IN PLAIN SIGHT
GROUP SHOW
06.12.24
– 08.03.25
ALEXANDRA GERBER
ALTHERR WEISS
DIMITRI BÄHLER
FABIO HENDRY
GUY MELDEM
LIVIA LAUBER
MALTE VAN DER MEYDEN
MATTEO BAUER vBORNEMANN
NICOLAS ZANONI
PICCOLLI
PROFILER
SEBASTIAN KOMMER
SECOND NATURE PROJECTS
4th FLOOR, PFINGSTWEIDSTR. 31
8005 ZÜRICH
OPEN:
THURS & FRI, 14.00–18.00
AND ON APPOINTMENT
info@secondnature.ch or 079 7477463
In Plain Sight presents furniture and sculptural objects that embrace the unassuming. Drawing on concepts of appropriation, the legacy of the ready-made, and objets trouvés, these works go beyond the conceptual act of declaration to critically engage with contemporary topics such as material excess, recontextualisation, and reinterpretation.
Through playful gestures, precise interventions, and subtle provocations, the works incorporate and subvert seemingly neutral industrial components as well as discarded and surplus materials. By shifting and merging their material contexts, they uncover new aesthetic possibilities and intriguing object typologies. Here, 'sight' becomes an active process—a dialogue that continually navigates the tension between seeing, understanding, and experiencing. In John Berger’s words:, “The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.”




Photography: Jeremy Ayer
SELECTED WORKS
MATTEO BAUER BORNEMANN

FABIO HENDRY, HOT WIRE EXTENSIONS




LIVIA LAUBER

NICOLAS ZANONI

MALTE VAN DER MEYDEN

ALTHERR / WEISS



DIMITRI BÄHLER





GUY MELDEM




SEBASTIAN KOMMER

PICCOLLI


YVONNE ROGENMOSER
FUTURE – can you see me
PLEASE WAIT FOR ME
27.09. –
16.11.2024
SECOND NATURE PROJECTS
4th FLOOR
PFINGSTWEIDSTR. 31
8005 ZÜRICH
Various elements on these vases draw the viewer's eye, inviting an instinctive search for order—a distinctly human tendency. However, once the initial impressions settle and these multifaceted worlds are explored, a question naturally arises: how are these pieces crafted? Yvonne Rogenmoser constructs her ceramics entirely by hand, a non-traditional approach that grants her significant creative freedom— a freedom she embraces in multiple ways. In her latest series of vases, Rogenmoser expands her repertoire of forms and motifs. The familiar visual themes from her earlier works now include the human body, with nudes signaling a shift toward the personal and intimate. The depiction of skin symbolizes vulnerability and fragility—concepts mirrored in the delicate nature of ceramics. Vessels, in fact, are akin to human bodies: it’s no coincidence that we refer to the “belly,” “neck,” or “foot” of a vase.
Also new in this series are graphic elements such as textual fragments and ornamental patterns, which Rogenmoser applies using stencils. In contrast, the figurative elements are etched into the surface using the traditional sgraffito technique, where designs are scratched into the leather-hard clay coated with white slip. After the initial firing, paint is rubbed into the incised lines, with the excess wiped away using a sponge. Even after glazing and the second firing, the traces of this process remain visible, adding depth and texture to the surface. Rogenmoser’s intuitive process governs the composition and selection of motifs, blending two seemingly opposing realms: the emotional landscape of human experience and the everyday banality of life. She intentionally plays with the coexistence of levity and introspection.
Yvonne Rogenmoser’s vessels are repositories of many worlds: the mundane and the remote, the familiar and the dreamlike. More than mere carriers of imagery, these vases hold the potential for untold narratives. Borrowing a term from American author Ursula K. Le Guin, they can be seen as "carrier bags" of culture, imbued with a light yet profound exploration of the human condition.
Susanna Koeberle





Photography: Claude Barrault
SELECTED WORKS
NOMAD ST. MORITZ
22.02 –
25.02.2024
FORMER HOTEL EDEN
WITH
STÉPHANIE BAECHLER
ELISSA LACOSTE
DIMITRI BÄHLER
office for ordinary objects
Reflecting Second Nature's dedication to emerging and idiosyncratic design approaches, our showcase at Nomad responds to the dismantled utility rooms of the former Hotel Eden with an intimate display of works that defy conventional categorization. Through the fusion of unexpected materials and unruly processes, each piece reveals a new craft language, sparking captivating dialogues with our surroundings, whether human-made or natural.





SELECTED WORKS
















THE OFFICE
RAW SENSES
01.09 – 16.09.2023
13th FLOOR
HARDTURMSTR. 3
ZURICH
WITH
AATB, (F/CH) ALEXANDRA GERBER (F/UK) ANGELIKI PAPAVASILEIOU, (GK/CH), BEN GANZ (CH/USA, DANIEL DURNIN (UK), ELISSA LACOSTE (F) GREGORY TSANTILAS (GK/CH), HAUS OTTO (D), HOT WIRE EXTENSIONS (CH), LAURIN SCHAUB, (CH), MEUBLES MELDEM, (CH), OFFICE FOR ORDINARY OBJECTS, (D/CH), PANTER TOURRON, (CH), RAPHAEL KADID, (CH), RETO ANDRI OBJEKTE, (CH), ROBERT A. WETTSTEIN, (CH), SALIENTI, (IT/CH), SANCHEZ MORGILLO, (CH), SÉBASTIEN EL IDRISSI, CH, STÉPHANIE HORNIG A/CH, STUDIO MARTHINS (DK/CH), STUDIO PICCOLLI, (CH), TINO SEUBERT, (D/UK) TOBIAS BIERI, (CH)
The Office brings together contemporary designers and architects from Switzerland and beyond to celebrate and promote interdisciplinary and experimental creative work. From the ready-made and playful to the technical and minimalist, each work on display foregrounds objects and furniture pieces that transcend functionality and exemplify vision and exploratory processes. Alluding to the changing role of the office from a space with standardised fit-outs to a more hybrid and social space, this year’s exhibition exemplifies the search for alternatives and counter-strategies that respond to rapidly shifting realities.
THE OFFICE is a project by RAW SENSES - a collective endeavour organised in collaboration with Hot Wire Extension (Fabio Hendry), Kairos Studios (Sebastian Vargas), Villa Nomad (Sarah Quan) and Second Nature Projects (Giovanna Lisignoli) on the occasion of Zürich Design Weeks 2023.
SELECTED WORKS
































NOMAD ST. MORITZ
SAMPLING
23.02 –
26.02.2023
GRACE, ST. MORITZ
WITH
STÉPHANIE BAECHLER
DIMITRI BÄHLER
FABIO HENDRY
YVONNE ROGENMOSER
TINO SEUBERT
Second Nature presents a collection that includes textiles, ceramics, lighting objects and small furniture pieces. Common to all is an approach that can be interpreted as 'sampling' – a process that borrows fragments from other contexts to organize them into a new relationship. This re-reading and collaging of existing materials stand for artistic approaches that freely move between medium and context to bring forth intriguing objects and new ways to imagine our bonds with the things around us.



