Symposium: Faces in Art Brut, and beyond

Le Nucleo, Vortex, University of Lausanne 9am–5pm
Symposium organised by the LARPsyDIS Laboratory (Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne), the Collection de l’Art Brut and La Grange de Dorigny Theatre.

The 6th Art Brut Biennial will examine the recurring theme of faces in Art Brut, drawing attention to the many and varied ways in which this complex subject is put front and centre, and to the way in which artists set up a dialogue between the creative depiction of the face – self-portrait or otherwise – and the face of the viewer. The face encapsulates the very essence of what it means to be human, and our sense of otherness. It is integral to how we experience our relationships with others and with ourselves.

This symposium will focus on the face in all its forms in art, exploring its myriad expressions, representations and implications. Beyond its academic dimension, this interdisciplinary event will bring participants eye to eye with the thousand faces selected to feature in the 6th Art Brut Biennial.

Speakers :

Marc Chauveau, art historian, Marc Décimo, professor of contemporary art history, Sophie Galabru, scholar of philosophy, Line Guillod, child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, artist, Sarah Lombardi, director, Collection de l’Art Brut, Pauline Mack, assistant curator, Collection de l’Art Brut, Lucienne Peiry, art historian, Pascal Roman, professor of clinical psychology, psychopathology and psychoanalysis, University of Lausanne.

Attendance is free, but spaces are limited and registration is required ([email protected])
Full programme : www.unil.ch/larpsydis/home.html

Wednesday 21 February 5:30pm
Visit of the 6th Art Brut Biennial : Faces for symposium registrants
By Pascal Roman, curator.
Attendance is free, but spaces are limited and registration is required [email protected]

La Grange de Dorigny Theatre, 9 February to 3 March 2024
Opening: 22 February 2024, 6pm
Exhibition: L’oeil sous le vent de l’Art Brut (Behind the scenes of Art Brut)
Photographs of atypical artists taken by Mario Del Curto between 1983 and 2016.

 

Publish Date: 01.02.2024