The Langmatt Museum is presenting the first institutional solo exhibition in Switzerland by Berlin-based French artist Emmanuelle Castellan (born 1976 in Aurillac). For more than 25 years, she has been working in the fields of painting and drawing, often creating site-specific painterly installations. After holding professorships in Toulouse (2012–2019) and Strasbourg (2019–2026), Emmanuelle Castellan was appointed professor of painting and drawing at the renowned Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, effective fall 2026. It is one of the most important art academies in Germany. Emmanuelle Castellan has lived in Berlin since 2011.
Her paintings strike a dreamlike balance between figuration and abstraction. People, faces, interiors, and vases appear sketchy, fragile, and translucent – as if in a dream world, far removed from the clamor and breakneck pace of our present day. Her works radiate a remarkable sense of stillness and solitude that is at times liberating, yet at other times oppressive.
The artist has already been featured in two group exhibitions at the Langmatt Museum: *Langmatt, Light, Dragonflies – Impressionism Yesterday and Today* (2016) and *Best Regards* (2022). In her solo exhibition, she will primarily showcase new works created specifically for the Langmatt.
A publication accompanying the exhibition will feature texts by Markus Stegmann and Clara Pacquet.