disarmed — AP.2
2026
Rooted in research on the crown-of-thorns starfish—a species made invasive by human disruption—the two Disarmed sculptures are formed after tools designed for population control. They carry a dual symbolism of weapon and care: bile salt injectors engineered to kill in the name of ecosystem preservation transform into ambivalent hybrids. At a near‑human scale, the sculptures expose an ecology of contradiction where acts of care and destruction overlap.
Exhibition context: Duo show with Pauline Cordier at Espace ContreContre, St-Maurice, CH
Spatial dialogue: Floor installation and immersive light installation by Pauline Cordier
Design steel structure:
ExutoireMetalwork:Choi Object
Technical support:Claude Merkli
Photo:Etienne Malapert
Medium:
Torch-blown borosilicate glass
Stainless steel
Dimensions:
164 × 110 × 110 cm
disarmed — AP.1
2026
Rooted in research on the crown-of-thorns starfish—a species made invasive by human disruption—the two Disarmed sculptures are formed after tools designed for population control. They carry a dual symbolism of weapon and care: bile salt injectors engineered to kill in the name of ecosystem preservation transform into ambivalent hybrids. At a near‑human scale, the sculptures expose an ecology of contradiction where acts of care and destruction overlap.
Exhibition context: Duo show with Pauline Cordier at Espace ContreContre, St-Maurice, CH
Spatial dialogue: Floor installation and immersive light installation by Pauline Cordier
Design steel structure:
ExutoireMetalwork:Choi Object
Technical support:Claude Merkli
Photo:Etienne Malapert Medium:
Torch-blown borosilicate glass
Stainless steel
Dimensions:
154 × 110 × 110 cm
plaine morte
2025
Modern societies are largely built on capitalist ideology, often viewing non-human organisms and ecosystems that yield no direct profit as inert or dead. This installation highlights this collective ignorance through 268 lampworked glass bubbles. Named after the Plaine Morte Glacier, the artwork contains water from its melting ice cores. The substances once trapped in the ice are preserved here, traces of an entity vanishing due to human activity. With their irregular, spherical shapes, these bubbles evoke the body. They resonate with eco-feminist thought, linking the destruction of nature to patriarchal systems of oppression exerted over women and the living world.
Medium:
Torch-blown borosilicate glass
Water from ice cores from
the Plaine Morte Glacier
Dimensions:
885 × 285 cm
SENTINELS
2025
Like silent, slender sentinels, these glass bodies rise to define the space. Surrounded by sand extracted from the Rhône, the rods contort under the pressure of a changing world. Fragile and organic, they stand as the final vessels of this precious water—a tipping balance between ecological tension and suspension.
Medium:
Torch-blown borosilicate glass
Water from ice cores from the Rhône Glacier
Sand from the Rhône
Orange filters
Dimensions:
710 × 530 cm
ancestors' speaking
2025
Ancestors’ Speaking is an immersive sound installation created from the melting of an ice core from the Rhône Glacier. The sounds escaping from the ice were recorded over 13.5 hours and layered to create a 60-minute loop. This phenomenon, known as Bergy Seltzer or ice sizzle, occurs as trapped air bubbles burst and release their high-pressure air. The result is a metaphorical landscape that plunges the listener into a rich sonic universe—where crackles, pops, and pulsations intertwine like the notes of a polyphonic orchestra.
Medium:
Audio recording, 60-minute loop
still breathing
2025
Inside the Rhône Glacier, trapped ancient air bubbles archive a bygone atmosphere, holding CO₂ levels far below the record highs reached in 2026. Still Breathing preserves this air shared by ancestors and non-human life. Internal condensation recalls the glacier’s living pulse, while energy-dense anthracite powder evokes the excessive extraction of our fossil fuelled systems.
In collaboration with:
Dr. Margit Schwikowski
Paul Scherrer Institut
Exhibition context: Solo show at Maison Visinand,
Montreux, CH
Glassblowing: Niesenglass
Photo:Etienne Malapert Medium:
Pipe-blown soda-lime glass
Water and air sourced from ice cores from the Rhône Glacier
Anthracite coal
Dimensions:
250 × 155 cm
traces of disappearance
2024
The alpine landscape is changing at a rapid pace. Traces of Disappearance archives this fleeting phenomenon through a large-scale sculpture built from offcut Cristallina marble. Each recycled slab commemorates one specific Swiss glacier that has vanished since 1850, documented by the 2016 Swiss Glacier Inventory. As these physical landmarks disappear, the work endures.
In collaboration with:
Dr. Andreas Bauder
ETH Zürich
GLAMOS
Cristallina, Peccia & Biasca
Medium:
Cristallina marble slabs
Sand-lime bricks
Sheet metal strips
Dimensions:
2150 × 930 cm
unearthed
2022
12,000-year-old permafrost microorganisms, threatened by rising temperatures, thrive. Life emerges from nothingness, forms and colours constantly changing. Their evolution is rapid and unpredictable. The documentation is methodical, with thousands of photos taken since the beginning of this interspecies experiment, capturing snapshots of living matter. Abject and attractive, these abstractions become uncontrollable visual objects.
In collaboration with:
Dr. Beat Frey
Dr. Joel Rüthi
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest,
Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Medium:
Permafrost microorganisms
Microbiological culture medium
