Chris Lovasoa Kauffmann - Mammoth Steps

The exhibition Mammoth Steps offers an exploration around the fascination for the past, alluding to a multitude of cultural, scientific and pop-cultural references. This desire to revive and genuinely live the past is the starting point of Time and place: a day in Pompeii (2025), a multi-channel video set in an escape room inspired by Pompeii.

Before practicing painting in an art school, Kauffmann made a name for himself online through DIY videos he published notably on YouTube. This way of presenting oneself, playing with identities and freely sampling post-internet aesthetics remains an experience that continues to nourish the artist's practice.

In this body of work, the fantastic borders on banality, following the artist's reflection on the ways images circulate, their monetization and the way they shape social and identity hierarchies.

Co-produced with Halle Nord - Geneva

Curators: Claire Hoffmann, Elise Lammer