Dolls' Theater
Kunsthaus Biel•Jun 14, 2026 — Sep 06, 2026
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Continuing her work on the creation and circulation of images, the French artist Mimosa Echard (*1986) transforms the «white cube» of the Salle Poma into a conceptual cave. Numerous mythologies are invoked within its walls – prehistoric motifs; New York’s Times Square; Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt; or the global phenomenon of the Spice Girls, among others. «Dolls’ Theater» thus appears as an entanglement of these heterogeneous spaces and figures, an allegorical grotto in which the artist explores the relationships between perception and violence, pleasure and control, origins and ephemerality.
Installed at the entrance of the Salle Poma, the video Tide (2026) shows close-ups of advertising screens in Times Square. A historic district of entertainment and pleasure, the crossroad has undergone significant transformation since the 1980s: porn cinemas and peep shows have been replaced by monumental LED screens broadcasting advertisements in continuous loops. In Tide, the…
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Dolls' Theater
Kunsthaus Biel•Jun 14, 2026 — Sep 06, 2026
Press Release
Continuing her work on the creation and circulation of images, the French artist Mimosa Echard (*1986) transforms the «white cube» of the Salle Poma into a conceptual cave. Numerous mythologies are invoked within its walls – prehistoric motifs; New York’s Times Square; Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt; or the global phenomenon of the Spice Girls, among others. «Dolls’ Theater» thus appears as an entanglement of these heterogeneous spaces and figures, an allegorical grotto in which the artist explores the relationships between perception and violence, pleasure and control, origins and ephemerality.
Installed at the entrance of the Salle Poma, the video Tide (2026) shows close-ups of advertising screens in Times Square. A historic district of entertainment and pleasure, the crossroad has undergone significant transformation since the 1980s: porn cinemas and peep shows have been replaced by monumental LED screens broadcasting advertisements in continuous loops. In Tide, the…











































