprocess about the ecology of modern violence in a post-colonial context. In her worksviewers are able to enter and reveal the terrain of the unspeakable, the zone of violencebeyond our cognitive capacity for language, from where all the memories come and towhere eventually return.

Jojot Selection consists mainly of a vinyl collection of two friends, behind whichthere is continuous and in-depth research. In this collection, one can find particularsounds and melodies ranging from 1970s Africa, the Arab world, Indian disco,Brazilian jazz and even Italian pop music ("60s-'80s). In the last period, the focusof Jojot Selection has been mainly on the search for Afro- and Arab- funk songs,as their typical sounds have aroused our interest and appreciation.

My artworks are deeply infused with emotion, inviting viewers to explore a rich spectrum of feelings and perspectives. Predominantly featuring female figures, these characters are often depicted with closed eyes, symbolizing presence and introspection as they look inward. In some pieces, they are shown from behind, placing the viewer in a voyeuristic position that draws them into the visual narrative.

Through these images, I delve into themes of introspection, the connection to nature, and the delicate balance between solitude and social engagement. My illustrations serve as a bridge between imagination and reality. The intentional use of simple forms and textures not only enhances the overall aesthetic but also reflects a modern yet timeless quality, emphasizing the significance of connecting with nature, nurturing inner reflection.

I’m Julian Hall, a 23-year-old artist from Basel. I’ve been interested and active in art since ayoung age. While my recent travels in Indonesia offered fresh perspectives, they helped me further refine and orient myself toward my own style, which I now pursue.

My work is largely inspired by Abstract Expressionism of the 50s, but I bring my own touch by incorporating materials like dirt, sand, concrete, and charcoal. I focus on creating minimalist, texture-richpieces that evoke a sense of calm and comfort, aligning my art within the realm of Postmodern Abstract Expressionism.

Katharina von Koss (22) currently lives in Basel. Her interest in art, design and the installative representation of current themes led her to study design. Sustainability and circular design are topics that interest and characterise her. Alongside her studies, she works in product development at the Basel-based startup Mykrobez, exploring sustainable applications of mycelium.

From a blend of Canadian and Swiss heritage, Vanessa was born in Lugano in1998, but later moved to Zürich to pursue her studies in architecture.

However, herpassion for 3D modelling eventually took center stage leading her to do a diplomain Videogame Design and Animation. Her goal is to craft intricate, surrealisticscenarios striving for realism in every scene. Recently she's exploring the excitingrealm of video mapping, and is eager to manipulate and transform any dark, emptyspaces into captivating experiences.

I am going to do another version. It is putting things into place. The drawing process wantspatience from my side. Otherwise it doesn’t and will not make sense once it’s done andconsidered a finished work. I have a good feeling usually when I don't see the works as holypieces. But rather in a continuity of flow. As Moments, where your mind can stand in relationto, dive in and come out again. They generally also put a mood onto the room. Silentlyworking on themselves.

Melanie Giesin (32) has lived and worked in Basel since 2019. After completing her trainingas a furniture carpenter, she spent the following years across various locations in Europe, refining her craft. During this time, she also developed her passion for design through independent projects. In 2018, she worked in Eindhoven (NL) with the internationally recognized designer Piet Hein Eek, where she had the opportunity to experience the design world up close—a time that left a lasting impact on her.

Alongside her studies, she currently works at a Basel-based interior architecture firm, focusing on the planning and development of spatial design concepts. She is also a tutor in the 'Bauraum' workshop at HGK Basel. Her work is characterized by a fascination with diverse materials, techniques, and sustainability topics—but above all, by the exchange and interplay of various disciplines.

Co-Founder of the Ben Rubens art studio, his art is centered around the dynamicdepiction of inner states of mind. Filippo Palacino is currently working on the series"100 Pages", which investigates the complex concept of the panic attack from theartist's very own traumatic past experience.

Born in Ticino and currently a student of Product Design - Jewellery andAccessory Design at the HEAD Institute in Geneva, Flora Pagliarani draws herin spiration from both a practical and aesthetic need by focusing on the necessities of everyday life.

Her creative process originates in experimenting with new techniques and materials, with the aim of finding a combination of beauty and efficiency. This experimentation leads her to a continuous research for newcreative languages.She wants to transmit what she perceives, finding space for a narrative dimensionin her works without claiming to provide an univocal vision of the world.Saturday she is going to showcase her new projects alongside with the ones of herbrother Biagio.

Alessandro was born in 1998 and studied at the Faculty of Arts at the University ofLausanne in History and Aesthetics of Cinema and English Literature. He is a self-taught director and nurtures an interest in gentle, refined documentary language and at the same time shameless, unfiltered fiction.
He self-produced his first shortfilm Garbage Sonata right after finishing his studies.He is now working as live director at RSI SSR.

The musical journey between these 2 Italian Djs began in 2019 when they first metat university and shared the same passion for music.Their musical taste was forged through influences ranging from 80s Italian legendsto the very heart of electronic music.

Their musical style as DJs ranges from AfroTech to Indie dance to melodic Techno.Their sets take listeners on a captivating journey through pulsating rhythms andmesmerizing soundscapes.Collettivo artistico MatazzWith the aim of offering dancers something more than just music. This has enabledthem to play frequently in the Lausanne region of Switzerland.

Pasquale was born in Milan in 1999. At the age of 3, due to a malign retinal tumor,he lost his right eye. His handicap led him to develop great interest andinvolvement in photographic language and social issues regarding this theme.

In his teenage years this interest evolved into a deeper visual research and strivefor a personal expression.Formed by the internationally praised photoreporter Valerio Bispuri, his main focusare social issues, with particular emphasis on the emotional closeness to the livesand personalities of the pictured subjects.

Born in Mexico in 1999, Memo Sánchez Cardenas is a multifaceted artist andarchitecture student based in Milan, Italy.Practicing painting since his young age, he did his first painting solo exhibition inhis hometown Toluca at age15.

‘Carry bolt cutters everywhere’ -Werner Herzog
My practice as an architect is closely tied to my background in painting and visual arts andhas proven to be fundamental to develop my own accent and approach to the craft. Idiscovered painting when I was 10 years old and since then I have used it as a tool to learnand understand my environment. After working with galleries in Mexico City and exhibitingmy paintings at Art Basel Miami I moved to Milan to pursue a degree in architecture. In mythird year I won a competition that allowed me to design my first built project: Umbral.

Javier Sarmiento-Javi-spent his childhood in Guatemala before returning to live inMexico. His work is rooted in a deep fascination for the nature of the self and theother, viewed through an obsessive lens of binaries,opposites andcontrasts, exemplified by concepts such as gender, beauty, sexuality.

Through his musework, the reproduction of their-self is done with the purpose ofbecoming real, natural. Capturing them-himself or the other-in moments revealingintimate personal truths. Whether it be through chromatic language, or the rips andburns in the canvas, the subject is rebelliously dissected and reinterpreted byvarious means.For Javi, the energy created between artist and muse, between the gazer and thegazed, is necessary. It constitutes an attempt to achieve complete harmony withthe self, through the other.Currently living in Milan, Italy, Javi explores his passion for the introspection of thedelicate dance between subject, space and emotion depicted on his canvases.

Serenne, a Ticino-born selector based in Zurich, moves across genres from minimal technoto ambient, always with her distinct, immersive style. Known for delivering deep, atmosphericmusic, she blends old gems with innovative sounds. A regular at Zurich’s Supermarket club,she has also played at iconic venues like Closer in Kyiv and for the renowned German labelGiegling in Amsterdam.
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Playing music is, for me, an act of connection—first with myself and then withthe audience. Each track and every record holds special meaning, carefullychosen as part of my ongoing search for timeless music. I strive to be asauthentic as possible and to share that authenticity with those who listen. Everyset is a unique interweaving, a journey that unfolds in the moment, with the aimof creating a profound connection through music.

The artist taught himself to draw after high school, inspired by cartooning,illustration, and above all, caricature. His "Pulp" interests have developed into anobsession by means of all forms of figurative drawing and painting. He seesportraiture as a way to capture more about a person than meets the naked eye-acaricature of the soul, as well as of the flesh.

Born in Bellinzona in 2001, Chiara currently resides and studies in Lucerne.In her artistic practice, she explores the world of textiles, and particularly engageswith tufting.

Textiles captivate her for various reasons. On one hand, she is intrigued by thepolitical dimension that accompanies the history of textiles. In her opinion, onecould analyze the history of women's emancipation by considering the evolution oftextile art, as something moving from being traditionally carried out by females,toward a modern and feminist expression of the technique.On the other hand, she is fascinated by the materiality of the practice itself.Examples of this include the feeling of the thread gently passing through thefingers, the expressiveness of knots viewed as abrupt interruptions of theCollettivo artistico Matazzcontinuous line drawn by the taut thread, or the unique way in which colormaterializes in the fabric.

Rossetto’s artistic practice explores the complexities of human interaction with theenvironment and the notion of landscape through the exploration of photography andsculptural mediums. In his work he is particularly interested by landscape memories and thenotion of belonging, particularly in regions impacted by human and natural influences. Hisfocus is on spaces and objects shaped by human activity, whether constructed, destroyed,or altered. Through his work, Rossetto highlights his relationship with the environment,emphasizing the profound interconnectedness with nature.
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Massimiliano Rossetto is a Swiss-Italian artist. In 2024, Rossetto graduated from theMaster of Fine Arts program at ZHdK - Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland). He holdsa BA in Fine Arts and Contemporary Photography from BLOO in Lyon (France). In 2020, hewas awarded first prize in the 24th vfg Swiss Young Talent Award for Photography.Rossetto’s work has been exhibited at La Regionale (ACXSI), ETH (Klimarunde), FabienneLevy Gallery, Huaguang Photography Art Museum, On-curating Project Space, FOTO WIENFestival, Noorderlicht International Fotofestival, m.a.x. museo (Spazio Officina), Mois Européen de la Photographie Luxembourg, IPFO Haus der Fotografie, Imago Lisboa, photo-SCHWEIZ, and Verzasca Foto Festival. His work is part of public and private collections. He lives and works in Zurich.

I film all the time. This is how I feel alive, by filming what I see every day. The more timepasses, the more I enjoy filming as part of a project, it allows me to express something in aconcrete way, but I will always continue to film for no reason because the raw aspect ofthese videos can give unique emotions, it's all a question of sensitivity (to what? I don'tknow)

Francisca Patrocínio explores topics of connections and relationships, focusing on personaland collective memory between bodies and space in her artistic practice. Driven byresearch, her work addresses issues of language, documentation, and communicationthrough a multidisciplinary practice based on experimentation with different materials andtechniques.
Francisca Patrocínio (b. Porto) is a multidisciplinary artist working with diverse materialsand techniques, aligned with her artistic research and experimental practice. She completeda Master in Fine Arts at Zurich University of the Arts and a Bachelor's in Fine Arts,specializing in Sculpture, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, Portugal. Franciscaalso has a background in Artistic Production and Printing Techniques, specifically Engravingand Screen Printing. As part of the Erasmus program, she studied at the Academy of FineArts in Vienna. In her practice, she works both individually and in collectives, undertakingvarious roles within the arts. Her exhibitions and presentations include: Of Each Absence,ETH Zurich, 2024; Wounded and Healing Waters, OnCurating, Zurich, 2023; Assembly ofPlants, Porto Municipal Gallery, Porto, 2022; yH brid Spaces, FLUC Vienna, 2021; andEmergencies, Contextile - Contemporary Textile Art Biennial, Guimarães Design Institute,2020.

Vroni von Manz (*1991) is a freelance artist. She lives and works in Zurich.Her works develop very slowly from a collection of images and impressions. People shemeets, things she eats, and objects with unique colours and shapes. When the time is right,she conjures the now-ripe images with a few quick brush strokes upon whatever surfacehappens to be available. The paintings are invitations to look at them, perhaps also toparticipate in the happenings of the visual scene.

For me, the essence of creating or selecting music lies in the emotions a track evokes—whether through an instrument, rhythm, tone, melody, or voice. If a track resonates with me, it feels right. For the art event, I specifically chose tracks that would enhance this focus on the music and therefore forsters a deeper emotional connection. These are the moments when I truly enjoy searching for music and DJing, especially when I feel that spark of creative inspiration. I love to blend different rhythms and collaborate with lesser-known Swiss producers or older tracks that remind me of a time when listening was more intentional.

My creativity often comes in phases which can be frustrating, but music history helps me a lot to stay inspired. Influences like Detroit roots of electronic music and German techno have profoundly shaped my sound, along with artists such as Bambounou and Somatic Rituals. Ultimately, my goal is to create an immersive experience that invites listeners to feel and connect with the music on a deeper level. I started producing music myself, but kind of gave up, because it was not clicking in the technical brain area, but at least in the creative one. 

Born in 1998, Manuel attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where heobtained a Bachelor's degree in Decoration in 2020. In 2021, he notably won theAvant Young Volvo Milano award. 

 In 2022, he created 'Virtual Microcosms', his firstinstallation work, at the Doppia V Gallery in Lugano. He then moved to Valencia,where he completed the second year of his Master's degree at the UniversitatPolitècnica in the Faculty of Fine Arts.Manuel's artistic research mainly focuses on the creation of multisensoryinstallations. The use of light as well as the employment of recycled materials thatare later reworked is very frequent in his practice. The themes dealt with, as well asthe materials and techniques used, evolve from one project to the next.The latest works focus on spiritual themes related to the dream world, archetypes,as well as the importance of the unconscious and psychoanalysis.He is currently working on his degree thesis 'Art as an initiatory experience'.

From his young age, Enea (1996) has cultivated a strong interest in cinema andvisual arts. During adolescence, he eagerly practiced skateboarding and writing,which led him to develop a particular sensitivity for architecture and urban spaces.In 2017, he moved to Milan to study and pursue the discipline of filmmaking.

His education continued with courses at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio aswell as a workshop guided by Werner Herzog on the island of Lanzarote. Through his work, Enea visually investigates and explores the utopias anddystopias of the contemporary landscape. His audiovisual projects have been featured in numerous renowned film festivals, notably including Locarno Film Festival, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Laceno d'Oro, SESIFF Seoul, and others. Along with his personal projects, he works within film and television productions,as well as commercial director in the fields of fashion and design.

A city without culture is a city without a sharp critical mind.

I explore atmospheres, moods and emotions that people transmit to me and then translatethem into abstract. Passionate about architecture, I often build my painting according to theatmosphere of a place and its light.When a person acquires a work I have made, which has no name, he can choose his nameon the certificate of authenticity and mark his touch on the work for life.

His education continued with courses at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio aswell as a workshop guided by Werner Herzog on the island of Lanzarote. Through his work, Enea visually investigates and explores the utopias anddystopias of the contemporary landscape. His audiovisual projects have been featured in numerous renowned film festivals, notably including Locarno Film Festival, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Laceno d'Oro, SESIFF Seoul, and others. Along with his personal projects, he works within film and television productions,as well as commercial director in the fields of fashion and design.

Noa Chevalley was born in Vevey, Switzerland, on May 3, 2000. She has been exploringphotography for several years, seeking to capture the moments and scenes that fascinateher. She was attracted to photography because of her love of images and artistic creation,which led her to train at the CEPV in Vevey and then to complete a Bachelor's degree inphotography at the ECAL. Her artistic sensibility is reflected in her work, which highlightsher interpretation of reality through moving images, photography and performance.

I first started working with acrylic painting on canvas during my academic year abroad in Berlin in 2016. After living for a period in San Francisco and Boston, I moved back to Lausanne and developed a neo-expressionist style that depicts moments of my life and aims to characterize the environment I live in with a sense of self-criticism. In my 2023 exhibition, "Les Oiseaux de Minuit" and my 2024 event, “Breaking News”, I portrayed nightlife scenes from a viewpoint influenced by my personal experiences and by imaginary representations of people living on the margins of the common paths. Focusing on depictions driven by emotional and visual inputs impregnated in these nocturnal surroundings, I painted a series of blurry portraits, resisting the expectation for art to reproduce reality.