Guided tours by the exhibition’s curator (in French): Friday, May 26, 5pm and Thursday, June 1st, 2pm. Meeting point: Central Pavilion. Duration: approx. 90 min. Details and reservations: May 26, June 1st

Sobremesa presents visual artworks addressing questions of food and food politics in a selection of restaurants, bistros and cafés around Vevey. The exhibition conveys the public to an unusual cultural experience beyond the institutional framework in the form of an artistic stroll and a discovery of emblematic gastronomic places in the city. This collaboration with Vevey’s gastronomic milieu aims to highlight the importance of restaurants as spaces of conviviality and culture while simultaneously showcasing the work of young Swiss and international artists whose engaged practices foster debates about the environmental and social challenges of our times. 

The title of the exhibition comes from an untranslatable Spanish word that evokes the time spent around a table after a meal, during which the conversation continues, sometimes for hours. It is an intimate and convivial moment that encourages discussion and the exchange of ideas. The works thus presented in gastronomic places become both a materialization of this concept and an invitation to sit down at the table to put the world to rights.

Full PDF Sobremesa booklet HERE.

Artists: Brigham Baker (USA/CH) / Adrien Chevalley (CH) / Isaac Contreras (MX) / Doris Dehan Son (CH) /  Phoebe-Lin Elnan (SG/NO/CH) / Gina Proenza (CH) / Oz Oderbolz (CH)

Artists, venues and opening times

Brigham Baker
Céleste, rue Louis-Meyer 2
Mo 8am–5pm, Tu–Sa 8am–10pm, Su closed

Adrien Chevalley
Hôtel des Trois Couronnes, rue d’Italie 49
The works are exhibited in the lobby, accessible at all times            

Isaac Contreras
Bar-scène Le Bout du Monde, rue d’Italie 24
Mo–Th 11:30am–12am, Fr–Sa 11:30am–2am, Su 11:30am–12am

Phoebe-Lin Elnan
Bachibouzouk, rue des Jardins 12
Mo 4pm–1am, Tu–Th 10am–1am, Fr–Sa 10am–2am, Su closed

Oz Oderbolz
Les 3 Sifflets, rue du Simplon 1
Mo 6pm–12am, Tu–Sa 10am–3pm/6pm–12am, Su 6pm–12am                      

Gina Proenza
À la Valsainte, rue du Collège 22
Mo closed, Tu–Sa 10:30am–2:30pm/6pm–12am, Su closed                            

Doris Dehan Son
Le Syrien, place Scanavin 5
The artwork is visible outdoors, at all times

Images Credits:

1- Phoebe-Lin Elnan (CH), Breaking News, film still, 2022, video and sound, 13 min. © Phoebe-Lin Elnan

2- Brigham Baker (CH), Untitled (Dote), 2023, boiled plant matter, various industrial materials, 75 x 60 x 1.5 cm. © Brigham Baker

3- Adrien Chevalley (CH), Le jardin communautaire, 2020, glazed earthenware, maple wood, 50 x 70 cm. © Julien Gremaud

4- Isaac Contreras (MX), Días de supermercado, 2010, digital photograph. © Isaac Contreras

5- Doris Dehan Son (CH), Thanks, bye (restaurant kids), 2021, neon, 120 x 75 x 4 cm. Photo: Flavio Karrer © Doris Dehan Son

6- Oz Oderbolz (CH) , Mi casa, su casa, detail, 2021, ceramic, approx. 50 x 30 x 25 cm. © Oz Oderbolz

7- Gina Proenza (CH), The Beasts, The Infamous, detail, 2023, straw, approx. 300 x 150 x 5 cm. © Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Sebastian Schaub