Marlene Wenger

She is born!! New Rituals [for the End of the World] @hek_basel gathers international artists exploring how technology, spirituality, and symbolic gestures intertwine in times of crisis. Between prophecy, devotion, algorithms, and survival, the exhibition looks for new rituals and mythologies for living through the end of the world as we know it. Opening day: Fri 8 May 2026 Lecture Performance by Zach Blas, 5:30 pm Vernissage, 7 pm Tarot Performace by Christiane Peschek, 8-10pm Exhibition: 09.05.–09.08.2026 Curated by Anan Fries @hairygaze and myself @zachblas @wassilychair @stefanieegedy @sianfan @tfpello @hairygaze @gaweda_kulbokaite @auriea.harvey.studio @hottarek @etsuko_ichihara @christiane_peschek @skawennati @_robinmeier_ Visuals by @johnson__kingston Exhibition Design by @martin_woellenstein Publication Design by @mean_goddess Book published with @christophmerianverlag in June 2026!

On view: «Lukas Truniger, Isabell Bullerschen, Rhona Mühlebach. Swiss Media Art – Pax Art Awards 2025» The exhibition brings together three distinct artistic positions: Lukas Truniger examines how ideas of human superiority are embedded in digital infrastructures. Isabell Bullerschen works with image archives that are transformed through biological processes. In a new work, Rhona Mühlebach explores the fantasy of self-preservation through the figure of a snail. Together, the three presentations invite visitors to reflect on different aspects of a present shaped by technology. Artists: @lukas.truniger @oscar_bella_pain @rhona_muehlebach Curated by: @_______marlene______ In partnership with: @artfoundationpax Video by: @roland_buerki

『 𝑳𝑬 𝑴𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑨̀ 𝑨𝑹𝑻 𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑬̀𝑽𝑬 』 Pour la 5ᵉ capsule de l’ ORBIT_E, le duo d’artistes 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 @entangledothers propose (𝒅𝒊)𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏, une œuvre performative en temps réel qui explore la radioactivité comme force de mutation. À travers la simulation virtuelle d’un jardin atomique, deux ensembles d’images — cultures agricoles historiques et plancton marin antarctique — sont mis en relation et transformés. Accessible via une interface web, ce jardin évolue en permanence, entre croissance, mutation et décomposition. Le projet s’appuie sur l’histoire méconnue des jardins atomiques développés après la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour étudier des applications dites « pacifiques » de l’énergie nucléaire. Il fait également écho à l’exposition chronique des organismes marins aux faibles doses de radiation, dont les effets écologiques à long terme demeurent incertains. Le projet est curaté par Marlene Wenger @_______marlene______ , commissaire à la HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste, Basel). 📅 (𝒅𝒊)𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 est à découvrir du 28 janvier au 1er février à Art Genève @artgeneve , au stand du MBAL ! _____ For the fifth instalment of ORBIT_E, the artist duo 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 presents (𝒅𝒊)𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏, a real-time performance piece that explores radioactivity as a force of change. Through the virtual simulation of an atomic garden, two sets of images — historical agricultural crops and Antarctic marine plankton — are linked and transformed. Accessible via a web interface, this garden is constantly evolving, between growth, mutation and decomposition. The project draws on the little-known history of atomic gardens developed after the Second World War to study so-called ‘peaceful’ applications of nuclear energy. It also echoes the chronic exposure of marine organisms to low doses of radiation, the long-term ecological effects of which remain uncertain. The project is curated by Marlene Wenger, curator at HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste, Basel). 📅 (𝒅𝒊)𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 can be discovered from 28 January to 1 February at Art Genève, at the MBAL stand !

Ultimi giorni per visitare Other Intelligences, a MEET fino al 1 febbraio compreso. Dopo Basilea ed Eindhoven, Milano è l’ultima città ad ospitare la collettiva internazionale che propone un viaggio tra intelligenze non umane per ripensare il modo in cui percepiamo, apprendiamo e conviviamo. Non perderti l'ultima occasione per osservare uno spazio dove umano, vegetale, animale e artificiale si incontrano e dove l’arte diventa laboratorio di relazioni possibili tra biologia, tecnologia e immaginazione. Acquista il biglietto per Other Intelligences al link in bio. In collaborazione con il @consolatosvizzeromilano #MEET #MEETDigitalCultureCenter #OtherIntelligences #IntelligenzeAltre #ArteDigitale

Frequency: Dark and Stormy! Our Regionale 26 show @hek_basel is on over the holidays! perfect program to counterbalance x-mas kitsch….

『𝑨𝑹𝑻 𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑬̀𝑽𝑬』 Le MBAL est heureux de vous annoncer sa présence à Art Genève @artgeneve ! Cette année, nous dévoilerons la 5e capsule de l’ORBIT_E, imaginée par 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 @entangledothers , le duo formé par 𝐅𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐤 @feileacan_net et 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨 @sofiacrespo , dont la pratique explore les relations entre monde vivant et technologies numériques. La capsule est curatée par 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 @_______marlene______ , curatrice de la Haus der Elektronischen Künste @hek_basel à Bâle, dont le travail se concentre sur les stratégies de présentation post-digitales, l’intelligence artificielle et les espaces virtuels. 📅 Rendez-vous du 29 janvier au 2 février à Art Genève pour découvrir ce nouveau chapitre de l'ORBIT_E ! _____ The MBAL is delighted to announce its presence at Art Genève ! This year, we will unveil the fifth capsule of the ORBIT_E, created by 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, the duo formed by 𝐅𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐤 and 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨, whose practice explores the relationships between the living world and digital technologies. The capsule is curated by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, curator at the Haus der Elektronischen Künste in Basel, whose work focuses on post-digital display strategies, artificial intelligence and virtual spaces. 📅 Join us from 29 January to 2 February at Art Geneva to discover this new chapter of the ORBIT_E! Crédit image : Entangled Others, (di)atomic garden (détail), 2026, digital-physical installation. Courtesy the artists and MBAL

Happy Holidays from ze @hek_basel team…💻🖥️📀📲📱⌨️🖨️📟📹📺🖌️🖼️🎨🔮🤖

Frequency: Dark and Stormy! the Regionale 26 show @hek_basel opening next Saturday, Nov 29!

Nikita Diakur @nikitadiakur trains a digital double to master a simple stunt: a Backflip. The avatar crashes, twitches, and fails endlessly. A slapstick turns into a learning journey on failure, resilience, and the limits of perfection. “The fascination with watching the avatar’s development lies not so much in what it finally manages to achieve, but in the fact that Diakur flawlessly intertwines physical and digital realms of embodiment.” Dr. Marlene Wenger @_______marlene______ selects Backflip for our Summer Season. Tap the link in bio to hear more from the artist and watch the film.

Dead celebrities return as holograms, avatars, and deepfakes; meme culture thrives in a burning world. In The Future Ahead Will Be Weird AF (Part 1), Silvia Dal Dosso (@hawaidolphino ) uses generative AI to create uncanny flaws and glitches from digital reality. “Dal Dosso uses the artistic tools of appropriation and collage to show the nature and capability of AI, especially how it made the internet an even weirder place of contradictions and simultaneity.” Dr. Marlene Wenger @_______marlene______ selects The Future Ahead Will Be Weird AF (Part 1) for our Summer Season. Tap the link in bio to read the full interview and watch the film.

Last weekend to visit these beautiful creatures of our Other Intelligences show @hek_basel ! with works by @oscar_bella_pain @studioteratope @crosslucid @alicebucknell @patrixdominguez @niculinbarandun @sookyun_yang @yimingyang_d @dotdotdot_it @joeyholder__ Closes on Sunday August 10!

TechBrunch: Plankton Sun, 10.08.2025 | 12:30–15:00 | @hek_basel Workshop with Anthea Oestreicher @antheaoe What do glowing oceans, white cliffs, and the air in your lungs have in common? To mark the closing weekend of Other Intelligences, artist and researcher Anthea Oestreicher invites you into the invisible world of plankton. She’ll open the workshop with a short presentation on her artistic research, followed by a walk to the nearby Merian Gardens to collect water samples. Back at HEK, we’ll observe the samples under the microscope and reflect on planetary rhythms, ecological interdependence, and how these tiny organisms shape life on Earth. Curious? Anthea shares more in her blog post on share.hek.ch. Cost: CHF 45 / 25 / 0 Tickets and details via link in story