Agenda

The exhibition (Schweizer Medienkunst) presents works by the winners of the Pax Art Awards 2020. The three Swiss artists address themes that are as diverse as they are essential.

From fictional worlds created in digital space to reflections on identity and self-expression in social media and playful but critical engagement with digital datasets,

Their different perspectives on poignant questions about society and technology investigate further-reaching connotations and future development.

For nearly thirty years, Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) has been hiding from the outside world, protected from paparazzi’s and the limelight in her beautiful house settled in Tolochenaz (canton of Vaud).

Bought in 1965, this home was her haven of peace and its name “La Paisible” made perfect sense. Within those walls, she raised her children, designed a wonderfulion Bo garden and her many friends.

The exposition (Audrey Hepburn in Switzerland : a lifelong love affair…) shows the Swiss life of this actress, her love for flowers (especially for roses), her immersion into local life and her philanthropic involvement for UNICEF.

The exhibition focuses on women and their (historical) place in society. The exhibition also shows the long road to women’s suffrage in Switzerland (1971) and in the canton of Obwalden in particular.

Five different women from Obwalden, Gweerigi Fraiwä (independent Women) are introduced: a writer, the first female doctor, a poet, a scientist and a social security pioneer.

Also on display are works of art by Nicole Buchmann (1987). Her photo series “Spinnereien” illustrate the long road to women’s suffrage in Obwalden: the progress and the setbacks.

On several purple panels, the history of marginalised women (Unerhörte Weiblichkeit) can be seen and heard.