Glacier Exhibition Goes on Tour in Switzerland
29th June 2024
Last modified on July 3rd, 2024
More than 35 Swiss institutions and 60 artists will be taking part in the nationwide exhibition ‘Watching the Glacier Disappear’.
It gets under way on the Rhône glacier in canton Valais on Saturday June 29th.
“The Rhone glacier is the most depicted Swiss glacier in art,” said the curator Bernhard Fibicher said in an interview with Keystone-SDA news agency.
The idea for the project came about two and a half years ago and initially the plan was to organise the exhibition in a museum.
“But we don’t actually need to attract people to a museum, we need to take them outside – to the glaciers,” said Fibicher.
Exhibitions that are part of the project have been running since January, with institutions from Valais to Graubünden involved.
The Aargauer Kunsthaus is exhibiting relevant works from its collection
The Lucerne Glacier Garden is displaying two art installations.
“We wanted to broaden the discourse on glacier melting, and bring in the voice of culture,” said Fibicher.
Mont Fort glacier, Switzerland. Image © PlanetSKI
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