29/08/2026
Artists in Residence in September!🍄🟫
August is almost over, and it’s time to say goodbye once again. The following artists are leaving us over the next few days:
Babette Walder .walder
Lucy Cordes Engelman
Ruben Castro
Ruth Amstutz
Thomas Splett
Thank you all so much for your interesting work, the lovely conversations and the great atmosphere you’ve brought to Nairs!
At the start of September, we’ll be welcoming four new residents to Nairs:
Alizé Rose-May Alizé Rose-May
Bertilla Spinas
Massimiliano Rossetto massimiliano rossetto
Leo Shearmur
We’re absolutely delighted to welcome you here very soon and wish you a wonderful stay!
Also staying with us are:
Alessandro Giannelli Alessandro Giannelli
Joppe Venema joppevenema
Lisa Ijejoma LISA UCHECHI IJEOMA
Ma Haijiao Haijiao MA
Alizé Rose-May Alizé Rose-May (*1990, Bern, Switzerland) explores – through video, photography, objects, research, curation, text and teaching – relationships, the concepts of «kinship» and family, tradition, connections, collectivity and narrative spaces of togetherness. ARM’s interests lie in the archive, the gaps in historiography and the question of how shared life is possible. ARM addresses q***r aspects of everyday life and brings overlooked stories to the fore by drawing on q***r semiotics and a vocabulary of intimacy.
Find out more about our current residents on our website!
Credit: Karin*Etienne Scheidegger
Bertilla Spinas (*1999, Lucerne, Switzerland) works as a visual and performing artist. Much of her practice is conceptual and is guided by the principle that the artistic idea determines the choice of medium. Bertilla’s works are often intended as direct responses to specific spaces or situations. In a playful manner, she creates site-specific conceptual works that bring the seemingly mundane into the realm of socio-political discourse.
Massimiliano Rossetto massimiliano rossetto (*1993, Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss–Italian artist working across photography, sculpture, and multisensory installation. His practice investigates the entanglement of landscapes, bodies, and memory through a quee