Claude Lévêque. Weisswald

At the beginning of our collaboration, and with Cabaret Voltaire as the birthplace of dada in Switzerland as his reference point, Claude Lévêque settled on developing the idea of a romantic stroll. This idea was motivated by the artist's image of Switzerland as a romantic place, a notion very much confirmed during his research trip to Zurich in December 2012 when getting off the train he stepped into the Christmas market in Zurich's main station and was faced with a huge Swarovski Christmas tree. This tree offered a monumental projection space for this romantic, indeed kitschy notion of Switzerland, and Lévêque admitted that, although he had never been much of a Christmas tree lover, this 15 m high tree decorated with crystal stars and crystal balls was extraordinary.

Claude Lévêque
Weisswald
Kuratoren: Valentine Meyer, Adrian Notz