In the interests of economic development in South American countries, the Amazon rainforest has long been viewed primarily as an exploitable source of raw materials. Broken Landscape, an immersive and interactive installation by Verena Metz Zumaran, presents a specific case from the area of La Pampa, Perú. It illustrates an urgent truth: that the fragile ground beneath us — socially, ecologically and politically — can no longer sustain this destructive model.

An Exhibition in collaboration with Atelier Mondial and Im Schaufenster.

Vincent Gallais' artistic universe is created from simple gestures and modest materials. His works are born from recycled objects, fragments of materials, photographs and drawings that he arranges, combines or subtracts. Between construction and erasure, he composes structures where each layer retains the memory of the gesture.

For this exhibition, his installations unfold like landscapes to be explored, made up of tensions and breaths, where gestures leave a trace and open up a horizon.

Since the beginning of the year, the association Le Tube has been supporting Vincent Gallais in the conception, construction and presentation of this solo exhibition at the Atelier Mondial.

Guided tours: 12, 16, 19 and 23 October at 4pm
Closing reception: Sunday, 26 October 2025, 1-3pm

Constellationsof Hope, Sharing Grounds brings together four artist/activist collectives active between Asia and Europe. Through socially engaged and activist art, they address social justice, particularly those concerning migrants, diasporic populations and sexual minorities, while cultivating solidarity, autonomy, and care. Rather than focusing on individual works, the exhibition foregrounds collectivity itself as an artistic infrastructure, supporting activist practices, fostering transnational connections, and inspiring imaginative futures. It is a gathering across distance: a journey beyond borders, an encounter across continents, and a weaving of connection and friendship.

This exhibition is the final outcome of Li Jia's residency in Basel.

Mit: Asian Future Collective, Chen Yifei, Social Sensibility R&D Department, Zheng Ningyuan & WUXU
Kuratiert von:Li Jia

Programme Opening Day:

• 14–17 Uhr: Participatory gathering. Have you eaten yet?, by Asian Futures Collective. Asian Futures Collective invites you into a participatory gathering of care and imagination. Through small gestures of sharing, nourishing, and creating together, we will weave traces of diasporic belonging that linger in the space throughout the opening.
• 18 Uhr: Opening
• 18.30 Uhr: Puppet theatre. Revolutionary Tofu by Chen Yifei and Li Jia
• 19 Uhr: Lecture. Social Sensibility R&D Department by Alessandro Rolandi

With: Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, Saba Niknam, Cemre Nomer, Deirdre O’Leary, Andrea Perales, Kathrin Stalder
Curated by: Isabel Balzer, Alexandra Stäheli

The exhibition What the Water Gave Us brings together six artistic positions from London, Strasbourg, Oaxaca, and Basel. Through diverse approaches in textile and sculptural forms, the artists explore questions about the value of material things and the values that underpin our society. In times of socio-political upheaval, which shells and skins are worth protecting? Who defines the value of waste? And which elements are essential and non-negotiable for our lives? Water serves as a unifying motif—a source of life, a symbol of transformation, and a mirror of social processes.

A collaboration between Atelier Mondial, Artstübli Kunst & Kultur, and Kunsttage Basel.

KUNSTTAGE

Fri., 29.08. – Sun., 31.08. 11am – 6pm

• Fri., 29.08.,
  4.30pm Guided tour with curators and artists //
  Vernissage 5 – 8pm

• Sat., 30.08.,
  2pm – 4pm, Workshop on coffee grounds (with Cemre Nomer) //
  4.30pm:Guided tour with curators and artists

• Sun., 31.08.,
  2pm – 4pm, Workshop on coffee grounds (with Cemre Nomer) //
  4.30pm: Guided tour with curators and artists

FINISSAGE: Sat., 27.09., 2pm – 6pm