Wassili Widmer
← Works

Butterfly Retreat

2023Workshop series and performance space
Butterfly Retreat, workshop and performance
Butterfly Retreat, workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.

Butterfly Retreat was a 2 week long performance space, that transformed the offspace into a self-care retreat space. Is a continuation work of We met in the stairway, which's texts were printed as a zine and part of the space. Seven workshops and one performance happened in the Butterfly Retreat. Each of them happened in reaction to the We met in the stairway zine and merged with the butterfly as overall theme. Where We met in the stairway was acceptance of grief, Butterfly Retreat was overcoming it with the help of one's body.

Following workshops were part of the Butterfly Retreat: - Acupuncture stick and poke by Laura Curatolo - Breath meditation by Dina Hungerbühler - Cuddle workshop by Laura-Maria Drage - Nail art studio by Jehane - Cleaning performance by Ailin Nolmans and Martin Jung - Back massage by Wassili Widmer - Shiatsu sessions by Carla Peca - Sound meditation by Sophie Oettinger

Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Space Documentation Butterfly Retreat. Photo by Wassili Widmer
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Space Documentation Butterfly Retreat. Photo by Wassili Widmer
Butterfly Retreat, further view 3
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Butterfly Retreat, further view 2
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Butterfly Retreat, further view 5
Performance documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation. Photo: Laura Curatolo
Butterfly Retreat, further view 4
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Performance documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Zine: We met in the stairway
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Workshop documentation. Photo: Wassili Widmer.
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Space Documentation Butterfly Retreat. Photo by Wassili Widmer
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Space Documentation Butterfly Retreat. Photo by Wassili Widmer
Further view of the work “Butterfly Retreat”
Frontal window of the space