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Uwe Wittwer's Ghostly Watercolors at Musée Jenisch Vevey

exhibition · 2026-05-22

Swiss artist Uwe Wittwer creates watercolors from media images, blurring and reworking them until the material retains memory. His contemporary ghosts at Musée Jenisch Vevey join the long history of images—erased frescoes, broken stained glass, forgotten press photographs. The exhibition runs until August 9, 2026.

Key facts

  • Uwe Wittwer is a Zurich-based artist.
  • He works with watercolors derived from media images.
  • The exhibition is at Musée Jenisch in Vevey.
  • The show runs until August 9, 2026.
  • Wittwer's technique involves blurring, diluting, and reworking images.
  • The exhibition connects his work to historical image forms like frescoes and stained glass.

Entities

Artists

  • Uwe Wittwer

Institutions

  • Musée Jenisch

Locations

  • Vevey
  • Zurich
  • Switzerland

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