AQUA
water in all its states
In September 2024, the exhibition "AQUA - Water in all its states", at the heart of the 4th edition of the Ile de la Harpe festival, highlights water as a source of artistic inspiration.
It illustrates how six contemporary artists, through their art and a sensitive perception of the world around them, invite us to an intimate reflection on our relationship with water and contribute to raising public awareness of the environmental issues of our time.
September 5-13, 2024, Château de Rolle
open every day except Monday from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
GIANDRA DE CASTRO
Photography
Giandra de Castro, a Franco-Brazilian photographer, lives in Saint Gervais, at the foot of Mont Blanc and since 2018 has worked exclusively on the reflections of water, at the edge of mountain lakes and rivers near Lake Geneva.
Her artistic expression, very pictorial, frees itself from any reality by focusing exclusively on the reflection of water, the transfiguration of scenes in an aquatic environment, or the abstractions created by the material water (liquid, ice, snow, haze), without shooting gimmicks or retouching during digital development. The optical and dreamlike properties of water and its reflections, the play of textures, shapes, hues and blur create atmospheres dear to Monet or Turner. Each of the works presented expresses the poetic, emotionally soothing qualities of water. A world where poetry prevails over the representation of reality, where the long time of contemplation plunges us into meditation, as compensation for an accelerated world.
Giandra de Castro, Forêt d'algues en immersion, 2021
CHUS DÍAZ BACCHETTA
Painting, Installations
Chus Díaz Bacchetta, a graduate of the Llotja art school in Barcelona, her hometown, and of ECAL, has developed a career at the crossroads of diverse cultural influences. In his workshop in Lutry, his concerns around climate change have for several years integrated his quest for identity construction, taking the landscape as a memory and water as a common thread in his artistic practice.
“Nostalgia for the sea sharpens my perception of water and makes its presence indispensable. From the beaches, scenarios of childhood games, to the back and forth between Lake Geneva and the Mediterranean, the alpine water of the Rhône flows from my home land to that of my origins. Essential recurring itineraries on a personal and creative level, these territories contribute to defining the reflection and character of my plastic work.
Chus Díaz Bacchetta, Itinéraires récurrents, 2024
JEAN-FRANCOIS DELHOM
Photography
After studying art and philosophy, Jean-François Delhom, a Swiss photographer, discovered outdoor activities and caving with passion. Since 2001, he has devoted himself to photography and his love of philosophy.
In his photographs, Jean-François Delhom sublimes ice formations and crystalline structures, transforming them into ephemeral natural sculptures that invite contemplation.
Each image captures the complex texture of the frozen landscapes, in the strength of their silence, revealing details that evoke both the fragility and the power of this meeting of water and cold.
Jean-François Delhom will participate in the conference on September 13, 2024 at the Château de Rolle: “Sublime disaster, glaciers in danger seen through the eyes of 3 artists” where he will dialogue with Bernard Garo and Marc Decosterd.
Jean-Francois Delhom, Le grand corridor, 2021
LUIS MARQUES
Drawing, Sculpture
L uis, born in Portugal in 1984, architect, has lived in Geneva for almost 12 years where he works for the Territorial Department. He developed artistic work to nourish a long-time passion that he had abandoned: drawing.
Fascinated by the dizzying morphology of the Alps, he began to be interested in graphic representations of these mountains. From his need to create his own territories are born lines representing imagined places, which can be perceived as private, subconscious landscapes, where one can rest. The water element (rivers, lakes, sea) is often associated with these contour lines, even being the starting point of the drawing.
He further explores the boundaries of sculpture with layers of glued paper, located at the limit between the abstract and the figurative, thus creating imaginary topographies where the human presence gradually fades away .
Luis Marques, Le dauphin et la rivière bleue, 2024
SILVANA SOLIVELLA
Paint
Holder of a degree in fine arts from the University of San Carlos de Valencia (Spain), the artist has lived and worked in Lausanne since the 1990s. She divides her creative time between two shores, that of Lake Geneva and the edge of the Mediterranean, in Alicante. A return to his sources and an interest in the material define his approach in which plastic art continually dialogues with poetry and the elements: water, earth and wind.
"Water and its fluidity are always present in my recent works and interpreted in various media, as metaphors which translate the multiple poetics of life and creation. In my painting in particular, the canvas is the fertile ground in which nature and poetry coexist. Nature and the sea are for me playgrounds where mental decluttering takes place, where the present moment, and wonder are still possible. A pictorial space imagined in salt marshes or nestled on the edge. of the lake constitute my emotional breeding ground"— Silvana Solivella
Silvana Solivella, 2024
JEAN- PAUL GOBET
Installation, Performance
Jean-Paul Gobet, born in Renens, Switzerland, graphic designer and Landart enthusiast, likes to devote his time to the art of Stone Balancing.
It was during his walks in the forests, along the lakes or rivers of the Jura, that he tried out the juxtaposition of stones found on site. Quite quickly, thanks to a certain dexterity and a controlled sense of gravity, he came to create spectacular sculptures, thus delighting in revealing the entities specific to these visited places, rich in natural treasures. Roc Statera (from the Latin Statera static, balance, balance) is the perfect definition of the creative flow expressed by the artist in total immersion with nature. During his creations, JPeg feels absorbed by the stone: it speaks, vibrates, takes over his entire being.
On the occasion of the festival, Jean-Paul Gobet will offer us a musical performance, at sunset, in the waters of Lake Rolle by creating an ephemeral sculpture with stones from the lake.
Jean-Paul Gobet, Vue d'installation Lac Léman, 2022
WINNER OF ART
CONTEST 2024
DELPHINE BROGGIO-DELFIM
Photography
Trained at the Vevey photography school and the CERULEM art school, Delphine is an independent photographer and photography teacher. She lives in Lutry.
"Giving back to nature this fish captured in a frozen moment. Paying homage to the still lifes of yesteryear by associating this precious resource that is water. Overfishing, the pillaging of the oceans, the simple abundance of water are so many reflections that color our daily lives, in a duality imposed by our society Just like human beings, fish flee their environment and migrate to survive. They move to be caught up by societal trends, used to naively decorate the stalls. supermarkets. It ends up elegantly behind a window, in a freezer or in a can." — Deplhine Broggio
The pictorial and ironic compositions aim to interweave the fundamental techniques of still life, with the choice of products whose mass consumption affects the natural environment. These compositions, featuring fish captured in illuminated scenes, are printed then immersed in a swimming pool to capture the aesthetic of aquatic reflections. This critical approach illustrates the disconnect between modern consumption and the recognition of water as a vital resource.
Delphine Broggio-Delfim, Retour aux sources, 2024