Workshop led by : Rosario Hurtado, Arno Mathies and Dominic Robson.

With the contribution of Jessica Morgan (Nathalie de Gunzburg Director of New York’s Dia Art Foundation and curator of the 2020 Verbier Art Summit) and Anneliek Sijbrandij (Founder of the Verbier Art Summit)

Assistant : Emma Pflieger

Student Team : Benoit Tanguy, Castella Noemi, Cerato Thomas, Galvan Marijose, Hoffmann Rachel, Hofmann Alessandra, Kurzaj Etienne, Lopes Thomas, Pelichet Julia, Poiré Tommy, Tejal Gala

The students of Space and Communication proposed several interventions for the Verbier Art Summit, an annual weekend long conference in Verbier with the objective of generating innovative ideas and exploring the potential of art to effect social change. This year’s theme, “Resource Hungry”, inspired proposals about the effects of climate change, our changing relationship to the natural environment, and considerations about the material sustainability.

Alessandra Hoffman and Tejal Gala collaborated on a modular seating system, fabricated from repurposed awning fabric in order to foster new relations during the many talks and conferences that make up the Verbier Art Summit. The fabric seat covers created new configurations within the space of the conference hall, disrupting the staid conference format and offering new possibilities for meeting and exchange.