Renens Palace – Lazy Moon Palace

Research residency 

Grandee Dorji

01.08.24 – 31.08.24

 

Restitution 28.08.24 – 18h

 𝔏𝔞𝔷𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔫 𝔓𝔞𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔢

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𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔯𝔧𝔦 & 𝔓𝔢𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔞𝔫 𝔏𝔦

Grandee Dorji (*1996, Beijing, China) lives and works in Lausanne. Grandee Dorji is an artist and filmmaker. He graduated from ECAL/École cantonale d’art de Lausanne in 2023 in visual arts, and currently studying at HEAD Work.master. Dorji‘s oeuvre is characterised by a unique fusion of Chinese and Western cinematic influences, drawing from a diverse range of genres including television shows and reality TV. Through his mixed approach to filming and performance, Dorji delves into themes of identity, borders, and sexuality, often employing a direct and humorous lens to provoke thought and reflection.

Peilian Li (Emma Bucks) is an interdisciplinary artist with a research-based approach, originally from China and currently residing in Switzerland. She graduated from ECAL/École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (MFA, 2022) and has exhibited at various Swiss institutions such as Villa Ciani in Lugano and the Musée Romain de Lausanne-Vidy, as well as internationally in New York, Milan, and Yerevan. She has participated in prestigious residencies, including the Cité des Arts in Paris (July-September 2024) and Uncool Artist in Brooklyn (December 2024), and received awards such as the Work Grant from Pro Helvetia Switzerland in 2023.  

Lazy Moon Palace is co-written and co-directed by Peilian Li

Graphic Design : Clio Hadjigeorgiou

Photography : Laurent Fiorentino

Résidence de recherche / Mohamed Al-Bakeri / 15.02.2025 - 14.03.2025