Celebrating the launch event of Soleil·s Solar Biennale at mudac, Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Art and Energy have a solar artwork included in the Solar Biennale 2 exhibition. Dawn Breaks by Chloe Uden of The Art and Energy Collective has been purchased by the museum for this exhibition and to form part of their permanent collection.
3:30-4:45 p.m. – Roundtable discussion "How to power a Solar Movement" (in English)
Dawn Breaks by Chloe Uden of The Art and Energy Collective
Pauline van Dongen and Marjan van Aubel, Founders of the Solar Biennale
Scott Longfellow, Commissioner
Pallas Agterberg, Creative lead Embassy of Digital Futures
Alex Nathanson, Engineer and author of "A History of Solar Power Art and Design"
5 p.m. – Inaugural conference (in French)
Marilyne Andersen, Professor at EPFL and Director of the LIPID laboratory
Christophe Ballif, Professor at EPFL and CSEM, Neuchâtel
Rocio Berenguer, Artist
The Solar Lab, Juliette Bibasse and Joanie Lemercier
6 p.m. – Opening of Soleil·s
6:46 p.m. – Speeches
Patrick Gyger, Managing Director of Plateforme 10
Marco Costantini, Director of mudac
Scott Longfellow and Rafael Santianez, Curators
Xavier Company, Municipal Council and Director of Industrial Services of Lausanne
7 p.m. – Solar appetizers
Dress code : Bright, radiant, or vibrant with color? Adopt your sunny outfit!
Open to all - free entry.