Artist Reception: Friday, 10 April, 6 PM

Followed by ⁠Party at Seilerei, Rämistrasse 24⁠

Exhibition: 11 April – May 30, 2026

Raphael Hefti’s experimental approach to sculpture is fueled by a fascination with industrial and post-industrial processes, which he reclaims, subverts, and transforms with an almost alchemical precision. His artistic practice is driven by a deep curiosity to reveal the inner mechanisms and structures of objects — both industrial and organic. In dialogue with industries and specialists, he investigates the fragility of materials by interfering with their original composition and exposing the hidden truths embedded within conventional techniques. At the core of his work lies a joyful fascination with uncovering hidden processes — whether chemical or industrial — while poetically celebrating that no-man's-land tension between control and chaos, functionality and failure⁠

Raphael Hefti (1978, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland) studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (2009–2011) and the Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne (1998–2002). Recipient of the Boesch Prize (2026), the Prix Mobilière (2015), and the Manor Kunstpreis Biel (2014), his selected solo exhibitions include Salutary Failures at Kunsthalle Basel (2021); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2017); On Core / Encore at Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, and OR OR OR ? at Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève (2015); Nature More at CAPC, Bordeaux (2013); and Launching Rockets Never Get Old at Camden Arts Centre, London (2012). In 2025, he participated in Desert X, Palm Desert, USA.