Vernissage November 5, 2022 at 11AM
Exhibition Until December 17, 2022

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The Fahrenheit 451 exhibition is inspired by the book of the same name and encourages us to question our way of life. 451 degrees Fahrenheit refers to the auto-ignition temperature of paper. In a world ruled by social media and fast consumerism, where mass culture creates a hunt for intellect, the exhibition presents only works using paper as a medium, recreating the link between humans, history, intellect and creativity.

Ana D. & Noora K. created the Apocalypse series in 2021. Through their images, they show how perspective and vision are constantly changing. This is the moment when the subject becomes abstract and allows the imagination to see an infinite number of possibilities.

Denis Jutzeler uses an approach similar to that of his fellow artist and filmmaker Man Ray for his photographic works. Man Ray’s words, ‘I don’t photograph nature. I photograph my visions,’ can be applied to Jutzeler, as he uses computer-assisted image superimposition techniques to achieve his compositions. His work process is complex and requires immense attention to detail.

Nacoca Ko considers the differences between the organic, the human, the non-human, and a possible AI consciousness. Based on her observations, she constructs and deconstructs new virtual worlds that can be explored through her images. The artist remains critical of the latest technological advances in cultural phenomena such as invasion of privacy, endemic narcissism, and neglect of ethical issues posed by digital development.

In her series Presse, Catherine Rebois introduces, through her images, phrases that attempt to organise small moments of reflection, sometimes chaotic, which follow on from and link together like those we might develop when looking at the world. By revisiting primitive questions, this work takes into consideration a gaze that struggles to contain itself and attempts to open up a possible narrative, however uncertain, in the image of chronophotography, which refers us back to the human phenomenon in its evolution and, here, in its environment.

Photographer and researcher Julien Spiewak questions the relationship between photographic images and the human body as a form of artistic expression. Since 2005, he has been working on the Corps de style series, shot in museums and private collections in Switzerland and around the world. Before shooting, the artist carries out preparatory studies, which are unique pieces. His most recent project was carried out at the Maison de Balzac in Paris. For Fahrenheit 451, we have chosen to present Julien’s manuscripts and original annotations on Honoré de Balzac’s ‘The Unknown Masterpiece’.