Ivo Meier & Isabelle Schmitt — Duo Exhibition | Stadthirsch, Lucerne
Impression from the opening at Stadthirsch, Lucerne.Exhibition Program
When: October 4 – November 30, 2025 (Opening: Sat, Oct 4, 3:00 PM). Extended by popular demand from the original end date of 31 October.
Where: Stadthirsch, Kasimir-Pfyffer-Strasse 2, Lucerne
What: Duo exhibition with Isabelle Schmitt — two collaborative works built around the cycle Humanitarian Tradition, alongside Whispers of your soul and a wider selection spanning Impact, Sweetspot studies, and early figurative work
Isabelle is a close artist friend, and it was an honour to open the show together with a speech. More about her work: Isabelle Schmitt — Kunst-Begegnung.
Get in touchA duo exhibition brings two independent practices into the same room, letting the works speak to one another rather than standing apart. At Stadthirsch, two collaborative pieces grew directly out of the Humanitarian Tradition cycle — a shared point of departure reinterpreted through two distinct hands. Following strong interest, the show was extended by a full month, and the display grew alongside it: Whispers of your soul extended the conversation into quieter, introspective territory, joined by Impact, a selection from the Sweetspot series, and three early figurative works.
About the Selection
Collaboration is a rare mode in sculptural practice — most works begin and end with a single hand. For Stadthirsch, that constraint became the point: two artists working from the same reference, each bringing their own material language, resulted in pieces neither would have arrived at alone. Whispers of your soul stood apart from the collaboration, offering a solo counterpoint within the shared space. As the show extended into a second month, the selection widened further — into compact Sweetspot studies and early figurative pieces that trace the practice back to its origins.
Artwork Selection
Twelve works were on display over the course of the extended show — two collaborative pieces with Isabelle Schmitt, and a wider selection spanning Sweetspot studies, early figurative work, and a standalone sculptural voice.
Photo impressions will be added here after the show.