Eliot Bessot (born in 2000) is a multidisciplinary artist and a graduate of the Bern University of the Arts (HKB). He lives and works in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
Through a contemporary drawing practice that is raw and expressive, he seeks to decode his environment. In parallel, he turns toward the production of short films and multimedia installations, exploring the continuous interaction between the tangible and the virtual, the real and the fictional. By juxtaposing or merging these worlds, Bessot's work has been exhibited in Zürich, Basel, Bern, Montreux, and at the Pasquart Centre (KBCB) in Biel/Bienne. He has also participated in/led various artistic mediation projects, including in Berlin (2024), at the Venice Biennale at the Swiss Pavilion (2024), and at Espace Libre in Biel/Bienne (2025).
Selected exhibitions:
2026, (upcoming) Lokal-Int (solo exhibition), Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
2025, Joli Mois de Mai: COLLISION (group exhibition) KRONE COURONNE, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
2025, Miaou, espace annexe (solo exhibition) curated by Victor Sala with the support of Pro Helvetia, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
2024, Kunsthaus Biel/Centre d’art Bienne KBCB, Pasquart, Cantonale 2024/25 (group exhibition), Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
2024, FINALE24 Diploma Exhibition HKB (group exhibition), Bern, Switzerland
2024, Foyer42 (group exhibition), Basel, Switzerland
2023, :DDD Kunsthouse (group exhibition), Montreux, Switzerland
2023, Mattaz (group exhibition), Zürich, Switzerland
Art and mediation:
2025, Espace Libre, collaborative bot project with Floyd Grimm for the 2025 communication campaign of Espace Libre in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
2024, Internship for Pro Helvetia at the Venice Biennale at the Swiss Pavilion as a cultural mediator, Italy.
2024, S27 - Kunst und Bildung, Creating and managing a collaborative artistic workshop with young boys, refugees from conflict zones. Berlin, Germany
Residencies:
2023, Locarno Film Festival Basecamp. Locarno, Switzerland
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