Collectif Kimera, inspired by ‘Chimera’, a whimsical animal from Greek mythology composed of different animals and their parts, brings together ten artists and designers with diverse practices. They share a common interest in presenting alternative realities that help contemplate new potential futures collectively. They do so through the creation of transdisciplinary projects using spatial installations and exhibitions. Their practices are mutually enriched through the social issues they address.
The collective's work specialises in immersive multimedia installations to engage the spectators. They create new spaces that encourage exchange between artists and audiences, exploring and tackling issues such as queer rights, feminism, ecology and dynamics of oppression.
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2025
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TRISTAN BARTOLINI (he/him)
At the intersection of visual arts and communication, Tristan Bartolini's practice blends installation, sculpture, video, and graphic design, with a constant desire to challenge gender norms. Drawing inspiration from the visual codes of the occult, science fiction, and queer culture, his work deconstructs human and imaginary languages, rewriting narratives that are speculative. These narratives celebrate queer marginalities and offer new inclusive and queer perspectives.
A previous winner of the Prix de Art Humanité, his work has been widely recognised and exhibited in various places ranging from MCBA, MUDAC, Ljubljana Design Biennial, the Red Cross Museum and Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève. He continues to explore connections between art, memory and social transformation.
A previous winner of the Prix de Art Humanité, his work has been widely recognised and exhibited in various places ranging from MCBA, MUDAC, Ljubljana Design Biennial, the Red Cross Museum and Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève. He continues to explore connections between art, memory and social transformation.
Image: Chanelling Ancestors, 2023
CAMILLE BELLMAS
(she/her)
Camille Bellmas’s practice is dedicated to creating engaging, critical, and inclusive spaces and fostering dialogue within the institutions she engages with. She places specific emphasis on amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities, including women and the LGBTQIA+ community. By actively involving the audience and encouraging their participation, Camille strives to cultivate a sense of shared concern and collective responsibility, ensuring that all voices are heard and valued.
In her professional practice, she has been involved in designing communication materials for various associations in Switzerland, helping them effectively convey their visions to a wider audience.
Image: Polyphonie de l’Être, 2024
In her professional practice, she has been involved in designing communication materials for various associations in Switzerland, helping them effectively convey their visions to a wider audience.
Image: Polyphonie de l’Être, 2024
ANKITA DAS (she/her)
Ankita Das is a communication designer and an aspiring design fabulist driven by a practice in motion towards creating work that informs, engages and stimulates the audience.
Wanting to make a difference in the world, she strives to be kind and empathetic. It is her greatest interest to explore how to make complex information that is not accessible to everyone in an ever-changing world, understandable and engaging through different media spanning photography, editorial design, performance and artefacts.
She has been featured in Vogue, Financial Times and NBC, with exhibitions at places such as the PhotoVogue festival, Milan, Peckham 24 festival, London and the National Geographic Photo Camp Exhibition, Washington DC.
Wanting to make a difference in the world, she strives to be kind and empathetic. It is her greatest interest to explore how to make complex information that is not accessible to everyone in an ever-changing world, understandable and engaging through different media spanning photography, editorial design, performance and artefacts.
She has been featured in Vogue, Financial Times and NBC, with exhibitions at places such as the PhotoVogue festival, Milan, Peckham 24 festival, London and the National Geographic Photo Camp Exhibition, Washington DC.
Image: Careful It’s Hot, 2024
VINCENT GRANGE (he/him)
Specialising in immersive installations, Vincent Grange tells stories through spatial experimentation. He uses the absurd to challenge heteronormativity and explore the paradoxes of queer identities.
Works such as The House of Dorothy (2023) and its extensions — Dorothy's Closet (2024), Dorothy's Picnic Set (2024) and Dorothy’s Interior Boulevard (2025) — transform spaces into three-dimensional fables in which each element, from the architecture to the objects, contributes to telling the story it is writing.
His work earned him the Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Prize (Swiss Art Awards 2024) and the Bourse Déliée du Fonds Cantonal d'Art Contemporain 2023. As the co-founder of Souplex Atelier, he works as a set designer and artistic director for various cultural events.
Works such as The House of Dorothy (2023) and its extensions — Dorothy's Closet (2024), Dorothy's Picnic Set (2024) and Dorothy’s Interior Boulevard (2025) — transform spaces into three-dimensional fables in which each element, from the architecture to the objects, contributes to telling the story it is writing.
His work earned him the Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Prize (Swiss Art Awards 2024) and the Bourse Déliée du Fonds Cantonal d'Art Contemporain 2023. As the co-founder of Souplex Atelier, he works as a set designer and artistic director for various cultural events.
Image: The House of Dorothy, 2023
CYAN HUESCAR
(they/them)
Cyan Huescar focuses their research on the spaces inbetween, the places where different realities can coexist. Their approach is multi and transdisciplinary, creating performances, installations and larps (live action role-playing) in which they explore the notions of presences, roles and wavering.
They mainly work in collaboration with other artists within diverse collectives (RrA, Globuleuxes, Pampeliška) with whom several creations have had the opportunity to be presented on different stages of Geneva.
Their current work mainly revolves around the idea of practicing grieving as an art practice and vice-versa. They are thus interested in the notions of thresholds, archives and transitions as different ways of approaching the topic.
They mainly work in collaboration with other artists within diverse collectives (RrA, Globuleuxes, Pampeliška) with whom several creations have had the opportunity to be presented on different stages of Geneva.
Their current work mainly revolves around the idea of practicing grieving as an art practice and vice-versa. They are thus interested in the notions of thresholds, archives and transitions as different ways of approaching the topic.
Image: The Traces We'll Leave Behind, 2024
HSUAN LEE
(she/they/he)
Hsuan Lee works across various media, including interactive objects, immersive installations, and films. By transforming ready-made objects, she invites the public into parallel worlds or speculative fiction. In 2023, at the age of 28, she faced a major health challenge. Since then, her work has shifted from discussions on the macro view on technology issues to personal exploration of her medical experience and queer identity.
Her artworks have been exhibited in Taiwan, France, and Switzerland, including at the Mapping Festival, the BIG (Biennale Insulaire des Espaces d’Art de Genève), and the Fesses-tival.
Her artworks have been exhibited in Taiwan, France, and Switzerland, including at the Mapping Festival, the BIG (Biennale Insulaire des Espaces d’Art de Genève), and the Fesses-tival.
Image: Wetland, 2022
GUILLAUME MARTIN-TATON
(he/him)
Guillaume Martin-Taton's work sits at the crossroads of contemporary art and design, revolving around a personal mythology. Led by his alter ego, Manitou, he has developed an alphabet of 676 characters along with its own diction and phonetics. Blending elements of signage and aposematism, the natural warning signals used by animals, Guillaume's creations function as both narrative artefacts and design objects. Across mediums such as painting, ceramics, and functional items, his work establishes a visual language that defines the identity of a fictional "micro-tribe."
Image: Vortex, 2023
MAUDE RENEVIER
(she/her)
Trained in visual communication and space design, Maude Renevier specialises in multidisciplinary projects that merge design and art.
Her creative practice blurs the boundaries between facts and fiction, using various space-based installations to imagine alternative worlds. She immerses the audience into narrative, visually poetic, critical and inclusive environments to address themes such as oppression, feminism and identity. Her Bachelor’s project ‘Jour Noir’ earned her the BEA Foundation’s Prix Jeune Artistes in 2020.
Alongside her artistic practice, Maude launched her visual communication, illustration and book-binding studio, focussing on meaningful projects which aligns with her values.
Her creative practice blurs the boundaries between facts and fiction, using various space-based installations to imagine alternative worlds. She immerses the audience into narrative, visually poetic, critical and inclusive environments to address themes such as oppression, feminism and identity. Her Bachelor’s project ‘Jour Noir’ earned her the BEA Foundation’s Prix Jeune Artistes in 2020.
Alongside her artistic practice, Maude launched her visual communication, illustration and book-binding studio, focussing on meaningful projects which aligns with her values.
Image: Jour Noir, 2018
TANGUY TROUBAT
(he/him)
Tanguy Troubat works within the intersection of art and design to create poetic and meaningful spaces. His artistic practice explores the themes of memory, ecology and the impact of industrialisation, blending different drawing practices and digital explorations.
He also freelances as a designer, specialising in projects that combine graphics, space and objects. His work spans various mediums like signage and scenography, for cultural and educational institutions across Switzerland and France.
Tanguy is interested in the encounters between emerging technologies and craftsmanship, which he explores through Souplex Atelier, the scenography studio he co-founded with Vincent Grange.
He also freelances as a designer, specialising in projects that combine graphics, space and objects. His work spans various mediums like signage and scenography, for cultural and educational institutions across Switzerland and France.
Tanguy is interested in the encounters between emerging technologies and craftsmanship, which he explores through Souplex Atelier, the scenography studio he co-founded with Vincent Grange.
Image: The Mutating Showroom, 2023