In regular public tours with curator Michael Hiltbrunner, this complex web of art, alchemy and science is deciphered for the public.
What does primeval flora smell like? What echoes does mineral time produce? And how do you transform soil from Frick into contemporary art? These questions are at the heart of the "Énergies fossiles" installation, which can be experienced in Laufenburg until July 5, 2026.
An international collective as guests in Laufenburg
French artist and musician Pauline Marx has brought together an international team for this project. Together, they have created a chthonic - i.e. underground - world that combines regional materials from the Aargau Jura Park with palaeontological finds.
The public guided tours offer the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of this "Gesamtkunstwerk". They explain how fragrant distillates are created from wild plants, how archaic ceramic techniques or weaving techniques are used, and how the various works of the entire team of artists transform the rooms of the Rehmann Museum into an underground world. The guided tours are designed as a dialog to make the "ecology of attention" that Marx strives for in her work tangible for visitors.
What does primeval flora smell like? What echoes does mineral time produce? And how do you transform soil from Frick into contemporary art? These questions are at the heart of the "Énergies fossiles" installation, which can be experienced in Laufenburg until July 5, 2026.
An international collective as guests in Laufenburg
French artist and musician Pauline Marx has brought together an international team for this project. Together, they have created a chthonic - i.e. underground - world that combines regional materials from the Aargau Jura Park with palaeontological finds.
The public guided tours offer the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of this "Gesamtkunstwerk". They explain how fragrant distillates are created from wild plants, how archaic ceramic techniques or weaving techniques are used, and how the various works of the entire team of artists transform the rooms of the Rehmann Museum into an underground world. The guided tours are designed as a dialog to make the "ecology of attention" that Marx strives for in her work tangible for visitors.
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