There was a moment—somewhere between the buzz of the fair and the quiet of our booth—when I looked around and realized: this wasn’t just about art. It was about listening, learning, and watching something real take shape.
From January 30th to February 2nd, Archivorum had its first-ever booth at Art Genève. I’ve been to plenty of fairs before, but this one felt different. Maybe it was the intimacy. Maybe it was the way people actually stopped and stayed. It wasn’t about putting things on display—it was about starting conversations that mattered.
Our focus was the Archivorum Ark project, where postgraduate students work side by side with established artists to rethink how archives can live in the world. Over four days, I watched Anaïs Auger-Mathurin, Christianna Asprouli, and Stephen Biegel do just that. They didn’t simply talk about the work of Babs Haenen, Nil Yalter, and Belén Uriel—they engaged with it, challenged it, and added to it. They even wrote a blog about the event if you want to check it out!: https://www.archivorum.org/post/thanks-artgenève-2025.
One guest paused mid-conversation, looked around the space, and said, “You can feel this is more than a booth—it’s lived-in.” He couldn’t have said it better.
More importantly, what we discovered in Geneva didn’t stay there—it followed us home.
When the Booth Meets the Chalet
That same thoughtful energy now flows into The Magic Collection. At Magic Megève, art isn’t placed—it’s integrated. Archivorum’s presence is felt in how our spaces breathe, in the conversations they spark, and in how guests interact with their surroundings.
Artists-in-residence step into a place that doesn’t just showcase their work. Instead, it helps them expand it. The art is rethought. Preserved. Sometimes even rebuilt. In turn, their presence subtly reshapes the space itself—from the layout of a hallway to the tone of a dinner conversation.
It’s not just art in a house. It’s art in motion.
The Night I’ll Remember Most
After the final guests had gone, the lights dimmed, and the noise faded, a few of us stayed behind. Around a small table at the back of the booth, we just… talked.
Christina had her notes open, still flipping through thoughts from an artist interview. Someone passed around leftover pizza. We were all tired, but in the best possible way—like we’d truly been part of something.
There were no big speeches. No grand conclusions.
Just people in a room, connecting over something they cared about.
We didn’t walk away with a wall of sales.
Instead, we left with new questions, ideas, and people we can’t wait to see again.
That’s what Archivorum is about.
That’s what The Magic Collection stands for.
Art that isn’t just shown—but lived with.
And if the vibe is right, maybe even shared over cold pizza.
That’s what made those four days unforgettable.
