Fabrice Hyber. L’Artiste Agriculteur
Fabrice Hyber (b. 1961) is one of France’s most internationally acclaimed artists. Born into a family of sheep farmers, he purchased 100 hectares of land in the Vendée region in the 1990s, where he has since cultivated his forest, “La Vallée”. In his works, the trees bear blue circles instead of green leaves, symbolising the oxygen they produce. Hyber’s creations represent stages in an ongoing artistic process; thinking is envisioned as a rootstock with its twisted and tangled branches. In Thun, he will explore agriculture through drawings, paintings and objects he refers to as “POF” (Prototypes d’Objets en Fonctionnement). For the first time in Switzerland, the two art museums of Thun and Thurgau present his extensive oeuvre in a two-part collaborative exhibition.
If you’re planning to visit both exhibitions, you can take advantage of a combined ticket for both museums. You can find more information here.
Throughout the exhibition, a small community garden in the museum’s outdoor area invites visitors to get involved. The raised beds are provided by the Oekonomische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft Bern (OGG) and planted with seasonal vegetables and herbs. They are intended as an extension and additional learning space for Fabrice Hyber’s exhibition – as an opportunity to better understand nature and appreciate natural products, share knowledge and develop new perspectives. The garden beds are part of a community urban gardening project that brings together visitors, residents and families from the surrounding area.
May
Helen Hirsch (Director) in an online conversation with Stefanie Hoch (Director and Curator Kunstmuseum
Thurgau) and Fabrice Hyber about his work.
Language: French
You can join the call via this link
Free admission
Jun
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Creative workshop for children aged 5 and above (no adult accompaniment required)
Led by the art education department
Cost: CHF 5 + admission. Advance tickets
available from the online ticket shop
Exhibition visit and creative workshop led by the art education department
For everyone aged 15 and over
Cost: CHF 10 + admission (Kulturlegi / IV card: CHF 5)
Registration via online ticket shop
An artificial forest emerges and disappears in the museum space. Ralf Assmann (artist) creates abstract stage and body elements from recycled paper – the audience watches or participates.
Interactive walk-in event (no registration required)
Cost: Admission
Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps was composed in 1940/41 in the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VIII-A near Görlitz. Messiaen wrote the work for three professional musicians imprisoned with him – clarinettist Henri Akoka, violinist Jean Le Boulaire and cellist Étienne Pasquier – as well as for himself on the piano. The premiere took place on 15 January 1941 in the camp, in front of fellow prisoners and guards.
Sabina Matthus-Bébié (clarinet)
Theodore Flindell (violin)
Matthias Schranz (violoncello)
Yuki Inagawa (piano)
5 p.m.: Tour of the exhibitions with Gabriele Moshammer (art educator)
Tickets at www.schlosskonzerte-thun.ch
Drawing and performance-based approach to Fabrice Hyber’s POF (Prototypes d’Objets en Fonctionnement).
With Ralf Assmann (artist)
For ages 15 and up. Cost: CHF 10 + admission (Kulturlegi / IV card: CHF 5)
Registration via online ticket shop
Tour of the exhibition with Helen Hirsch (Director) and Stefanie Hoch (Deputy Director and Curator, Kunstmuseum Thurgau)
Admission includes tour
Jul
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Sep
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Oct
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Nov
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour