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The Hydromondes collective invites the EPFL community to explore the relationship between science and the bodies of water that surround us, in an artistic and festive setting.
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\r\nThe event, which could be called a “festive gathering,” is a mix of performance, lecture, and debate. It consists of three parts: 
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  1. The first part presents the scientific, artistic, and sensory content developed by the Hydromondes collective to put ourselves in the shoes of Lake Geneva—a living entity—in order to understand the paths water takes through our bodies, through the pipes and faucets at EPFL, and more broadly throughout the region.
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  2. The second part is an opened discussion with the audience to gather testimonies, questions, and reflections on the issue of water stewardship, particularly in light of current and future socioeconomic challenges and climate disruptions.
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  3. The third part gets us moving to “stir up our waters,” drawing our attention to the health of Lake Geneva and all bodies of water. A mix of texts, live drawings (using water from Lake Geneva), and music turns this moment into a festive gathering.
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\r\nThe Hydromondes Collective
\r\nFor the past two years, the Hydromondes collective has been developing a research-creation project on Lake Geneva as a living entity, engaging with scientists, managers, activists, and artists from the Lake Geneva region to attempt to paint a dynamic portrait of this lake on which we depend—particularly through the waters that flow through us. The collective employs sensory cartography, creates drawings and texts, and composes music. On June 12 and 13, 2026, the Lake Geneva Bioregional Assemblies took place at the Vidy Theater, during which Hydromondes brought together a myriad of Franco-Swiss collectives to create a cross-border community dedicated to the care of the waters.
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\r\nThe collaboration between the collective and Nathalia Capellini, a historian at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and instructor in the EPFL’s SHS program, gave rise to the performance *Le Léman Cyborg*, presented on May 7, 2026, as part of the *Culturelles de printemps* festival. Nathalia Capellini’s course titled “Infrastructures” had fueled the project. This collaboration between the collective and the academic community will therefore continue for the Culturelles in October 2026, with a more participatory format—somewhere between an artistic presentation and a town hall meeting—in a playful atmosphere.
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\r\n>>> Free admission; light refreshments provided upon registration
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© 2026 EPFL, Laura Persat
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Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m.
\r\nExhibition on view from October 14, 2026, through February 9, 2027
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\r\nWhat if, one day, all our photographs suddenly transformed and became the very objects they depict? They would flood our living spaces with landscapes, selfies, cats, vehicles, and meals scattered as far as the eye can see.
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\r\nEvery day, we produce images, messages, and data that we store on servers and in the cloud. But what becomes of this digital output?
\r\nWhite Shadow is a series of photographs created by collectif_fact (Annelore Schneider and Claude Piguet). It was produced using photogrammetry, a technology that transforms photographs into 3D models. The images are generated from data sourced from online libraries. The result is a dizzying architecture so pervasive that it erects barriers and isolates individuals from one another. A society is emerging, grappling with media saturation, sensory overload, and a crushing ecological impact. A world is emerging where images have taken over, colonizing and transforming space until they become the only reality still visible.
\r\nThis narrative is a metaphor that prompts reflection on our responsibility regarding our daily digital output and its consequences for the environment.
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\r\ncollectif_fact
\r\ncollectif_fact, founded by Annelore Schneider (1979, Neuchâtel) and Claude Piguet (1977, Neuchâtel), explores the economics of the contemporary image through video and photography, drawing on speculative narratives and fiction. Their works have been exhibited at institutions such as the Maison européenne de la photographie (Paris), the Centre d’art contemporain (Geneva), the Swiss Cultural Center (Paris), the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lianzhou Foto Festival, the Metropolis Art Center (Beijing), and the Fotomuseum Winterthur. They recently received the Landis & Gyr residency in London, the New Point of View Award from This is Short (European Short Film Network), and the Best Short Film Award at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA). They are represented by Galerie Wilde in Geneva.
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\r\nTheir works—videos, photographs, and installations—are part of the following collections: the City of Paris Municipal Contemporary Art Fund, Haus der Elektronischen Künste, Basel; the Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art; the Federal Office of Culture, Bern; the Fotomuseum Winterthur; the Neuchâtel Museum of Art and History; La Chaux-de-Fonds Museum of Fine Arts, Geneva Municipal Contemporary Art Collection, Geneva Cantonal Contemporary Art Collection, Museum of Communication, Bern, Visual Arts Collection, City of Biel, and Sion Art Museum.
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\r\n> Collectif-Fact website
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\"Programme\r\n
© 2026 EPFL, Laura Persat
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\r\nExhibition on view through December 10, 2026
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\r\nBy and in collaboration with the AAIE (Association of Artist-Engineers at EPFL)
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\r\nRain is essential to the cycle of life, and we sometimes forget how important it is. The Petrichor installation aims to restore rain’s central role and encourage reflection on its presence. 
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\r\nThe installation consists of two parts:
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The installation has aesthetic and auditory elements designed to enliven the campus and demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. Its goal is to encourage students to reflect on water usage and spark new ideas for managing this resource.
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\r\nLaunched in 2025, Petrichor is a project developed by the AAIE (Association of Artist-Engineers at EPFL), which aims to build a community around contemporary art on campus by organizing meetings with artists and museum outings. The association also provides students with opportunities to develop their own artistic creations.
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\r\nThis project received support from the Pôle Culture (VPI) as part of a competition held twice a year for student associations involved in campus culture.
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\"Programme\r\n\r\n
© 2026 EPFL, Laura Persat
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France / Switzerland, August 2025
\r\nFilm, documentary, 94 min. / VOSTEN
\r\nFollowing the film, Anne Delseth, artistic director of Visions du Réel, will lead a discussion with director Jean-Stéphane Bron and the audience.
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\r\nBehind the closed doors of an extraordinary construction site, filmmaker Jean-Stéphane Bron spent four years documenting the construction in Paris of the Pathé Palace cinema, a luxury theater designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano for the group led by producer Jérôme Seydoux, one of the most influential figures in French cinema.
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\r\nHis documentary Le Chantier chronicles an extraordinary architectural adventure by offering a real-time portrait of a society in miniature, driven by a common goal: the construction of movie theaters for the coming century. From the architect to the master carpenters, from the construction foreman to the head of the Pathé Group, from the sound system designer to the future projectionists, the documentary paints a vivid, human-scale portrait of this community.
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\r\nLe Chantier premiered in 2025 at the Locarno Film Festival and was released in theaters in the spring of 2026. This film, screened at EPFL, echoes the Double Deck construction project currently underway in plain view of everyone. It raises questions about how to tell the story of complex realities. Ultimately, it also symbolizes a world yet to be built. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with director Jean-Stéphane Bron.
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Jean-Stéphane Bron 
\r\nJean-Stéphane Bron (born 1969 in Lausanne) is a graduate of the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL). His documentaries address contemporary issues such as the crisis of democracy, the economic crisis, and the rise of populism, using dramatic techniques similar to those found in fiction. Among them, *Connu de nos services* (1997) addresses the scandal surrounding the political dossiers compiled by the Federal Police in the 1970s and 1980s. *Mais im Bundeshuus / Le Génie helvétique* (2003), one of Swiss cinema’s major box-office hits, follows the work of a parliamentary commission tasked with drafting a law on genetic engineering. *The Blocher Experiment* (2013) sparked intense controversy. *Cleveland vs. Wall Street* (2010), about the subprime mortgage crisis, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival (Directors’ Fortnight) and nominated for a César Award in France. His film *The Paris Opera* (2017) was subsequently widely distributed around the world. With this film, which drew more than 200,000 viewers to theaters, Jean-Stéphane Bron won the Swiss Film Award in the Best Documentary category for the third time in 2018. In 2021, Jean-Stéphane Bron released *Cinq nouvelles du cerveau*, a feature-length film that explores various mind-boggling questions related to advances in the fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Between December 2021 and May 2022, he filmed the series *Ma rue de l’Ale* for RTS on his own street in Lausanne; the series was a huge hit with audiences.
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\r\nExploring reality through the eyes of those who shape it. Jean-Stéphane Bron’s unique art lies not merely in presenting the facts, but in understanding both the people involved and the systems within which they operate—systems that shape their actions.
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\r\nPartner: Visions du réel
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© 2026 EPFL, Laura Persat
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Join our online information to get to know the EPFL SRVC executive program for Transforming Business with AI & Data Tech (CAS in Value Chain Data Technologies) with Executive Director Ms. Elaine Moran.
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\r\nLearn how this program empowers professionals to drive sustainable innovation with AI, IoT & Digital Twins - and get all your questions answered.
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\r\n> Register here

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\r\nBiography: Dr Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao (https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/elvis.cao) is currently an Assistant Professor at Imperial College London, holding joint appointments in Mechanical Engineering and the Grantham Institute. Cao leads the Laboratory for Integrated Green Harvesting & Transport, the LIGHT Lab, which seeks to engineer the physical systems for a sustainable future. Before joining Imperial, Cao was a Schmidt Science Fellow at MIT, where he pursued integrated carbon capture and utilisation under the guidance of Professor Ted Sargent. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, his MEng in Materials Engineering from McGill University, and dual bachelor’s degrees in Energy and Power Engineering and English Literature from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He has published more than 30 first- or corresponding-author papers in journals including Joule, Matter, Device and Advanced Materials. Cao was named one of MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 globally in 2024 and was previously recognised in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy for North America. His other honours include the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German Chancellor Fellowship, the Activate Fellowship, the MIT Climate & Energy Prize, the Global Young Investigator Award in Separation Science, and the Carbon Capture Future Star Award, among others.","image_description":"","creation_date":"2026-09-04T10:07:53","last_modification_date":"2026-09-30T13:59:39","link_label":"","link_url":"","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"MED 0 1418","url_place_and_room":"https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201418","url_online_room":"https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61360740951","spoken_languages":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=json"],"speaker":"Prof. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, The Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London","organizer":"Prof. Zhengmao Lu","contact":"Institute of Mechanical Engineering","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":1,"fr_label":"Tout public","en_label":"General public"},"registration":{"id":3,"fr_label":"Entrée libre","en_label":"Free"},"keywords":"MechE Colloquium: Engineering Net-Zero Transport: From Future Fuels to Carbon and Emissions Management","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121715/","category":{"id":1,"code":"CONF","fr_label":"Conférences - Séminaires","en_label":"Conferences - Seminars","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/232/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/270/?format=json"]},{"id":72525,"title":"Biotech Chat: Science Communication","slug":"biotech-chat-science-communication","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/biotech-chat-science-communication","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33765/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33765/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33765/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-10-06","end_date":"2026-10-06","start_time":"06:00:00","end_time":"08:30:00","description":"

What happens when science meets illustration, journalism, writing, and visual communication?
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\r\nJoin us for the next Biotech Chats on Science Communication, organized by BSNL (BioScience Network Lausanne), and learn what career opportunities exist beyond the lab bench!
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\r\nIf you are a researcher who enjoys communicating science through writing, design, illustration, or visual storytelling and wondering what career opportunities exist beyond the wet lab, join us for October's Biotech Chat to discover how scientific expertise combined with communication skills can open the door to careers as a freelancer, entrepreneur, contractor, science writer, illustrator, or visual communicator.
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\r\nYou'll have the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A session and discuss with the speakers over an apéro that will follow the event.
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\r\nThe spatiotemporal dynamics of frictional systems, ranging from engineering interfaces in mechanical joints to tectonic faults that host earthquakes, are governed by the propagation of interfacial rupture. A prominent rupture mode is self-healing slip pulses, which feature a finite slipping zone. The physics of slip pulses is qualitatively different from their expanding crack-like counterparts, as they involve the interplay between leading-edge contact breakage and trailing-edge re-strengthening (healing). The latter is intrinsically related to generic properties of frictional interactions at contacting interfaces, absent in ordinary fracture of bulk materials. In this talk, I will review a recently developed theory of two-dimensional slip pulses, which revealed intriguing dynamical properties of slip pulses and provided extensive predictions for their spatiotemporal evolution. The theoretical predictions are supported by large-scale numerical simulations and, more recently, by extensive laboratory experiments. The implications and potential applications of the theory will be discussed as time permits. 
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  1. The dynamics of unsteady frictional slip pulses [PNAS 120, e2309374120 (2023)]
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  2. An equation of motion for unsteady frictional slip pulses [EPSL 678, 119831 (2026)]
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  3. Lab earthquakes confirm the theory of frictional slip pulses [arXiv:2608.26065 (2026)]
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\r\nBiography:
\r\nEran Bouchbinder is a Professor at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. He leads a theoretical physics group who studies various non-equilibrium phenomena in spatially extended systems, addressing basic problems in statistical physic, condensed-matter physics, biophysics, materials physics, and geophysics. His work also involves close collaborations with computational and experimental groups.
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Thesis Directors: Prof. S. Süsstrunk, Dr R. Achanta
\r\nComputer and Communication Sciences doctoral program
\r\nThesis Nr. 11581
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