La Becque

Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, in La Tour-de-Peilz, between Vevey and Montreux, and close to Switzerland’s main cultural and natural attractions, La Becque | Artists Residency welcomes artists from all walks of life, inviting its residents to develop their project in an exceptional living and working environment. Aimed at both emerging and established artists, duo or collective from all backgrounds and disciplines, the Principal Residency Program pays particular attention to projects that explore the interplay between nature, the environment, and technology, notions that are more intertwined than ever and that lie at the heart of contemporary concerns. Located on an exceptional slice of lakeside land in La Tour-de-Peilz, between Vevey and Montreux, La Becque address these notions in a particularly rich environment of both obvious and ambivalent beauty. The site of La Becque, with its lush garden on the shores of Lake Geneva, offers a particularly autonomous landscape from which to draw ideas, while the garden, which is partly inspired by British artist and activist Derek Jarman, offers a unique entry point into the way we like to think about the above themes. La Becque’s residency program offers its residents time for reflection, rather than focusing on artistic production. Deeply convinced of the importance of such moments in the artistic process, La Becque is primarily interested in facilitating the phases of research, reflection, and other modes of transition, rather than capitalizing on creation.