*1991, lives and works in Geneva
cha.schaer@gmail.com
studio : Clos de la Fonderie 7, 1227 Carouge
A set of tools and instruments which measure, list, classify, organise and archive data which constitue the essence of my work while stressing the diversion of pre-existing systems. According to a pre-determined process, the object of study is probed, then reduced to its simplest aesthetic form, before bringing fullness to its formal skeleton through repetitive gestures and reproductions that inevitably end up causing variations. Each of the repeated movement becomes mechanical, like an industrial machinery.
It is about scales, numbers and classifications and to exhaust their logical systems until they become absurd. Serial and administrative aesthetics result from these combinations. While each project consists of a set of concrete variations, they often reach a point where the produced form exceeds the intended result, like an open score. These protocols add a sensitive and organic touch to the tension between control and excess. This way, the finished object and its process function are intimately bound, by the interdependent nature of the relationship between a unique element and its whole.
Solo exhibitions
| 2023 | In situ intervention in public space, Hameau du vieux Fossard, Geneva (upcoming) |
| 2020 | Espaces témoins, Andata Ritorno gallery, Geneva |
| 2019 | Point O, Salle Crosnier, Geneva |
| 2018 | Autonomie, Zabriskie Point, Geneva |
Group exhibitions and interventions
| 2022 | Atlas arboricole, Villa Bernasconi, Geneva |
| 2021 | Intervention : telephone booth / books booth (Villette/Thônex), Geneva Bourses de la Ville de Genève 2021 BLCG, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva I LOVE #ArtisteDici, la vraie vie, Plaine de Plainpalais 7, Geneva Exercice de Parade, Les Halles, Porrentruy Mille vues du Salève c’est possible, dit « la Mouche », Duplex, Geneva HyperOtlet – Le document dans tous ses états, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Paris Nord, Paris |
| 2020 | Jungkunst 2020, Halle 53, Winterthur |
| 2019 | ETC…, Atelier du Nord gallery, Sion Beauty & Rooms, Palp Festival 2019, Sion Involvement in the workshop 396/8, Villa Arson, Nice |
| 2018 | Bourses Déliées 2018, Halle nord, Geneva Video for Portmanteau Rotary Plate, Halle nord – Capsule 2.49, Genève Salon artgenève – New Heads Fondation BNP Paribas Art Awards, Palexpo, Geneva Proxy Paradise – New Heads Fondation BNP Paribas Art Awards, LiveInYourHead, Geneva |
| 2017 | Minisymposium-livre d’artiste’s conference, HEAD - construction option, Geneva Le Musée des Erreurs à La Boîte, La Boîte 31 (17 quai de Conti), Paris Panel discussion about the Oracles book, Bibliothèque Kandinsky Centre Pompidou, Paris Oracles, P. Leguillon et B. Fedier, editorial conception, editions Patrick Frey, Zürich |
| 2015 | Invitée, Christopher Gerber gallery, Lausanne |
| 2014 | Bivouac, Villa du Parc – Contemporary Art Center, Annemasse Homes to sell, 121 Highland Avenue, Marfa Annexie épisode 04 : Prohibition. Juice (Galerie Harry Mugwumps), Espace Libre, Bienne |
| 2013 | Dépôt de Dérive, Projektraum Bethanien, Berlin |
| 2012 | Titres Provisoires, Minoterie Rodynam, Orbe |
| 2011 | Ailleurs et Autrement, LiveInYourHead, Geneva |
Scholarship / prices / collection
| 2021 | Bourse du Commun 2021 for artistic research |
| 2020 | Acquisition : collection of the Fonds municipal d’art contemporain of the city of Geneva |
| 2019-2022 | Beneficiary of the studio Usine, Fonds municipal d’art contemporain, Geneva |
| 2017 | Bourses Déliées laureate of the Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain, Geneva |
Experience
| 2022 | MAMCO Geneva (Musée d’art moderne et contemporain) Conservation internship |
| 2018-2022 | Printing and Publishing Pool, Geneva University of Art and Design HES assistant of the typography, PAO, publishing workshop |
| 2013-2018 | Metal workshop, Geneva University of Art and Design Intermittent assistant (basic training in metallic construction) |
Education
| in process | Master of Information Sciences Geneva University of Gestion |
| 2015-2017 | Master of Fine Arts, work.master orientation (contemporary artistic practice) Graduated with High Honors, Geneva University of Art and Design |
| 2014-2015 | Elementary Chinese language certificate Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 2011-2014 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, de/construction option (sculpture, installation, space) Graduated with High Honors, Geneva University of Art and Design |