From October 22nd to 24th

The waiting rooms at Versailles, also known as 'antechambers', were often highly ornate and richly decorated with elaborate tapestries, paintings and sculptures. They were designed to impress visitors and convey the wealth and power of the French monarchy.
Élie Autin's 'Antichambre' is both past and prologue. As a sanctuary, his installation-performance commemorates past bacchanals and re-enacts a new ritual of power and seduction.
In the “waiting room”, eyes hover and glide before a seductive yet inaccessible figure; then, the unapproachable is approached.
Priestess of “Bacchus”, wife of an emperor or herself, Élie Autin flirts with, attacks and devours fantasies of power and subjugation.

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A multi-disciplinary artist, Élie Autin develops several artistic mediums: choreography, modeling, performance and visual arts. His first solo, Présage, premiered at the Arsenic in autumn 2022. Her fluid identities play head-on with the spectator's gaze. As a performer and dancer, Élie works with artists such as Tamara Alegre, caner teker, Marvin Mtoumo, the Ouinch Ouinch collective, Nagi Gianni and Natasza Gerlach. As a model and photo model, she regularly performs and poses for various artists and brands, including Dior for DAZED. At the same time, the artist is developing her visual work, with exhibitions at Circuit (Lausanne), Hamlet (Zurich), La rada (Locarno) and other venues.
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Photo © Alice Speller

Aphélandra Siassia
A freelance journalist with a Master's degree in contemporary art history and a Master's in cultural journalism, Aphélandra Siassia is committed to the intersectional feminist, social and artistic fields.
In her work as an editor, she seeks to make the voices of the unheard resonate, putting her commitment at the forefront.

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In partnership with SOMA and with the support of Pro Helvetia, Fondation suisse pour la culture.