Editorial
Tschintg linguas, ina missiun – l’artist
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elcome to the seminal issue of Art en
Another of our goals is to introduce young
Suisse (AeS). I am honoured that you artists, the up-and-coming creatives who would
have chosen to peruse this debut issue normally find it difficult to have their voice heard.
of our magazine. I am also quite confident that
what our team has created will prove both enterAt first glance you will notice that AeS postaining and informative.
itively overflows with languages, although it may
not be immediately evident what dictates the lanA work that was conceived more than eight guage of an article. Our intention is to honour
years ago, Art en Suisse strides into the spotlight the multilingual, multicultural characteristics of
today as a result of the dedication and labours of Switzerland and the Swiss lifestyle by allowing
our first tranche of artists, journalists and trans- our featured artists to enunciate their message
lators.
through any of the Swiss national languages, or
English.
This magazine was designed to pay tribute to
unique Swiss artists and artisans by allowing each
The pages of this first issue offer a veritable
to articulate her or his own story, to highlight cornucopia of distinctly fascinating artists, each
some of their history and to share with you their offering their own special story.
motivations and muses. We aspire to introduce
not only the artists who create what man readily We hope that you will enjoy our humble
perceives as art, but also to expose those who creation. This is a magazine for Switzerland –
design the art that surrounds us everyday, much a magazine for YOU!
of which we take for granted.
Johnny Keggler
Publisher – Art en Suisse
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ainvegni tar il tema da l‘emna da Art en
In’ autra finamira èsi d’introducir artists
Suisse (AeS). Jau sun onurà che Vus avais giuvens; artists en svilup che han per il solit pli
elegì quist sco emprim tema da nossa difficil da vegnir a pled.
revista. Jau sun era tscherts che las contribuziuns
da noss auturs èn informativas sco era divertentas.
A l’emprima egliada vegnis Vus a vesair che
ils artitgels dal AeS passan d’in linguatg a l’auter,
Art en Suisse - concepì l’emprima giada avon era sche la raschun persuenter na para adina subit
pli che 8 onns - vegn oz a la glisch, suenter grond evidenta. Noss intent è dad appreziar il plurilinengaschi e blera lavur da noss artists, schurnalists guissem e la multiculturalitad da la Svizra; uschia
e translaturs.
laschain nus exprimer ils artists en ina da las linguas svizras ni en l’englais.
Quist magasin vul tegnair aut unics artists ed artisans svizzers. El è vegnì creà per laschar raquintar
Las paginas da quist emprim tema mussan in
lur atgna istorgia, d’accentuar intginas passaschas veritabel cornucopia d’artists fascinants, scadin
da lur vita e per parter cun Vus lur motivaziuns e cun sia atgna istorgia particulara.
lur musas. Nus na presentain betg mo artists che
creeschan quai che vegn generalmain percepì sco
Nus sperain che Vus giudais nossa creaziun
art, mabain er artists che furman l’art che circum- mudesta.
descha nus en la vita da mintgadi, magari in’ art
Quist è in magasin per la Svizra - in magasin
che nus prendain sco chaussa natirala.
per VUS!
Johnny Keggler
Editur - Art en Suisse
I personally welcome any comments or criticism and look forward to hearing from our readers. Feel free to voice your opinions directly to me
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Five languages, one mission – the artist
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