The Oui! exhibition opened doors, gates and hearts to couples getting married. No exhibition in the classic sense awaited visitors here, and no interactive installation. The couple were the festive centre of attention. And they both decided together whether the visit would be an unforgettable experience.
Meeting, finding each other, walking a common path - Oui! brought a you and an I together: For the duration of one day, two people testified to their sympathy for each other and the other. How to find each other? And how to say it to each other with a beating heart? It helps that anything is possible. Old love could be refreshed, new love reaffirmed. Or the first, tender feelings for each other called for a taster day in Yverdon-les-Bains.
The couples walked out onto the lake to the exhibition and under the filigree lightness and colourful festivity of the colonnade that lined the simple, elongated building. At the end, the couples received the shining proof of their affection - as a gift that united them and showed everyone else that there was a bond - for 24 hours. What happened during the following 24 hours was allowed to remain a secret or become public.
Arteplage
Yverdon-les-Bains
Visitor capacity per day
2'112
Total visitors
128'410
Idea
Expo.02
Architecture
Martin und Elisabeth Boesch Architekten, Zurich www.boesch-architekten.ch
Scenography
aggregat (Michael Hollstein www.aroma.ch, Tanja Gentina www.tangent.ch), Zurich
Object design
Frédéric Dedelley, Zurich www.fredericdedelley.ch
Sound design
Philippe Kocher, Zurich www.philippekocher.ch
Photography
Julieta Schildknecht, Zurich www.julietaschildknecht.ch
Dramaturgy and clothing
Cie EventoSud, Lausanne
Communication
d.o.k.-Zerbini (Romano Zerbini), Zurich www.dokzerbini.ch
Project management
Fabritastika Gestaltungsatelier AG (Peter Sauter), Zurich www.fabritastika.ch
Total contractor
Mobag AG (deleted) (Ali El-Bakkioui, Bruno Antonietti), Zurich
Civil engineer
WaltGalmarini AG, Zurich www.waltgalmarini.ch
Electrical enginee
Kuratli, Hansmann + Partner Elektroingenieure AG (deleted), Dietikon
HVAC planner
Basler Ernst + Partner AG (new: EBP Schweiz AG), Zurich www.ebp.ch
Master builder
VirtuellBau GmbH, St.Gallen www.virtuellbau.ch
Assembly construction in wood
VirtuellBau GmbH, St.Gallen www.virtuellbau.ch
Lehmann Arnegg AG, Arnegg www.lehmannag.ch
Electrical installations
Melcom AG, Wallisellen www.melcom.ch
Luminaires and lamps
Regent Beleuchtungskörper AG, Basel www.regent.ch
Zumtobel Staff AG (new: Zumtobel Licht AG), Zurich www.zumtobel.com
Ventilation systems
Axima Romandie SA (deleted), Lausanne
Ventilation systems
Alvazzi Yverdon SA, Yverdon-les-Bains www.alvazzigroupe.com
Interior doors metal
Record Türautomation AG, Fehraltorf www.record.ch
Floor coverings
Walo Bertschinger SA, St.Sulpice www.walo.ch
Floor coverings (linoleum)
HKM SA, Fribourg www.hkm.ch
Wall coverings
MD Morandi AG, Erlenbach www.md-morandi.ch
Interior painting
Ivan Venticinque, Lausanne
Specialists
Rotzler Krebs Partner GmbH (new: Krebs und Herde GmbH), Winterthur www.krebsundherde.ch
Control system
B+T Bild+Ton AG, Rothenburg www.bildundton.ch
Audio/PC/Control
IMS Info Management Systems AG (deleted), Winterthur
Tonart Audiotechnik, Lucerne www.tonart.lu
Interior curtains
Villiger Vorhänge AG (deleted), Zurich
Props (swivel chairs)
Meer AG, Berne www.meer.ch
Props (sofas)
Blinden-Fürsorge-Verein Innerschweiz, Horw www.bfvi.ch
Burri AG (new: Burri Public Elements AG), Glattbrugg www.burri.world
Glow stick
Emil Mohr AG, Wetzikon www.emo.ch
Omni Glow SA (new: Cyalume), Aix en Provence, France www.cyalume.eu
Coaching Expo.02
Sergio Cavero (Head)
Jacqueline Häusler
Operations management
Nathalie Fragière
Christine Masserey
Guides
Marc Astori, Emir Ben Moussa, Sophie Bettex, Martin Daubner, Daniel Friedli, Michael Gehri, Martin Guldimann, Pierre Heim, Nicolas Jacot, Pierre-Alain Jost, Evi Kassimidis, Sylvianne Margot, Ludovic Martin, Martin Maurer, Catherine Prince, Janine Ramel, Annik Roche-Fragnière, Alberto Ruanocastillo, Rebecca Spinetti, Pierre-Yves Taillebois, Sophie Vallotton, Jasmine Veser, Carmen Widmer
Photos: Press kit Oui!, © Christoph Steudler; © Andreas Mosimann; © Beat Widmer; © Martin Lüchinger; © Michael Studt; © Urs Berwert; © Archive Ralph Ammann; © Philipp Zanatta; © Trudy Hebeisen; © Julieta Schildknecht; © Eugen von Arb; © Tom Weilenmann; www.wegezumholz.de; Album.02
