Studio view, Pregny-Chambésy near Geneva, 2026

BLOW (Group Exhibition)

Cheminée Nord (Usine Kugler), Geneva

Dates
September 24 - October 6, 2026

Opening reception
September 24 from 6 to 9 pm

Opening days
To be specified & by appointment

Artists
Christine Boillat, Mauren Brodbeck, Victoire Cathalan, Crystel Ceresa, Mathieu Creche, Stéphane Ducret, Thierry Feuz, Clothilde Gosset, JM Kerfanto, Axelle Snakkers

Venue
Cheminée Nord (Usine Kugler)
Rue de la Truite 4
1205 Geneva
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5 + 5 = Y (Solo Exhibition)

Studio, Pregny-Chambésy near Geneva

Dates
October 10 - November 8, 2026

Opening reception
Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11, from 1 to 7 pm
Feel free to bring food for the barbecue and drinks to share in the garden

Opening days
By appointment with Stéphane Ducret : +41 76 385 6888

Artist
Stéphane Ducret

Venue
Stéphane Ducret Studio
Chem. Champ-Caron 5A
1292 Pregny-Chambésy near Geneva
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Mapping the psyche through a neurobiological lens, this new body of work transforms painting into an organic space of memory.
— Stéphane Ducret
 
 

Featuring the inaugural presentations of the unreleased series Being Matters, the exhibitions 5 + 5 = Y (solo) & BLOW (group) highlight my most recent body of work—an intimate practice that promises to be a decisive turning point in my career.

These paintings explore the invisible mechanisms of thought and human trajectories. The artwork unfolds as a space for visual experimentation, where the creative process engages in a dialogue with the depths of the psyche.

The exhibition brings together seven large to very large oil paintings on linen, accompanied by a series of small-format works on wood.

 

Studio view, Pregny-Chambésy near Geneva, 2026

The Imprint of Gesture and Memory

My work unfolds an immersive mapping of the psyche and the living realm. Drawing from a neurobiological vocabulary—electrical currents and branching neural networks—painting becomes a site for the emergence of a memory that is no longer figurative, but dynamic and organic. The canvas is thus understood as a phenomenological vessel, capturing the tensions, flows, and intangible resonances of the human experience.

Artwork as Process and Introspection

Resisting any impulse toward immediate formal resolution, my approach develops within a resolutely processual and introspective dimension. I envision the canvas as a field of heuristic experimentation. Mistakes, pentimenti, and layering are not erased; instead, they are elevated to the status of fully realized visual operators. Through a interplay of successive strata, every trial and hesitation remains embedded within the very texture of the work. The outcome is not a finished or decorative object, but a living organism that retains the memory of his own creation. Failure, far from being a pitfall, becomes the catalyst for an ontology of painting: it feeds the unfolding of the picture and reveals the persistent sedimentations of our own existential trajectory.

 

Studio view, Pregny-Chambésy near Geneva, 2026