Haldas's "inspired prose," fueled by memory, Gignoux's lively reporting, and his "chronicle" of bistros, with its focus on everyday life and ordinary people, do more than simply document reality. It reveals a poetic emotion, a true transfiguration of reality, made up of sensations and feelings born from observation, contrary to the march of a society dominated by power and money. An exhibition to discover, in an unprecedented face-to-face encounter, two beautiful figures of Geneva culture in tune with their times, whose archives are now preserved by the Bibliothèque de Genève.

Location: Bibliothèque de Genève, Couloir des coups d’oeil, Promenade des Bastions 8, 1205 Geneva
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 9am–12pm
Free admission
Curator: Frédéric Sardet