STRUCTURES

8 - 25 NOVEMBRE | PONT 12

Horaires d'ouverture | Opening Hours

lundi-vendredi 16h-20h, samedi-dimanche 11h-19h | Monday - Friday 16h-20h, Saturday -Sunday 11h-19h.

Adresse | Address

pont12 architectes, Salle Perrier, Rue Centrale 15 - 1022 Chavannes-près-renens

[Figure 1.A.] présente pour la première fois une exposition organisée avec les œuvres de 5 artistes spécialisés dans l'utilisation de méthodologies et d'approches scientifiques dans leur processus artistique.

L'exposition commence par une brève exploration plutôt littérale des structures naturelles et artificielles à une micro-échelle, à l'aide d'images scientifiques. En révélant les éléments qui maintiennent la vie nous posons la question de savoir comment ces structures façonnent notre compréhension du monde qui nous entoure et de notre corps. L'exposition culmine avec la présentation du collectif d'artistes. Nous aborderons la manière dont les environnements façonnent l'identité, l'expression personnelle et la connexion à la nature. Les artistes remettent en question la notion selon laquelle la forme doit suivre uniquement la fonction. Les structures peuvent elles s’adapter à de nouvelles idées ou doivent-elles toujours être détruites et reconstruites?

Présentation : Alexandre Boiron, Elsa Wagnieres, Barbara Bonvin, Massimo Bourquin, Raphaël Lods, et la collection [Figure 1.A.]

Commissaire d'exposition : Veneta Gerganova; Designer : Nawal Kinany.

Liste des événements spéciaux :

8 Novembre à 18h — Vernissage
11/12 Novembre à 16h — Visites guidées de l'exposition
17 Novembre à 18h — Conférence d'artiste par Elsa Wagnieres
18 Novembre à 16h — Visite d'artiste par Alexandre Boiron et discussion avec collaboratrice Adjata Kamara
22 Novembre à 18h — Conférence d'artiste « Marcel Lods : Architecture d'une archive » par Raphaël Lods
25 Novembre à 17h — Finissage avec un événement spécial : Discussion d'artistes Massimo Bourquin et Barbara Bonvin sur « la diversité des médiums artistiques et de l'expression ».

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ENGLISH

[Figure 1.A.] presents its first curated exhibition presenting the artworks of 5 artists, specializing in the use of scientific methodology and approaches to their artistic process.

“Structures” begins with a brief exploration of natural and artificial structures on a micro-scale through the use of scientific images. By revealing the elements that maintain life we ask how these structures shape our understanding of the world around us and within our bodies.The exhibit culminates in the presentation of the artist collective. We will address how environments shape identity, personal expression, and connection to nature. The artistschallenge the notion of whether form needs to solely follow function and test the boundaries of whether structures are adaptable to novel ideas, or they always must be destroyed and built anew.

Presenting: Alexandre Boiron, Elsa Wagnieres, Barbara Bonvin, Massimo Bourquin, Raphaël Lods, and the [Figure 1.A.] collection.

Curated by Veneta Gerganova; Poster designed by Nawal Kinany.

List of special events:

- 8th November at 18h — Vernissage

- 11th/12th November at 16h — Exhibition guided tours

- 17th November at 18h — Artist Talk by Elsa Wagnieres

- 18th November at 16h — Artist Walkthrough by Alexandre Boiron and Discussion with collaborator Adjata Kamara

- 22nd November at 18h — Artist Talk “Marcel Lods: Architecture d’une archive” by Raphaël Lods

- 25th November at 17h — Finissage with a special event: Artists in Discussion Massimo Bourquin and Barbara Bonvin “on diversity of art mediums and expression”.

Landscapes: A Scientific Immersion

Poster created by La Médiathèque Valais - Martigny. Image: Ghost Stars © Charline Carron, 2020 | Affiche réalisée par la Médiathèque Valais - Martigny. Image: Ghost Stars © Charline Carron, 2020

[Figure 1.A] is coming back to Valais in 2023! Partnering with Murithienne and La Médiathèque Valais-Martigny to present our new exhibition, "Landscapes: A Scientific Immersion."

The exhibition will take place from February 2nd to April 1st, 2023, at the exhibition space "Dans L'Objectif" of La Médiathèque.

Av. Gare 15 - Martigny

Monday to Saturday 13h00 - 18h00
Thursday 10h00 - 18h00

Get ready to be captivated by the unique images featured in this exhibition! Carefully selected by La Murithienne and [Figure 1.A.], these images from the fields of neuroscience, biology, and physics reveal the infinitely small and the infinitely large.

But that's not all - to make your visit even more special, public meetings have been organized with the scientists who are also authors of some of the exhibited works. These meetings provide a friendly atmosphere for attendees to learn more and enhance the overall aesthetic experience.

The first meeting will feature Charline Carron, a specialist in neuroscience, and will be held on the evening of the vernissage (February 2nd at 18h00).

Upcoming meetings:

Tuesday, February 28th: Silvia Brochet, an expert in microbial ecology and former doctoral student at the FBM.
Thursday, March 9th: Nathan Külling, a doctoral student in spatial ecology at the University of Geneva.
Saturday, March 25th: Estelle Pignon, a doctoral student in microbiology and synthetic biology at the FBM, followed by Patrick Aouad, a specialist in cellular and molecular biology who is currently a researcher at the FBM.

For more information, visit mediatheque.ch

We are unveiling our first exhibition with a special cause! [Figure 1.A.] presents a selection of works at

CENTRE OTIUM GENEVA

Rue de Veyrot 39, 1217 Meyrin

The Otium Center is a foundation that offers support to people affected by cancer by proposing activities and events and providing a safe environment where to recover physically and mentally (https://www.otium.center)

The exhibition will be open from January 31st to April 30th.

Laura and Erica, two talented members of the [Figure 1.A.] team, have carefully curated the exhibition. It features a selection of images from international authors that explore the beauty of the natural world through its vibrant colors.

Poster art by @charudrizzles, 2021 , Poster by @*nawalk*

[FIGURE 1.A.] - THE BEST OF
FIRST INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

in collaboration with
LITTLE BIRD PLACE & ART AND CULTURE TODAY

A selection of Figure 1.A. photographs, curated by ART AND CULTURE TODAY, were presented at the LITTLE BIRD PLACE gallery in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 23rd June to 11th July 2021.

Check the virtual 3D visit here:
https://embed.artland.com/shows/figure-1a-the-scientific-art-exhibition

Figure 1.A. at Ferme-asile / Centre Artistique Et Culturel

in collaboration with
LA MURITHIENNE

A selection of Figure 1.A. images was hosted at Ferme-Asile from 7th May until 10th October 2021 and accompanied by two science art talks by our inspiring authors Silvia Brochet and Charline Carron.

Photos credit: Sylvie Nicoud

[Figure 1.A.] 2020 virtual exhibition

Learn about our scientists and their art in our virtual exhibition series.

Click on each images to go to the video

[Figure 1.A.] x IHM CHUV for Musée de la Main

Collaboration between: [Figure 1.A.] x Institute for Humanities in Medicine CHUV
Presented at: Café du Musée de la Main
Video by: RightHere/RightNow Productions

musée de zoologie 2020-2021

A selection of [Figure 1.A.] images from our 2017-2019 exhibitions is also featured in the current exhibition Disparus! at the Museum of Zoology from April 3, 2020 to September 15, 2021. Find out more at: http://www.zoologie.vd.ch/expositions/expositions-temporaires/disparus/

Photo credit: Michel Krafft, 2020, Musée de Zoologie, Place de la Riponne 6, 1005 Lausanne

Dr. Wosika talks about her image Diversity, winner of the 2019 [Figure 1.A.] Jury prize currently featured in the Musée de Zoologie exhibit. Video credit: Piotr Narewski

StationShow Lausanne 2019-2020

Figure 1A images were featured at StationShow Lausanne from November 24, 2019, until January 5, 2020. Find out more at: http://www.stationshow.com/artists#/figure-1a — Figure 1A images were featured at StationShow Lausanne from November 24, 2019, until January 5, 2020.
Find out more at: http://www.stationshow.com/artists#/figure-1a

festival fécule x [Figure 1.A.] 2020

Plants can bleed too

Peter Marhavy, 2017. 5 day old Arabidopsis thaliana root after infection with Heterodera Schachtii (Cyst Nematode).

Tentacle Flowers

Christophe Cisarovsky, 2017. The beautiful hidden patterns of the glands of the human colon.

Lonely in the dark

David Nusbaumer, 2018. The European grayling from Lake Thun are under strong decline and are endangered. The author illustrates the drastic population decline by photographing this lonely embryo on the gravel bed.

Belly's pollens

Damien De Bellis, 2018. 2100x magnification of a bee’s intestine filled with pollen. Epidermal cells (pink), microvillosity (purple), mucus (yellow).

Lipid Droplets

Yinzhe Chen, 2018. Fat-storage cells (adipocytes) change and mature over their lifetime, packing the cells like translucent pearls, scattered on a plate.

Chromosome gem

Dusan Racko, 2018. In this image computer molecular dynamics simulations and geometrical analysis were used to determine what do borders between chromosomes look like. The picture is fully computer generated, rendered over 52 hours on 36 processors.

The bright side of a dark place

Peter Marhavy, 2017. A cross-section of a mature part of a soybean root showing the materials that make the roots of plants so rigid and reliable.

Metabolic explosion

Silvia Brochet, 2018. Fascinating crystalline structures obtained by studying bacteria isolated from the honey bee gut. The bacteria were incubated with compounds derived from pollen and suddenly began forming crystal-like structures.

The Brain Crowd

Elias Gebara and Nicolas Toni, 2017. This image shows the diversity of cells that constitute the brain: Astrocytes (blue), microglia (white), stem cells (green), blood vessels (yellow) and some immature neurons (red).

Penitentes from above

Sebastian Vivero, 2019. Penitentes are snow and ice pinnacles that develop on glaciers and snowfields and can reach up to several meters in size. Their name comes from the similarity of a field of religious orders doing penance during the Spanish Holy Week, the Penitentes.

Prairie

Marie-Laure Possovre, 2019. Picture of a mouse brain’s periaqueducal grey region taken with a confocal microscope. This region has an important role in sleep, pain and defense behaviors.

Leaf Microbiome Ying & Yang

Zigmunds Orlovskis, 2018. Leaves harbour a not yet fully explored diversity microorganisms. The image is an artistic take on the harmony and balance between microbes and plants. A beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf was placed on bacterial growth media for 48h to visualize the emergence of a small fraction of microbial symbionts on the leaf.

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Andrzej Kurenda, 2019. Plants can detect a local wound and rapidly spread this information to neighboring organs. This image represents the time between wounding and detection of the information in different points of an Arabidopsis leaf.