Symbiosis

From the Passion to the Easter season, a participatory artworks at Lausanne Cathedral

Making the creative gesture accessible to everyone — this is the intention of artist Cedric Bregnard, who, with the participation of the public, is creating, from March 17 to April 19, a monumental participatory fresco in India ink entitled Symbiosis in the choir of the Cathedral.



🕦 Participatory activation moments ✍🏻

March
March 17 — 2:00 pm–5:00 pm

March 18 — 9:00 am–12:00 pm

March 19, 22, 24 — 2:00 pm–5:00 pm

March 25 — 9:00 am–12:00 pm

April
April 7, 9 — 3:00 pm–6:00 pm

April 16 — 9:00 am–12:00 pm

April 17 — 3:00 pm–6:00 pm

✍🏻 Closing event and artist meet-up, Sunday April 19 at 11:00 am

Measuring 490 x 490 cm, the artwork is composed of seven bands of paper progressively inked by the public, guided by the artist. Over the days, the fragments are assembled onto the large canvas raised in the choir, forming the complete fresco by Sunday April 19 at 11:00 am. The work is then visible every day until Sunday May 10.

Revealing the life and density of a photographic ecosystem by adding black and shadows resonates in a time when many of us are questioning the meaning of violence, suffering, and the darkness of the world, as well as the resilience and strength of life. Without shadow, a photograph lacks depth. Does this analogy also apply to the Living in its broader sense?

Launched in 2017, this project was born from Cedric Bregnard’s conviction that the Living is fundamentally creative, and that we are all potentially creators.

The gesture is simple: bringing out, using brush pens and vibrant touches of black ink, the contrasts of a half-tone printed image — branches, leaves, or fragments of rock.

The hand, guided by the darker areas of the image and carried by the fluctuations of the music, gradually reveals the contours and volumes of the many details of this large rocky surface, where plant life has found ways to adapt, covering the stone with ivy and multiple plants that have integrated into this extreme ecosystem.

Opening the gaze and allowing oneself to be guided by the movement of the hand, until the gesture emerges from what is seen, carried by forms and contrasts, letting go of mental control.

Letting oneself be carried by the subtle trembling of the Living, right here before our eyes.

«Seeing nature differently and challenging our relationship to time and perfection.»

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