Fragments of Conversation
“Fragments of Conversation” brings together works by Sixte Kakinda, Mónica Iturribarría, Keabetswe Boccomino, Till Langschied, Livia Kern, and Remo Schluep—artists who all participated in the “Atelier Mondial” exchange program. The exhibition explores how communication remains possible even under difficult cultural, political, or personal circumstances—and the resulting fragments of encounter, memory, and understanding.
Grant holders
2027
From a total of 159 applications in the fields of visual arts, cultural mediation, fashion & textiles, performing arts, and literature, the five respective Atelier Mondial juries selected the following grant recipients:
Visual Arts:
- Lysann König: Belgrade (December 2027 to March 2028)
- Clémence Bruno: Berlin (January to June 2027)
- Marcia Tello Cornejo: Berlin (July to December 2027)
- Aline Stalder: Yerevan (July to December 2027)
- Sévérine Kpoti: Johannesburg (February to April 2027)
- Christina Sperling: Paris (July bis December 2027)
- Margherita Raso: Paris (January to December 2027)
- Victoria Holdt: Taipei (September to November 2027)
- Karin Borer: Tokyo (January to March 2027)
- Luisanna González Quattrini: Travel grant
Cultural Mediation:
- Fatima Salum Said: Research travel grant
Fashion & Textiles:
- Dorothee Haller: Oaxaca (July to December 2027)
Performing Arts:
- Olivia Ronzani & Sahadatou Ami Touré: Travel grant
Literature:
- Iris Keller: Paris (January to March 2027)
- Mattia Avoledo: Paris (April to June 2027)
Currently guests at Atelier Mondial
Emil Ferris
from Chicago, USA (in cooperation with Cartoonmuseum Basel)
Mónica Iturribarria
from Oaxaca, Mexico (in cooperation with Museo Textil de Oaxaca, La Kunsthalle Mulhouse, Textilpiazza)
Sixte Kakinda
from Kampala, Uganda
Tina Gevorgyan
from Yerevan, Armenia, (in cooperation with KulturDialog Armenien)
Helen MacDonald
from Suffolk, England (in cooperation with Literaturhaus Basel)
40 Years of Atelier Mondial
This year, Atelier Mondial is celebrating a milestone birthday! Switzerland’s oldest multidisciplinary exchange programme was launched in 1986 by the Christoph Merian Foundation (CMS) – and operated at that time under the name iaab: Internationales Atelier- und Austauschprogramm der Region Basel. The idea behind this initiative was to support artists from the Basel region by enabling them to spend time abroad, thereby providing fresh inspiration for their work. At the same time, artists from abroad, who spent several months in the artist-residency studios at St. Alban-Tal, were also intended to breathe new life into the local art scene.
Much has changed over the years: iaab has evolved into the multidisciplinary and trinational Atelier Mondial, with its headquarters and its own artist-residency studios at the Dreispitz. It is supported by the CMS, the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, as well as the regions of South Baden and Alsace. The original idea behind the exchange has been preserved to this day, even though the focus is now more strongly on networking between the artist communities in the Tri-Regio and with the many partner organisations worldwide.
Atelier Mondial would like to express its heartfelt thanks to its funding bodies for their loyal commitment, which makes so much possible every year!
