6 December, Cosey was present in the Swiss museum of paper cuts, the Musée du Pays d’Enhaut. We had our reporter Bernard Matthey-Doret in the audience, who sent a short resume of the evening.
The evening was started by museum director Pierre Mottier (you might know his name from the introduction in Yiyun). He gave a short intro into the art of cut paper.
After that, Cosey talked about the creation of Yiyun. Among others, he spoke about discovering the works of Maou and of his first meeting with her. Maou is a comic artist, living in Lausanne, and she was a victim of the Chinese One-Child-Policy. She ‘escaped’ by being adopted by French parents when she was 3 months old. Maou made the ‘Prologue’ for Yiyun. I recommend her ‘Fleur de Prunier’ to read more about the adoption.
Then, the audience got the opportunity to ask questions – ranging from subjects as landscapes, paper cuts, the many references to other comics in Yiyun, music and dinosaurs.
At the closing of the meeting, Cosey was offered a beautiful paper cut, realised by Pierre Mottier himself. Time for a generous apéritif and the opportunity to have Yiyun signed by Cosey.
All in all, this looks like a marvellous evening! A pity that Switzerland is just a bit too far away for me…
Link to the website of the Musée du Pays d’Enhaut.
Thanks to Bernard Matthey Doret