Vernissage | Biennale Son 2nd edition

Opening program:

Friday, August 29: Professional Day

Free daytime visits to all biennial venues, with public rehearsals of performances by Pierre Berthet at La Centrale, Sion and Lara Dâmaso at Fondation Opale, Lens.

5:00 pm: Press conference, followed by an aperitif dinner

8:00 pm: Sisters!, Winter Family concert at Notre-Dame de Sion‍‍ cathedral

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Saturday, August 30, 2025: Public opening

11:00 am - 6:00 pm: Free access to the Biennale's 14 exhibition venues across the canton.

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The day's artistic events:

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11h00-13h00 Opening of the exhibition Erratum musical by Pierre Leguillon at the Manoir de la Ville de Martigny

12:30-12:45 Living Tower by Christophe Burgess, at the church carillon in Martigny‍

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Activation of Lauren Tortil's Listening Bar, at La Grenette, Ferme-Asile, Sion (free, reservation required)

2:00-3:00 pm This is not a Drill by Latai Taumoepeau, at Fondation Opale, Lens‍

16:00-16:45 Galileo by Tom Johnson, performed by Pierre Berthet, at La Centrale, Sion‍

17h00-17h45 Transfers Through Shared Skins by Lara Dâmaso, at La Centrale, Sion

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Official reception - La Centrale, Sion‍

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Opening speeches, in the presence of :

- Mr Mathias Reynard, Head of the Department of Health, Social Affairs and Culture and President of the Valais Government

- Mr Philippe Varone, President of the City of Sion

- Ms Sandra Moulin-Michellod, Municipal Councillor in charge of Social Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Martigny

- Mr Michael Kinzer, Director of Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council

- Mr Jean-Paul Felley, Director of the Biennale Son

- Mr. Maxime Guitton, associate curator of this 2ᵉ edition

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8h45-19h15 Answers (Tectophonie) by Pierre-Laurent Cassière

9:00-11:00 pm Soundwalk Collective, Invisible Landscape, feat.Tomoko Sauvage and FRANKIE (Franziska Aigner) - With reservation

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