At the Salle du Faubourg, we presented a multidimensional exhibition featuring more than 200 creations by nearly 500 children from schools in the Geneva region. At the same time, the public was able to discover the Duchamp au Jardin and Duchamp au Lac exhibition kits, created by artists and scientists who bridge the gap between art, nature, and education, and usually only presented in schools.
Videos by international artists inspired by the theme complemented this reflection, as did a program of practical workshops led by local actors in the circular economy.
These activities were designed to encourage participants to imagine new ways of understanding the material resources that shape our world and our way of life, and to reflect on new forms of connection and sustainable creation.
Events that took place during Co-Creation Phase
Opening party: (re)connecting.earth (03)
Children's imaginations and co-creation
Wed, Nov 26, 2025, 6 – 10 PM, Salle communale du Faubourg Rue des Terreaux-du-Temple 8, 1201 Genève
Come celebrate the opening of 10 days of shared creations at the Salle du Faubourg: children's artwork, artist videos, and initiatives to imagine the world of tomorrow and the third Biennale.
Lecture: Prof. Tobias Brosch
Emotions. Art as a catalyst for engagement?
Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 7 – 8:30 PM, Haute École de Musique de Genève Haute école de Musique, Rue du Général-Dufour 2, 1204 Genève
How do emotions influence our decisions and commitments? This lecture explores how art can awaken emotions that can transform our relationship with the world and encourage sustainable behaviour.
A stroll with Soya the Cow
Try Walking in my Hooves
Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 2 – 4:30 PM, Salle communale du Faubourg Rue des Terreaux-du-Temple 8, 1201 Genève
Animal rights, climate activism, music and queer feminism, all spiced up with a healthy dose of drag: that's Soya the Cow. The alter ego of performer, musician and activist Daniel Hellmann, this singing cow blurs the boundaries between masculine and feminine, human and animal.
Roundtable
Animals as a resource? Perspectives from farmers and artists
Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 5 – 6:30 PM, Villa du Parc Parc Montessuit, 12 Rue de Genève, 74100 Annemasse, France
A discussion at Villa du Parc (Annemasse) between artist Virginia Markus and Soizic Vauclin and Stéphane Baud, two farmers undergoing retraining. Moderated by Bernard Vienat and Soya the Cow, combining agricultural stories and artistic perspectives.
Workshop
The planning table
Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 2 – 6 PM, Salle communale du Faubourg Rue des Terreaux-du-Temple 8, 1201 Genève
A collective workshop-game where each participant imagines a character inspired by their life in order to rethink, together and in a playful way, the distribution of resources and our economic systems.
Workshop for kids
Imagine the resources that get you to school
Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 2 – 4 PM, Salle communale du Faubourg Rue des Terreaux-du-Temple 8, 1201 Genève
Where do your pencil leads come from? What natural resources lie behind your school?
Through a treasure hunt and a participatory exhibition bringing together more than 500 pupils from the district, children aged 6 to 12 explore the origins of the materials that surround them and imagine new ways of inhabiting the world.
Workshop
Echoes of Extraction
Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 4 – 5 PM , Salle communale du Faubourg Rue des Terreaux-du-Temple 8, 1201 Genève
A simple gesture: sorting screws. In the context of a participatory workshop, this mundane action becomes a collective experience that prompts reflection on the value of resources, attention and care.
