TWINGI 26
Art in the Twingi Gorge
The historic road through the Twingi Gorge is considered a monument of national importance. Since 2007, Twingi has also been a place of art. On 19 October, TWINGI 25 came to a successful conclusion. We would like to thank the artists involved for their commitment and valuable contributions.
Planning for TWINGI 26 is already underway. There will be no public call for entries for the 20th edition of TWINGI. Instead, we are taking a look back by inviting all previous participants to submit a project idea. As an exception, no applications from new artists will be considered for TWINGI 26.
The vernissage of TWINGI 26 will take place on Saturday, 20 June 2026.
Further events:
Public guided tours: 5 July and 9 August
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Round Table: 29 August
Family workshop: 29 August
TWINGI anniversary celebration: 29 August
The exhibition booklets for the years 2018 to 2025 provide an insight into past exhibitions.
Anna Schmid, Spiez
The Bern-based sculptor ANNA SCHMID attended the Neue Schule für Gestaltung in Langenthal and has been featured in numerous group exhibitions with her sculptures and installations since 2006. The theme of ‘what remains’ and the question of what the world might look like after the end of human civilisation have preoccupied her for many years. The artist lives and works in Brienz and exhibited five times at Twingi Landart between 2008 and 2016. After 10 years, she is returning to the Binntal this summer with an installation.
Stefanie Salzmann, Ried-Brig/Brüssel
STEFANIE SALZMANN has developed her artistic practice from her training in fashion design and her critical engagement with fashion production. She has received numerous awards for her felted wall pieces, installations and sculptures, which focus on the relationships between humans, animals and the landscape, including the Art Pro Scholarship from the Canton of Valais. She will also be exhibiting a felt work at TWINGI 26.
Nicolas Fournier, Geneva
NICOLAS FOURNIER, who trained at the ESAV (now HEAD) in Geneva. Having long focused primarily on installation and drawing, he has been devoting himself intensively to painting for several years now. In 2022, he guided hikers and exhibition visitors through the Twingi Gorge with playful variations on the familiar yellow hiking trail diamond. This year, he returns with an installation that explores collective notions of authenticity.
Hammer Band (Raphael Stucky & Andreas Thierstein), Basel
RAPHAEL STUCKY grew up in Ernen, studied at the ZHdK and was awarded the Manor Prize Valais in 2024. ANDREAS THIERSTEIN holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art and Design Basel and works as an artist, musician, photographer and performer, amongst other things. As HAMMER BAND, the pair performed a sound piece in the Twingischlucht as early as 2023. This summer, they are creating a space in the Twingi where you too can become an artist!
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We didn’t do it! Crew (Péter Bátory, János Brückner, Máté Fillér, Ottó Szabó & Márton Emil Tóth), Zurich/Budapest
Last year, the clay sculptures by the Hungarian-Swiss artist collective WE DIDN’T DO IT! CREW left many visitors in awe, smiling and feeling a bit spooked. This year, the five artists – who work across various disciplines (from painting and sculpture to new media and theatre) – are exploring local memory and tradition.
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Carlo Schmidt, Guttet-Feschel
CARLO SCHMIDT has been working as an independent artist since 1977 and has for many years played a key role in the Valais art scene, not only as an artist but also as a curator, lecturer, cultural consultant and mediator. Whilst in 2020 he declared a tree in Ze Binne a ‘jewel’, this summer he is focusing on the collective memory of the Twingen Gorge.
Anna Katharina Scheidegger, Brienz / Bern / Paris
ANNA-KATHARINA SCHEIDEGGER trained at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and at Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains, in Tourcoing. She lives in Brienz, Bern and Paris and works primarily in the fields of photography, video and performance. Having produced a work on alpine plants last year, this year she is exploring an old legend from the Binntal valley.
Maelle Cornut, Sion
MAËLLE CORNUT completed a Master’s degree in Critical Curatorial Cybermedia at HEAD in Geneva. From 2023 to 2024, she took part in the ZHdK’s Predoc programme ‘Transforming Environments’, before commencing her PhD at the ZHdK and the KunstUni Linz in 2025. In 2021, Maëlle exhibited “Air Represent” in the Twingen Gorge – three flags representing the sky, the clouds and the air. Now the Valais-based artist, who successfully combines art and research, returns to the Binntal with another “airy” installation.
Benita Millius Lusti, Aeugst am Albis
BENITA MILLIUS LUSTI found her way into the visual arts as a career changer. After gaining a wide range of experience in the theatre world, she trained as a sculptor. Since 2019, she has realised performance and photography projects and has featured in various group exhibitions with objects and installations. Whilst she wrapped trees in the Twingischlucht Schösschen in 2024, this time she has chosen a completely different material for her installation: ceramics.
Instagram: milliusbenita
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Anne-Chantal Pitteloud, Sierre
Anne-Chantal Pitteloud holds a Master of Arts from the École des Arts décoratifs in Strasbourg (HEAR). She works as a ceramicist and also in the fields of drawing and video, and has received several awards for her work. Following her 2025 series of ‘real fake’ minerals, this summer she is exploring sediments from times gone by.
Beate Frommelt & Carla Hohmeister, Zurich
Carla Hohmeister trained in 3D polydesign, as well as stage painting, theatre production and props. She now works as a freelance artist and curator in Zurich. Beate Frommelt holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Byam Shaw and Central Saint Martins Universities of the Arts, London. She has received numerous awards and has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions both in Switzerland and abroad. The artist duo will create a work in the centre of Binn that revolves around a controversial “returnee”.