Grégory Sugnaux – résidence de recherche

Grégory Sugnaux is a painter based in Fribourg. His work questions the status of images and their circulation between art history, popular culture, and collective memory. Drawing from archives, found images, and various iconographic references, he develops a painting where the grotesque, caricature, and sometimes familiar, sometimes strange figures intersect. As part of his research residency at Labo urbain, from 2 to 27 November 2026, Grégory Sugnaux invests L’Atelier as a laboratory for experimentation. Extending an initial research phase conducted in Riex, in the Lavaux, he continues a process of collecting, printing, and assembling images, notably in the form of an iconographic atlas inspired by Aby Warburg’s method. Through documentary research, collages, and pictorial experiments, this residency allows him to explore new approaches to painting. The research process, usually invisible, becomes a central part of the work presented here.Saturday, 21 November 2026 at 18:00 — Public PresentationPresentation of the work developed during the research residency at Labo urbain. An opportunity to discover ongoing research, the iconographic atlas, and a selection of new paintings.Another event by the artist: 4 December 2026 — CWC, FribourgMeeting about the artistic practice of Grégory Sugnaux, in the form of an interview with Philippe Clerc, organised by Nicolas Stampfli.