Belluard Bollwerk International is a contemporary arts

festival that takes place every year in Fribourg, Switzer-

land, since 1983.

Under my direction, it produced and presented during

each edition 20 projects by local, Swiss and international

artists from different fields, in the Belluard fortress, in

other venues and in the public space and with different

communities. The program was curated partly on invita-

tion and partly through an open call, around a theme re-

lated to questions of society.

Future Nostalgia

2013

Artists: Alys Hubek, Jakob Ampe & Pieter Ampe, Hannes Bär

& Jonas Oehrli, Karim Bel Kacem, Frank Bölter, Ntando Cele

& Simon Ho, Ivo Dimchev, Domestic Science Club (Naomi

Kerkhove, Wendy Van Wynsberghe, Gosie Vervloessem),

Olivier Dubois, Elektro Guzzi, François Gremaud, Maria

Guggenbichler, Kapwani Kiwanga, PAH!, Martin Schick, Damir

Todorovic, Nadia Tsulukidze, Christophe Wachter & Mathias

Jud, Edouard Wassmer.

Retox

2012

Artists: 2b Company, Yael Bartana, Antoine Chessex, Pieter

De Buysser & Hans Op de Beeck, Davis Freeman, Getinthe-

backofthevan, Brian Holmes, Florentina Holzinger, Mar-

tin Howse, Ryan Jordan, Gilles Lepore, Keith Lim, Jonathan

Kemp, Renzo Martens, Stephane Montavon, Vincent Riebeek,

Martin Schick, Serde, Nick Steur, Teatro Ojo, The Notwist, Erik

Thys & Harald Thys, Damir Todorovic, Gisèle Vienne.

Belluard Festival @ Lieu Unique / Nantes – France

2012

3-day Music festival in the frame of Le Voyage à Nantes

Artists: Reggie Watts, Pony del Sol, Fred Samier/ Cut Me, DJ

Mzlle Charlotte, DJ Frank Le Tank, DJ FETT

Hope

2011

Artists: Patrick Bernier & Olive Martin, Conflict Kitchen,

Antoine Chessex, Pieter De Buysser, Tim Etchells, Forced

Entertainment, Getinthebackofthevan, Sheila Ghelani, Sam

Green & Dave Cerf, Kosi Hidama & Gosie Vervloessem, Edit

Kaldor, Jérôme Noetinger, Alexis O’Hara, Hugues Peyret,

Milo Rau, Martin Schick, Vreni Spieser, Sylviane Tille, Valerio

Tricoli, United Sorry, Elke Van Campenhout, Sarah Vanhee.

Artists Great Public Sale of Brilliant but Unrealized Ideas:

Francis Alÿs, Jean-Damien Fleury, François Gremaud, Fréder-

ic & Samuel Guillaume, Marie-Caroline Hominal, Christophe

Jaquet, Miranda July, San Keller, Isabelle Krieg, Bruce Mc-

Clean, Victorine Müller, Plan B, Jochen Roller, Santiago Sierra,

David Subal.

Urban myth

2010

Artists: Anonymous, Gilles Aubry, Tarek Atoui, Xavier Bauer,

Thomas Bratzke, Deepblue, Forced Entertainment, Nicolas

Galeazzi, Gintersdorfer & Klassen, Joanna Hadjithomas &

Khalil Joreige, Klingt Orgestra, Jérôme Leuba, Renzo Martens,

Stéphane Montavon, Naïma, Julie Nioche, Laurence Payot,

Scenocosme, Sylviane Tille, United Patriotic Squadrons of

Blessed Diana, Aurore Van de Winkel, Joel Verwimp, Reggie

Watts, White Horse.

Alternative economy

2009

Artists: Antonia Baehr, Lukas Bärfuss, André Duracell, Anna

Faroqhi, Nada Gambier, Chrome Hoof, San Keller, Johanna

Lecklin, Antonio Louro, Matsune & Subal, Benedetta Maxia,

Ministère de la Culture, Modified Toy Orchestra, Reverend

Billy, Jérôme Richer, Jochen Roller, Cezary Tomaszewski, An-

dreas Vetterli, René Walker, Judith Wilske.

Misguided

2008

Artists: Bonaparte, Yoann Chassot, Complaints Choir, Elixir,

Harun Farocki, Tarek Halaby, Alexander Hana, Christian Ha-

sucha, IFTAF, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, Philippe Quesne,

Blaise Roulin, Fred Samier, Michel Schröder, Rajni Sjah, Sue-

Yeon Youn, Robert Walker, Wiener Gemüseorchester, Dick

Wong, Wrights & Sites.