Bastien Conus

Professional training, career

Bastien Conus is a child of Lake Geneva and an admirer of Ramuz and Tadao Fukada.
Driven by his passion for the element of water, paper and ink, he pursues a hyper-
materialist research that is experimental and invites participation in the democratic
process.
From 2019: teaching and moderating various workshops on Suminagashi, the art of
floating Japanese ink. (Vivianne Fontaine, Sogetsu, Japan Impact, Japanese-Swiss
Society, retirement and nursing homes, community centres, etc.).

Current Activity

He develops an anti-traditionalist practice of floating Japanese ink in everyday life and
at the local level.

Further information

Performances:
2023 "L'écorce du Réverbère", drawing to the words of the poet Vincent Gilloz.
2021 "Rester en surface est vital", invited as part of the master's course of Mbaye Diop,
          HEAD, Geneva.
2021 "Pictobello", Vevey
2020 "Encre de chine sur musique articulée", drawing to the music of the cellist Mathieu
          Rouquié

Exhibitions:
From 2012 to the present: in Lausanne, Biel, Geneva, Nyon, Malta, Atalanta (USA) and Chile.

A selection of his publications:
2018 "36 Dessins à (dé)passer en couleur", Editions Ripopée, Nyon.
2018 "Aristide Hors-Série - Transhumanisme", Milkshake Agency, Geneva
2018 "On fait quelque chose entre Noël et Nouvel-an? ", Angry Old Man Magazine
2013 "ATP Masters“
2013 „Asemic Follow-Up", self-published
2012 "Bite, cul, nichons et chatte", Editions Ripopée
2011 "La taille de l'oeuf ", Editions Ripopée