People + Music
Humans, with the hope in our eyes, our smiles, our movements, our fears, our joys; imperfect but creative, always thinking about our past and future, but trapped in the present... Humans with our music nourishing us, vector communication and peace between cultures and civilizations across the world.
Live concerts
It starts here with a collection of drawings made during live concerts. These moments are always generating a fascinating connection between the sound and the hand, until the paper... It’s about vibrations, flow of thoughts, rythm...
Omer Klein Live
Omer Klein Trio, 2016, Live in La Spirale. Fribourg, Switzerland; Pencil on paper
Omer Klein Trio, 2016, Live in La Spirale. Fribourg, Switzerland; Pencil on paper
Omer Klein Trio, 2018, Live in the Moods, Zürich, Switzerland; Pencil on paper
Shai Maestro Live
Shai Maestro trio, 2015, Live in La Spirale, Fribourg, Switzerland; Pencil on paper
Marc Ribot Live
Marc Ribot, 2016, Live in La Spirale, Fribourg, Switzerland,Pencil on paper
Philipp Catherine Live
Philip Catherine, 2014, Live in La Spirale, Fribourg, Switzerland,Pencil on paper
Avishai Cohen’s Portrait
Avishai Cohen, 2014, in Prospective of a live concert, Switzerland, Pencil on paper
Jonathan Spicher
Lyric Singer Jonathan Spicher,2013, Fribourg, Switzerland, Pencil on paper
Portraits
Portraits in trains; (1) sleeping Patrick, on the way back from Venice, 2012; (2) sleeping Ngoc, on the way back from Venice, 2012; (2) Sleeping anonymous man, 2013, Switzerland; pencil on paper
In a face, we can read the hopes, joys, pain and empathy of other beings. The attitude, the movement, the eyes, everything is communication. Language is only a small part of this communication, and words are sometimes not necessary. In the world of the 21st century, some say that humans tend to disconnect from each other. This observation and feeling is legitimate, as we communicate more and more through social networks. Despite the revolutionary possibilities that these tools are providung us, it seems that these means of communication take away a large part of our ability to express nuances, with the risk that this generally makes us less empathetic, even more radical. This surplus of virtual communication makes us forget the essence of our human communication.
In reaction, but without going backwards, this is a plea for a change of attitude. Let's look at each other, with or without a mask. Let's look into each other's eyes, let's be curious about each other, curious about each other’s bodies, and curious about what our look provokes in each other, no matter our origin, our physical appearance, our gender, our differences. Let's learn to know each other, and let's not lock ourselves in the fear of the other.
Drawing can be used to link and bind very different people and cultures, and has already been, on many occasions, the impetus and starting point for long term friendships and relations. It has the potential to initiate discussions, has a power of social bonding, and is a great vehicle for peace maintenance.
Gary (3) and Nino (5), two wonderfull kids, december 2021; Drawn on digital paper, iPencil on iPad
Autoportrait, reflection through the window of my train, while commuting by train between Basel and Zürich, 2018; Pencil on paper
People in public tranports and travel sketchbooks
“Ceux que l’on croise”; Expressions of various times and places, in public transports; Watercolor, ink and Pencil on paper
(1)(2) Tram driver, tram 7 in Zürich, early morning on the way to Basel; (3) working commuter in the train between Basel and Zürich, 2019; Watercolor, ink and Pencil on paper
“Les costumes sont fatigués”, in a train from Lausanne, Switzerland, 2013; Pencil on paper
Various portraits in public spaces, conceferences, public transports and restaurants; Switzerland, 2013 to 2016; Pencil on paper
Lily and her Mother, Rome, 2013; Watercolor and Pencil on paper, 148 x 210 mm
“Carnet japonais, retour au plat pays”; From Fribourg to Brussels, passing though Geneva, a short story of a temporary return to my origins, 2014; Pencil and watercolor on paper
Various portraits in public spaces and public transports, Switzerland, 2013 to 2016; Pencil on paper
(1) to (4) Extracts of “Carnet japonais, retour au plat pays”; From Fribourg to Brussels, passing though Geneva, a short story of a temporary return to my origins, 2014; (5)(6) Extracts of “Carnet de voyage, transits” Short storyboards; Pencil and watercolor on paper
“Expressions de femmes et des hommes, mouvements et captures”; around 2014, in public transports and conferences, Switzerland; Pencil on paper
“Modèle vivant”
“Modèle vivant”, 2018, Belgium; pencil on paper
+ ...People’s friends
“A friend called Mika”, 2020, Zürich; Watercolor on paper