André Crettaz lives in Valais, Michel Terrapon on a farm in Fribourg. There is no connection between these two artists. Yet there is an aesthetic kinship between their works, a poetic-humorous commonality. Both will be exhibited at the Quartier Culturel de Malévoz between June 22 and September 22, 2025.

Michel Terrapon is in his seventies. A lumberjack, cheesemaker and passionate cook for the Table d'hôte he has opened on his Fribourg farm, he creates countless papier-mâché characters that he calls the "Courdesmiracles".

Some figures, "Lesboîteux", are hidden in a box and accompanied by a humorous-poetic message, while others are hung in improvised frames or amassed on a windowsill, mantelpiece or floor. He also creates watercolors, paper cubes, boxes, pebbles and more.

André Crettaz is in his fifties. He also creates a people of countless colorful characters. His figures are born of natural materials such as stones, wood, pives and snail shells, which he assembles with scotch tape and paints. His creations also contain a dose of poetic humor.


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