ESTHER MATHIS & RALPH BÜRGIN AT HIFLOW

OPENING  |TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 6PM 
JANUARY 29 – APRIL 11, 2025
HIFLOW, CHEMIN DU CHAMP-DES-FILLES 36A, 1228 PLAN-LES-OUATES, GENEVA

We are delighted to announce the group show Leaving the Island, featuring the work of Esther Mathis (*1985 Winterthur, Switzerland) and Ralph Bürgin (*1980 Basel, lives and works in Basel) curated by Marie Maertens, opening in Geneva. The exhibition explores water as a powerful metaphor for departure, exile, and the full range of human emotions. While water represents dreams, longing, and the allure of escape, it also reveals its destructive side, reflecting the tragic reality of forced crossings and the memory of shipwrecks. 

Artists: Malala Andrialavidrazana, Ismaïl Bahri, Marc Bauer, Alix Boillot, Catherine Bolle, Ralph Bürgin, Karishma D’Souza, Latifa Echakhch, Daniela Edburg, Samuel Fasse, Jean-Marie Fahy, Brice Guilbert, Tali Lennox, Mingjun Luo, Esther Mathis, Sofia Mitsola, Chemu Ng’ok, Richard Tuttle, Lian Zhang.

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Ralph Bürgin, Concerto giardino, 2023

Ralph Bürgin, Concerto giardino, oil on canvas, 67,5 x 48 cm,  2023.

Ralph Bürgin, Blauwand, 2023

Ralph Bürgin, Blauwand, oil on canvas, 67,5 x 48 cm,  2023.

Ralph Bürgin, Nocturnal Scene II, 2023

Ralph Bürgin, Nocturnal Scene II, oil on canvas, 67,5 x 48 cm,  2023.

Esther Mathis, Mirror

Esther Mathis, Mirror (Pink), photography, 2012.

Esther Mathis, Mirror Pink, Videoarbeit

Esther Mathis, Film still (3:00min) from Mirror (Pink), 2012.