Art in dialogue
An insight into the Swiss Post collection
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The Art Department would like to invite you to a new public series of discussions with artists, held in conjunction with the recently released publication about Swiss Post’s art collection. During moderated discussions with selected artists, we aim to shed light on key themes of the collection, make the publication accessible to a wider audience and, above all, highlight the artistic practices of the featured artists. With their expertise and diverse backgrounds, discussion partners from various disciplines will enrich the dialogue and open up new perspectives.
The events will take place at Swiss Post branches and are aimed at art enthusiasts and the general public.
The next conversations
Douglas Mandry
Friday, 3 July 2026, 6 p.m., Swiss Post branch Zurich 1 Sihlpost
Douglas Mandry in conversation with Daniel Farinotti (professor of glaciology at ETH Zurich and at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research); moderation: Damian Christinger (independent curator, writer and lecturer)
Douglas Mandry (born in 1989 in Geneva, lives and works in Zurich) works across different media in photography, print graphics, painting and sculpture. His practice is characterized by an experimental approach to materials and combines artistic work with intensive scientific research. Mandry regularly collaborates with researchers in archaeology, technology, history and science to explore the relationship between humans and nature, and to address questions of time, memory, ephemerality and preservation.
The conversation will focus on the retreat of glaciers, the impact of climate change on landscapes and sustainability issues. The starting point is a joint expedition to the Rhône Glacier, in which Mandry combined artistic research and Farinotti glaciological measurements to capture the shapes of glacier mills and bring art and science into direct dialogue. It shows how artistic and scientific perspectives open up new approaches to environmental issues.
The discussion will be held in German.
Kelly Tissot
Thursday, 19 November 2026, 6 p.m., Basel
Kelly Tissot in conversation with Fabienne Liptay (cinematography professor, University of Zurich)
Moderation: Ines Tondar (assistant curator, Kunsthaus Baselland)
In her artwork, Kelly Tissot (*1995, Haute-Savoie/FR, lives and works in Basel) combines photographic series with installative elements, examining image constructions as well as traditional concepts of landscape. Her works are characterized by a cool aesthetic, in which the familiar and unfamiliar overlap in a multi-layered way. Through this, she reveals how people shape nature. She creates images that oscillate between a rural idyll and a palpable sense of unrest.
The conversation will focus on Tissot’s imagery and the unsettling atmosphere that characterizes her work. With input from Fabienne Liptay, it will explore how cinematic narratives disrupt conventional viewing habits and suddenly make seemingly banal details of the landscape look uncanny. The central question is how images tell stories without revealing everything – a deliberate play with the visible and the hidden, in which familiar landscapes lose their harmless clarity.
The discussion will be held in English.