About the artist
Drawing was
my island, my refuge …
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Christine Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, near Montreux on Lake Geneva shores. As an only child, she grew up under her mother’s care who lovingly encouraged her imaginative streak and left her to explore it freely. Passionate about horse riding, the young girl told herself stories and created worlds inhabited by horses and animals. When she turned 20, and was about to start Fine Art School, life, in an odd turn of events, brought her to South Africa. Her first six years there were spent in a protected environment within the White community. Family was a priority. But she continued drawing. With assiduity. Animals chiefly. Until a time when she became conscious of the harsh realities of Apartheid. Her escapades into the townships confronted her with the gagged, undercover culture of its people. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts: such an amazingly rich, creative streak was revealed to her through her wanderings. This experience would forever change Sefolosha. From then on, the artist realized that she could no longer be content to reproduce just the surrounding reality, but that she must imperatively explore the depths of her feelings, find her place in the world, in other words, realize herself as an artist. Coming home to Switzerland in the early of the 1980s, Christine put all her energy into reaching her goal. Her first solo show in Vevey in 1988 became the beginning of a path that has brought her to exhibit around the world.
La tête à l’envers
Marlène Métrailler
Laurence Froidevaux et Marlène Métrailler
(March 26, 2016)
About the artist
Drawing was
my island, my refuge …
—
Christine Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, near Montreux on Lake Geneva shores. As an only child, she grew up under her mother’s care who lovingly encouraged her imaginative streak and left her to explore it freely. Passionate about horse riding, the young girl told herself stories and created worlds inhabited by horses and animals. When she turned 20, and was about to start Fine Art School, life, in an odd turn of events, brought her to South Africa. Her first six years there were spent in a protected environment within the White community. Family was a priority. But she continued drawing. With assiduity. Animals chiefly. Until a time when she became conscious of the harsh realities of Apartheid. Her escapades into the townships confronted her with the gagged, undercover culture of its people. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts: such an amazingly rich, creative streak was revealed to her through her wanderings. This experience would forever change Sefolosha. From then on, the artist realized that she could no longer be content to reproduce just the surrounding reality, but that she must imperatively explore the depths of her feelings, find her place in the world, in other words, realize herself as an artist. Coming home to Switzerland in the early of the 1980s, Christine put all her energy into reaching her goal. Her first solo show in Vevey in 1988 became the beginning of a path that has brought her to exhibit around the world.
La tête à l’envers
Marlène Métrailler
Laurence Froidevaux et Marlène Métrailler
(March 26, 2016)
About the artist
Drawing was
my island, my refuge …
—
Christine Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, near Montreux on Lake Geneva shores. As an only child, she grew up under her mother’s care who lovingly encouraged her imaginative streak and left her to explore it freely. Passionate about horse riding, the young girl told herself stories and created worlds inhabited by horses and animals. When she turned 20, and was about to start Fine Art School, life, in an odd turn of events, brought her to South Africa. Her first six years there were spent in a protected environment within the White community. Family was a priority. But she continued drawing. With assiduity. Animals chiefly. Until a time when she became conscious of the harsh realities of Apartheid. Her escapades into the townships confronted her with the gagged, undercover culture of its people. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts: such an amazingly rich, creative streak was revealed to her through her wanderings. This experience would forever change Sefolosha. From then on, the artist realized that she could no longer be content to reproduce just the surrounding reality, but that she must imperatively explore the depths of her feelings, find her place in the world, in other words, realize herself as an artist. Coming home to Switzerland in the early of the 1980s, Christine put all her energy into reaching her goal. Her first solo show in Vevey in 1988 became the beginning of a path that has brought her to exhibit around the world.
La tête à l’envers
Marlène Métrailler
Laurence Froidevaux et Marlène Métrailler
(March 26, 2016)
CACY - Centre d'Art Contemporain Yverdon-les-Bains
du 8 mars au 25 mai 2026
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The wonder way
projet
Works
Exposition collective, voir carton d'invitation
CACY - Yverdon-les-Bains
Suisse
CHRISTINE SEFOLOSHA,
FRAGMENTS DE BATEAU-MONDE, 2019-2025
Encre Charbonnel sur plaques plexiglas
À l’origine, il y a un monotype, gigantesque, réalisé par Christine Sefolosha en 2019. Intitulé BATEAU-MONDE, cette vaste fresque représente une embarcation transportant des morceaux de vie, empilement de souvenirs, figures, lieux ou aspirations de l’artiste : ici un gisant pour incarner tous les êtres chers disparus, là un personnage à plumes renvoyant aux rêveries enfantines, ailleurs un ours évoquant des racines bernoises.
En 2025, Christine Sefolosha décide de revisiter son œuvre. Partant des matrices d’impression de son monotype, elle en réorganise les éléments, déstructurant les récits et rebrassant les réminiscences pour imaginer un autre horizon.
Entre symboles et métaphores, FRAGMENTS DE BATEAU-MONDE dessine ainsi une nouvelle odyssée comme une suite de rêves ou de territoires imaginaires vers lesquels se laisser voguer.
Une invitation au voyage intérieur.
Galerie les Yeux Fertiles
du 23 janvier au 7 mars 2026
VERNISSAGE Le jeudi 22 janvier de 16.00 à 20.00
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Songes
et Vertiges
Exposition collective avec Jean Pierre Nadau.
Galerie Les Yeux Fertiles
Paris / France
Works
Halle Saint Pierre, 2, Rue Ronsard, Paris
du 12 septembre 2025 au 31 juillet 2026
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L'étoffe des rêves
Halle Saint Pierre, 2, Rue Ronsard
Paris / France
Catalogue de l'exposition
en vente directement
à la Halle Saint-Pierre
76e Biennale d’art contemporain au Musée des Beaux Arts de la Chaux
de Fonds
VERNISSAGE Le 27 septembre de 18.00 à 20.00
PROLONGATION Jusqu'au 8.02.2026
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