Artists in Residence

WhiteSpaceBlackBox is a place that fosters dialogue, an exchange of ideas and innovation in the fields of society, contemporary visual arts, literature and science. It offers a truly extraordinary residency for internationally recognized artists. A creative FACTORY located in a unique and exclusive location on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

The one-month artist residency includes a collectors dinner at which the artists have an opportunity to share their thoughts and work with a selected audience followed by a final “private viewing” of the works created during their residency.

Some of the recent artists in residence at WhiteSpaceBlackBox

Strijdom van der Merwe (March 2019)

It is a privilege to present our 4th «artist in residence» Strijdom van der Merwe, a land artist and sculptor from Stellenbosch/ZA. During his one-month stay at WhiteSpaceBlackBox he created an ephemeral artwork in communication with the lake, which during the year will be taken over by nature again. 

>> Documentation Strijdom van der Merwe (PDF)

>> Further information on the artist

Christian Achenbach (April 2016)

Our 3rd «artist in residence» Christian Achenbach, is a painter and sculptor from Berlin/D. During his one-month stay at WhiteSpaceBlackBox he transformed our box in a kind of «salon» referring to the famous «salon des independants» of Paris, created in 1884. This salon was a starting point for various important tendencies in the art world. 

>> Documentation Christian Achenbach (PDF)

>> Further information on the artist

Max Frisinger (March 2015)

Max Frisinger is a German sculptor who lives and works in Berlin/D. Max Frisinger picks up what other people throw away and binds it into sculptural cartographies of the location. During his one month stay as artist in residence at WhiteSpaceBlackBox in Neuchâtel he worked with “leftovers”, rejects and waste from regional industries and production sites. This “raw material” was refined into sculptures, installations, illustrations portraying the performance and spirit of the companies taking part in this venture.

>> Documentation Max Frisinger (PDF)

>> Further information on the artist

Joseph Tecson (October/November 2014)

The native Philippine painter Joseph Tecson from Manila/PHL was the first artist to participate in the “artist in residence” program at WhiteSpaceBlackBox in Neuchâtel. During his one-month stay Joseph created 20 portraits of 20 personalities. All these portraits were exhibited, along with 20 portraits of “inmates” he painted back in the Philippines.

>> Documentation Joseph Tecson (PDF)

>> Further information on the artist