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Radical Sources, 02.09 – 08.10.2022, Krone Couronne, Biel
Claire Fontaine, Dorota Gawęda & Eglė Kulbokaitė, Laurent Güdel, Jeanne Jacob, Hunter Longe, Lou Masduraud, Sadie Plant, Augustin Rebetez, Jan van Oordt, and a text by Antoine Rubin
In collaboration with La Dépendance, St-Imier

There is a stream that follows the Arc of Jura through St-Imier down to the heart of Biel/Bienne, bringing with it the echoes of a politically engaged culture. Bordering France, the Jura region has hosted libertarian spirits and anarchist watchmakers, as well as the first International anti-authoritarian congress in St-Imier 150 years ago. “Is there something in the waters of the river la Suze, or in the air of St-Imier?” asks author Sadie Plant in a letter exchange with artist Jan van Oordt. What roots underground to emerge in a desire for greater mutuality?

According to French philosopher Catherine Malabou, one of the questions of the political role of art can be traced in the debate between Jean-François Lyotard and Jacques Rancière, who, starting by opposing argumentation, agree that art can be defined as "an anarchist device”. The collective exhibition RADICAL SOURCES takes its source from the history of anarchism in the Jura region and looks at artist practices that crystallise socio-political issues and reflect upon alternatives to current societal structures.

Kratt (I-III), 2021.

Kratt (I-III), 2021.

Radical Sources
Kratt (I-III), 2021.

Kratt (I-III), 2021.

Kratt (I-III), 2021. (detail)

Kratt (I-III), 2021. (detail)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Enclosure (II), 2019.

Enclosure (II), 2019.

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

For when I look at you for a moment, then it is no longer possible for me to speak; my tongue has snapped, at once a subtle fire has stolen beneath my flesh, I see nothing with my eyes, my ears hum, sweat pours from me, a trembling seizes me all over, I am greener than grass, and it seems to me that I am a little short of dying., 2019.

For when I look at you for a moment, then it is no longer possible for me to speak; my tongue has snapped, at once a subtle fire has stolen beneath my flesh, I see nothing with my eyes, my ears hum, sweat pours from me, a trembling seizes me all over, I am greener than grass, and it seems to me that I am a little short of dying., 2019.


For when I look at you for a moment, then it is no longer possible for me to speak; my tongue has snapped, at once a subtle fire has stolen beneath my flesh, I see nothing with my eyes, my ears hum, sweat pours from me, a trembling seizes me all over, I am greener than grass, and it seems to me that I am a little short of dying., 2019. (detail)

For when I look at you for a moment, then it is no longer possible for me to speak; my tongue has snapped, at once a subtle fire has stolen beneath my flesh, I see nothing with my eyes, my ears hum, sweat pours from me, a trembling seizes me all over, I am greener than grass, and it seems to me that I am a little short of dying., 2019. (detail)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)

Radical Sources, Krone Couronne, Biel. (exhibition view)