This summer, the Embassy of Switzerland invited nine artists from Switzerland to pursue residencies in China as part of the CH><CN Studios program. We also invited seven Chinese artists with international study or work experience to participate. As a major outcome of the Swiss Embassy’s “CH><CN Studio” project, Breakdown Playlist brings together the latest works of these 16 emerging artists from both countries.
Sunday, 02.10.2016
– Thursday, 06.10.2016,
Pro Helvetia
Concert
In December 2008, Swiss musician Jeroen Visser found himself jamming with Mesele Asmamaw from Ethiopia and Fabien Duscombs from France in the district of Kazanchis, Ethiopia. Their electric chemistry led them to form the band Kazanchis+1, an ode to the district that has brought many musicians and dancers together. With Duscombs holding down lively beats, multi-instrumentalist, Visser adds his spirit of experimentation and punk rebellion to Asmamaw’s mastery and innovation on the krar (Ethiopian lyre). The result is a psychedelic-tinged jazz funk. The trio will be in China in October for the World Music Festival.
Real Fiction Cinema, a non-commercial temporary art installation, will start its China premiere in Shanghai on September 27 after travelling extensively in Switzerland. Curated by Swiss curator Klaus Littmann and Dutch artist Job Koelewijn, the project comprises of three cinemas at three locations in Shanghai. It intends to provide a unique perspective of temporary art interventions in public spaces. After Shanghai, the project will go on a tour of 10 cities in China. A book and an independent film will be produced and distributed worldwide after the tour.
Friday, 23.09.2016
– Monday, 07.11.2016,
Pro Helvetia
Exhibition
Switzerland’s University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL) has long been recognized as a global cradle for graphic design. Whether designing books, catalogues, magazines, posters, typography, or other digital projects, ECAL students are renowned for their mastery and expertise. Their success is due in no small part to campus workshops which allow them to learn from the best Swiss and international graphic designers.The ECAL Graphic Design exhibition highlights a number of animated and inspiring projects conducted by Bachelor of Graphic Design and Master of Art Direction graduates over the past five years.The selected contemporary works also pay tribute to the influential Swiss-style graphic design featuring minimalist design and simple layout.
A 2-day conference and business matching event focusing on the global megatrend of smart city development and latest trends in smart city technologies and applications – Not to be missed!
Location: Grand Hall, Convention Centre 3, Science Park
Some 65 photos from the portfolio of late Swiss photojournalist Fernand Gigon (1908-1986) showcase the hardships as well as beauty of everyday life of ordinary Chinese in the 1950s. Traveling extensively across the country, Gigon was particularly impressed by the masses uniting to develop the social economy and find their own path to the modern world. He subsequently focused his lens on ordinary people who kept their pride and dignity under difficult conditions.
This lecture demonstrates vividly and comprehensively how the subtly imperatives like “be modest and be pure” constantly optimize body, soul and mind in our daily life in western societies.
Location: G/F, Wah Kin Mansion, 18-20 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
Friday, 16.09.2016
– Sunday, 11.12.2016,
Pro Helvetia
Exhibition
Swiss artist Christophe Polese has been an electronic music producer since the early 1990s, nesting between the persistent electro dance and the dark backstage of the post-industrial civilization. At the decks or performing live, his footprints bring him to audiences either in the techno underworld of Geneva or clubs in Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, New York, and elsewhere around the world.Polese also creates sonic installations, such as the interactive Zen garden Tactile and The Sonic Garden. His latest work is Axis Mundi, which is inspired by astronomical observatories in India. Following his fall residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art Pavilion Shanghai, Polese is now prepared to present Axis Mundi.
Friday, 16.09.2016
– Saturday, 08.10.2016,
Pro Helvetia
Concert
Closet Disco Queen comprises Jonathan Nido and Luc Hess, both of whom have a long touring history with different bands of great fame. The duo delivers powerful, dynamic psychedelic-kraut rock with a strong accent of the 1970s and progressive rock.They released their first album in June, 2015 before embarking on their debut European tour and performing at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. After releasing their new EP, the band is now ready for an all-encompassing China tour in 18 cities.
Supported by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland, Connecting Spaces Hong Kong – Zurich is proud to welcome the return of Transcultural Collaboration, a transcultural and cross-disciplinary graduate semester programme that considers the fundamental need to discuss and understand “globalization” and the questions and issues surrounding a chosen topic regarding. This year, the programme settled on the theme, Beyond Purity, and will take place between 12 September and 3 December 2016 at Connecting Space Hong Kong.
Location: Connecting Space Hong Kong, G/F, Wah Kin Mansion, 18-20 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
Together with Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai and the Swiss Club of Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association,swissnex China invites alumni from Swiss universities and business schools to this annual gathering. Alumni are welcome to celebrate excellence in Swiss higher education and create new connections. The 2016 reunion marks the fifth anniversary of the All Swiss Alumni Gathering.This event will coincide with the opening of the Swiss Club of Chinese Returnees from Swiss Universities and Schools, an organization founded to help Chinese alumni of Swiss universities deepen their networks.
Thursday, 08.09.2016
– Monday, 30.01.2017,
Pro Helvetia
Exhibition
Installation artists Matthias Liechti from Switzerland and Liao Fei from China collaborate on topics interwoven with fundamental questions exploring truth and conventions in society. By questioning these topics, the artists invite visitors to develop a better understanding of their worlds. Liechti, who lives and works in Bern and Basel, is no stranger to China. Following his residency at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai in 2015, he has grown to be very fond of the city.
Location: V-Space, West Bund Art District, Shanghai
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of sensors.
Location: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Hong Kong Science Park
