Artists Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz are representing Switzerland at this year’s Venice Biennale. They will exhibit their "Moving Backwards" installation at the Swiss pavilionExternal link starting Saturday.
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Pauline Boudry from Lausanne and Renate Lorenz from Berlin have collaborated artistically since 2007. They often create pieces that develop themes seen in previous material, resulting in works that incorporate different media such as music, film, or photography and dealing with “unrepresented or illegible moments of utopia”.
They examine themes of gender and social issues, and have an international presence and following. The duo’s new work is titled “Moving Backwards”.External link It plays around with the notion of direction, experimenting with backward dance movements and creating a disorienting experience for audience members as the artists challenge the senses.
High-net-worth individuals prioritise well-being over material possessions
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Swiss researchers sequence genome of 1918 Spanish flu virus
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Researchers from the Universities of Basel and Zurich (UZH) have sequenced the genome of the Spanish flu virus, thanks to a sample taken from an 18-year-old Swiss boy who died in the city on the Limmat in 1918, when the pandemic spread around the world.
Swiss martyr beatified in Barcelona by Catholic Church
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François-Benjamin May (1870-1909), a member of the Marist Brothers congregation, has been recognised as a 'blessed' by the Catholic Church.
Prevention and tech could help save billions on Swiss healthcare costs, says Deloitte
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By focusing on prevention and technology, it would be possible to reduce Switzerland's healthcare bill by CHF30 billion a year by 2040, according to Deloitte Switzerland.
Environment director warns of increasing climate-related risks in Switzerland
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Gotthard traffic queue hits 11km at start of holiday season
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The start of the summer holidays saw a long traffic jam in front of the Gotthard tunnel on Saturday. Traffic jams between Erstfeld and Göschenen in canton Uri were up to 11 kilometres long early in the morning.
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