TWINGI 27: Art in the Twingi Gorge, theme «Wachstum» (Growth)

About this call

TWINGI, formerly Twingi LandArt, has brought contemporary art to the Binntal valley in Switzerland for 20 years. In summer 2027 it holds a group exhibition along the old road through the Twingi Gorge, between Steinmatten and the hamlet Ze Binne, on the theme «Wachstum» (growth): planting, growing and spreading, weeding, ripening and harvesting, and questions of biodiversity and climate change, natural resources, farming and food, alpine cultural landscapes and rewilding, and people moving to and leaving the region. Professional artists apply with a project idea; an expert jury selects 10 to 12 projects. Installation runs 14 to 18 June 2027, the opening is on Saturday 19 June 2027, and the exhibition runs from 20 June to 17 October 2027.

Who can apply

• Open to applicants of any nationality
• Medium: Installation / Sculpture
• Entry fee: See official site
• Open to professional artists. Send the project proposal by email to luzia.carlen@landschaftspark-binntal.ch by 30 November 2026. The dossier includes: artistic CV (max. one A4 page); description of the project idea and its materials, with a sketch, photomontage or similar; the desired location, if already known; a budget. Artists are free to choose materials but must use ones that do not harm the sensitive habitats of animals and plants, preferably reusable or recyclable, and keep drill holes in the rock to a minimum. Works may change during the exhibition but must be robust enough to last through four months of mountain weather until it ends; they must not block the road, which stays open to cyclists and maintenance vehicles, and no objects may fall onto it even in strong wind or rain. The final location is agreed with the curator Luzia Carlen in May; some places in the gorge are unsuitable for safety reasons, such as the Ze Binne reservoir with its shore and some couloirs. Artists are expected to attend the opening on 19 June 2027, install between 14 and 18 June 2027 with help from the TWINGI installation team, especially for mounting on rock and in steep terrain (drilling and climbing), and collect their works by 1 November 2027 at the latest. Applicants are told by 20 January 2027 whether they were selected. The park is glad to help artists look for sponsors or other funders. The gorge is closed from early November to early May. The call is in German.