Come and spend a warm moment and exchange in the foyer of Arsenic

On the program:

• 12:00 PM
  Welcome tea and coffee (offered)

• 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
  Discussion with Cecilia Moya Rivera and Léa Katharina Meier, moderated by Ruth Munganga (free entry)
  The two artists engage with history and archives to extract new narratives through their creations. What are they? What do they convey?

  Cecilia Moya Rivera presents ROTA at 5:00 PM. This stage creation takes us into the heart of colonial shadows and invites us to reflect. Will words have the power to “repair” the past?

  Léa Katharina Meier is working on La Grande-Biblioteca-Bagnata-Umida-Lubrificata-Vergognosa. This visual and performative research project explores books, libraries, and archives as intimate landscapes. The creation will be presented at Arsenic in 2026.

• 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
  Crochet with Crochette Hoe (free entry)
  Lausanne-based artist Crochette Hoe handcrafts accessories and clothing from recycled materials. She invites you to a workshop to share her practice. All skill levels welcome, 8 spots available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  Elie Autin takes you on a guided tour of her exhibition (free entry)
  Jewelry, ornaments, baroque inspirations—everything is opulent in this Antichambre. At the heart of the installation, the artist attacks, flirts with, and devours fantasies of power and submission.

• 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
  ROTA – Cecilia Moya Rivera (ticketed event)

• 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  A selection of books is presented by Les Médusales – a queer, feminist, and decolonial collective bookstore.

• Starting at 12:00 PM
  A variety of sweet and savory treats will be continuously available at the Café.
  A drawing corner for kids will be set up in the foyer.

Let’s take this opportunity to share in joy and care. Everyone is welcome.