The Rehmann-Museum Laufenburg invites you to the opening of the immersive exhibition Énergies fossiles on Friday, March 13. Under the direction of artist Pauline Marx, an international collective is creating a subterranean world that allows visitors to experience the hidden forces of the earth with all their senses.
What do the traces of life that have lain dormant in stone and fossils for millions of years tell us? The exhibition Énergies fossiles (March 14 to July 5, 2026) explores this question in an unconventional way. Artworks by Pauline Marx and eight other artists come together with fossils from the Frick Dinosaur Museum in this chthonic - i.e. underground - wonderland.
Bridging the gap between art, alchemy and science
The project combines regional materials from the Jurapark Aargau - such as Frick clay, local fossils and wild plants - with contemporary art. The result is a multi-sensory work of art: handmade light, fragrance, sound and textile sculptures invite visitors to immerse themselves in a mineral journey through time. Here you can smell the aromas of primeval plants, listen to the echo of stones and rediscover the secret history of the earth.
International collective with regional roots
An international team from France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland is working under the leadership of Pauline Marx (Brest, FR), who is also known as a musician under the name Le diable dégoûtant. They include plant specialist Maëtte Lannuzel, performance artist Tatiana Karl Pez and regional artists Frauke Roloff (Schopfheim), Karola Kauffmann (Hottingen) and Nika Schudel (Laufenburg). This interdisciplinary collaboration combines expertise in ceramics, distillation, weaving and sound research.
Invitation to the vernissage
The opening ceremony will take place on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 7 pm. After a welcoming address by the Mayor of Laufenburg (Baden), Ulrich Krieger, and curator Michael Hiltbrunner, guests can look forward to performances by Vica Pacheco (BE) and Tatiana Karl Pez (FR).
What do the traces of life that have lain dormant in stone and fossils for millions of years tell us? The exhibition Énergies fossiles (March 14 to July 5, 2026) explores this question in an unconventional way. Artworks by Pauline Marx and eight other artists come together with fossils from the Frick Dinosaur Museum in this chthonic - i.e. underground - wonderland.
Bridging the gap between art, alchemy and science
The project combines regional materials from the Jurapark Aargau - such as Frick clay, local fossils and wild plants - with contemporary art. The result is a multi-sensory work of art: handmade light, fragrance, sound and textile sculptures invite visitors to immerse themselves in a mineral journey through time. Here you can smell the aromas of primeval plants, listen to the echo of stones and rediscover the secret history of the earth.
International collective with regional roots
An international team from France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland is working under the leadership of Pauline Marx (Brest, FR), who is also known as a musician under the name Le diable dégoûtant. They include plant specialist Maëtte Lannuzel, performance artist Tatiana Karl Pez and regional artists Frauke Roloff (Schopfheim), Karola Kauffmann (Hottingen) and Nika Schudel (Laufenburg). This interdisciplinary collaboration combines expertise in ceramics, distillation, weaving and sound research.
Invitation to the vernissage
The opening ceremony will take place on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 7 pm. After a welcoming address by the Mayor of Laufenburg (Baden), Ulrich Krieger, and curator Michael Hiltbrunner, guests can look forward to performances by Vica Pacheco (BE) and Tatiana Karl Pez (FR).
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