Silvia Buol. Wasserwege / Corsi d’Acqua

Silvia Buol shows watercolors and photos that were taken during her 3-month studio scholarship of the city of Chur in Genoa.

- Large-format watercolors of city walks and waterways in Genoa.
- Impressions of water with sepia ink and gouache paints
- Fabric panels dyed with pigments, water and found objects from various water sources and their surroundings in and around Genoa.
- Series of watercolors: waterways, labyrinths of the old town, water tanks and reservoirs under the city, Bisagno, mare e monti, rocks in Nervi.
- Photos taken on the daily walks.

On her daily walks through the city, Silvia Buol has mainly dealt with the waterways, the fountains, aqueducts, water reservoirs, rivers and the sea. Water characterises the city of Genoa from the hills to the harbour and invites you to a variety of journeys of discovery. She has translated her walks into watercolours and worked on fabrics and paper with lots of water, sepia ink and watercolours, painted and coloured them.

She will also present her new book "Acqua. Watercolors, photos, waterways. Genoa / Acqua. Acquerelli, photo, Corsi d'Acqua. Genova" with photos and watercolors from the stay in Genoa and short texts by acquaintances from Genoa and Switzerland on the subject of water.

Opening Thursday 4 September 2025, 6 pm

Welcome and introduction:
Romano Zoppi, Project Manager Cultural Department of the City of Chur
Silvia Buol, artist, and Simon Baur, editor of the book
Patrick Schneebeli, Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich

Interludes Mario Giovanoli, flutes


Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 6 p.m.

Flavio Bundi, editor-in-chief of RTR, in conversation with Silvia Buol about water, walks and artistic work.


This event is supported by the city of Chur, the nomadic organizers and the cultural promotion of the canton of Graubünden, SWISSLOS