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Exhibition
28.08.25.10.2026

«Life is not binary. That’s why I’m hesitant to call this ‹alive›. There’s no clear line, as much as we would love it to be.» — Kate Adamala, Synthetic Biologist

For three months, Casey Reas will inhabit virtual.hek.ch as a remote studio, creating a new sketch for an artwork each week. Every Friday, he will create a small watercolor painting and then translate it into a score for his software agents to move through a synthetic environment. This work is an extension of his Process Series 2004–2010. It pushes his ideas about ecology and emergence into new territory.

Join a live session:

SKETCH #002 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
4 September 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #003 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
11 September 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #004 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
18 September 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #005 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
25 September 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #006 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
2 October 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #007 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
9 October 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #008 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
16 October 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch

SKETCH #009 — Live Studio Session with Casey Reas
23 October 2026, 18:00 CEST @ virtual.hek.ch


Artists: Casey Reas
Curators: Sabine Himmelsbach