AGENDA
Exhibition / Vitrine Juma – Bienne / 06.02-08.03.26
I invite you to the opening on 6 February during First Friday in Biel’s old town, with a delicious aperitif at Rue Basse 32, hosted
Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°9 / Lago / Bienne / 08.10-23.12.25
Venez découvrir le vastes univers des créatures du chaos naturel à travers des peintures et dessins. Chacune des œuvres nous plonge dans une histoire qui
Exhibition / Nos Visages / Crash – Bienne / 11.09 – 11.10.25
In this exhibition, the trace becomes a shockwave, the imprint of a crash transformed into a face. The work carries the memory of gestures from
Performance « Lost in the digital » / étage 19 – Nidau / 240.08.25 (& 2 residences « Digital » N°3 / X-Project – Bienne)
This performance emerged from a collaboration with Youri, a digital artist working with tablet drawing and live projection, and Axel, a photographer capturing this immersive
Exhibition « Regards Partagés, Chemins Croisés » / Jolie moi de mai / La Voirie – BIENNE / 19.05.25
Regards Partagés, Chemins Croisés est née de notre première collaboration (Muzi & Arno). L’exposition propose un dialogue sensible entre peintures, sculptures et l’espace qui les
Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°7 & Livepainting / ART BIEL BIENNE / 29.04-03.05.25
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Performance « Chaîne alimentaire » / Goldberg Variations — a collaboration with EIN / Corgémont 30.11.24 & Neuveville 01.12.24
Immersive Experience of Painting and Classical Music Set within the majestic surroundings of two churches, the audience is invited to immerse itself in a unique
Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°6 / B LIKE BEER / BIENNE / 07.11.24-10.01.25
VERNISSAGE at 6pm at B Like Beer in the old town of Bienne. We look forward to seeing you there!
Performance « Fusain qui discute » / Fest. Bousculade – Neuchâtel / 14.09.24
A new solo performance combining contemporary dance and visual creation using charcoal. Within his installation, Arno enters into dialogue with matter, the body, and sound.
Performance « décortiquer » / Fest. Usine Sonore – Neuveville / 07.06.24
At the UsineSonore Festival, painting comes alive through a vibrant, immersive wandering performance. This innovative concept unfolded across five ten-minute sets, performed in alternation with
Performance « a dystopian world » / Erlach Festival / 25.05.24
Dancing Painting – A New Format!For the second time, at the Erlach Festival. Four performances took place in the courtyard of Erlach Castle, marking a
Perfo. in residency « équilibre » N°2 / Usine Sonore – Bienne / 27.09.23
Thrilled to have had the opportunity to do a three-day residency in the amazing spaces of Usine Sonore in Biel. On Wednesday, September 27, at
Perfo. in residency « équilibre » N°1 / Fanfaluca Festival – Aarau / 12-15.09.23
Featuring a second dancer who came from France to join the project with great passion and commitment. During the residency, we were able to experiment
Exhibition & Perfo. / « D’rôles D’habitudes » / « ISOLA » Île de St-Pierre / 12-26.08.23
Pendant deux années, j’ai façonné une histoire à travers des réflexions, des recherches, des résidences artistiques et des productions englobant tout un univers. Cette création
Performance « Digital » N°2 / Erlach Festival / 03.06.23
The performance was enhanced by the music of Jean20 as well as the lighting and video design by Alex Sottas & Loïc Postec, who shaped
Perfo. in residency « Digital » N°1 / Frigo – Bienne / 10-15.10.22
For one week, Le Frigo was transformed into a residency. We developed the performance over the course of the week in collaboration with musician Jean20
Collab. Kong
For an association (via X-Project) whose aim is to preserve the environment of gorillas. We received ceramic Rum bottles to personalize. They were auctioned off
Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°4 + Perfo. / DISPO – Bienne / 18.08.22
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Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°3 / + LW PRINT / ESPACE ANNEXE / 06.08.22
Cette exposition, réfléchie comme une vision d’ensemble, retrace les diverses techniques et supports que je m’approprie dans mon processus créatif. À travers tableaux, dessins, performances
Performance « Untitled » / Therminus – Reuz / 19.03.22
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Performance « Tremplin » / L’entre2Danse – Cressier / 05.02.22
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Performance « birth » / La Poudrière – Neuchâtel / 04.12.21
It was an immense pleasure to draw inspiration from such a space, a theater where contrasts allow the universe to emerge in all its splendor.
Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°2 + Perfo. / Galerie Mayhaus – Erlach / 13.11.21
Exposition de presque toutes les oeuvres au première étage avec la performance et le concert au grenier. Une deuxième soirée arT-otal rempli de belle énergie
Performance « Meeting oneself » / Art Project – Colombier / 31.10.21
Second performance for a live audience during the closing reception of an exhibition in Colombier. Music: Jean20Performer: Arno Louis https://youtu.be/7eJLPPR4QP8
Exhibition « Les créatures du chaos naturel » N°1 + Perfo. / Persepit – Belgique / 15.10.21
Perdu tout au Nord de la Belgique à De Haan, dans une galerie marginale de la ville entre les diges. Une semaine de plaisir inoubliable
CONTACT
Arno Louis (Painting / Performance / Animation)
079 132 92 32
arno@cataclysme.ch
Chem. de la Course 62, 2504 Bienne
insta: arnolouis.ch_
BIO: Swiss multidisciplinary artist. I set up my studio Cataclysme.ch in Biel, within the X-Project.
Since 2019, painting has taken centre stage in my daily life.
Since 2021, I have also been a composer and performer, both solo and with the collective ‘Peinture qui Danse’ (Painting that Dances).
My work combines dance, music, painting, lighting effects and physical theatre.
In 2023, I joined the coordination team of the annex space (art space) and the cultural collective of the Jardin de la Main in
Neuchâtel. I worked as a graphic designer at the Laténium from 2023 to 2025. Now I devote myself entirely to
my artistic projects.
VISION: My practice focuses on self-criticism. I consider the declining social bond we have
between humans through the prism of the gaze, as well as the creature as a citizen of the earth that we
try to define in society. I also consider the connection we have with nature by highlighting the
inconsistencies of our actions, questioning them with an approach of illusory beauty.