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Flux Box A concept by Flux Laboratory Flux box : concept Flux box : concept What is Flux Laboratory? ! ! The Flux Box holds the archives of many years of Flux creations and Flux Laboratory is a pluridisciplinary space, based in both Geneva and offers the viewer an immersive space to experience it. ! Zurich, that fosters creative work and thought by bringing together the ! best in arts, dance, philosophy, music, technology, media and business. The Flux Box is conceived as a catalyst, a communication and Its mission is to integrate culture, innovation and creativity in society. ! inspiration tool, inviting the public and corporates to get insipried by Flux Laboratory is a producer of cutting-edge contemporary dance the original projects conceived by Flux Laboratory and the Fluxum pieces, performances, visual arts and design exhibitions. ! Foundation. ! ! ! « Don’t Don’t ask ask what what business business can can do do for for the the Since its launch in september 2014, the Flux Box initiated a journey arts; ask arts; ask what what t the a arts can can do for r through art fairs, biennales, festivals, but also within coroporations, business » business » universities and public spaces. ! ! The Flux Box is open internationally, thanks to the nomadic Flux What can art do for business ? ! Boxes, built and adapted on-site. ! ! ! In both Switzerland and worldwide, each Flux Box showcase is Art helps re-think, re-invent, re-design, and question. Art empowers accompanied by a tailor-made performance or activation. ! businesses discover new products and markets, increase productivity, ! improve communications and collaboration as well as engage with the The Flux Box embodies the cube vision : ! social conditions that define their competitive context. ! ! ! « It is « It is the right time to the right time to work work together together, , Where Art and business meet - one of Flux Laboratory’s core team up and team up and join join forces, forces, missions ! a a great great time to time to meet meet each each other other, , ! co-exist, help co-exist , help each each other other, , Flux Laboratory is where art and business meet. Its mission is to link art, strategy and society. ! co-produce co-produce and and take take advantage advantage of of our our By investing in Flux Laboratory services, corporations become art ressources » ressources » Patrons, as all flows go back to art with Flux Laboratory. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Flux Box « Hard Hard » Flux Box parcours » Flux Box parcours FLUX LABORATORY ZURICH – 24.09.2014 FLUX LABORATORY ZURICH – 24.09.2014 LAUNCH OF THE FLUX BOX LAUNCH OF THE FLUX BOX ! The first « hard » Flux Box was generously donated to Flux by corporate partner Implenia. ! The Flux Box was succesfully launched in September 2014 in our Zurich branch, in presence of numerous corporate partners and Flux friends. ! The launch was accompanied by Flux School’s « Grosso Modo » performance, a project involving young people said to be socially apart. ! ! Excerpts from Cynthia Odier’s opening speech: ! « The Flux Box is the brain and the soul of Flux. " Using the metaphor …. " It’s the embodiment of our “Cube Vision”. " And it holds 12 years of artistic experiments, productions and success stories. " The Flux Box is art in action, empowering you and your people to use art to drive innovation in the corporate world. " The Flux Box is yours! " Because we want to work with you as partners in innovation, co- creating, co-producing and co-inspiring all along the way. " When I say “we”, I truly mean all of us. " Because we want Flux to belong to everyone. » " " ! Flux Box mindmap ! Flux Box launch in Zurich !

Flux Box « hard hard » Flux box parcours » Flux box parcours Flux Flux Laboratory Laboratory Zurich – 23.10.2014 Zurich – 23.10.2014 LIVE LIVE CONVERSATION CONVERSATION between between SINGAPORe SINGAPORe and and FLUX LABORATORY ZURICH FLUX LABORATORY ZURICH ! As the first nomadic Flux Box was in Singapore for the MIA Art Fair, a live performance was organized between the « hard » Box in Zurich and the « nomadic » Box in Singapore: an online discussion between key actors of the arts and business worlds : Marcus Brown (ex-CEO Young & Rubicam) et Venka Purushothaman (Vice-President LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore). ! ! Theme of the conversation : ! What Switzerland can learn from the Singapore up-and-coming Online discussion creative scene ? ! between Singapore and Zurich ! « Soft stuff is hard » ! ! Flux Box at Flux Laboratory Zurich !

Flux Box « hard hard » Flux box parcours » Flux box parcours Flux Flux Laboratory Laboratory Zurich – Zurich – season season 2014-2015 2014-2015 ! The Flux Box adapts its content to Flux Laboratory’s programme, concerns and inspirations. During the 2014-2015 season, The Flux Box spread various messages through its LED message board – the Flux Box instant messages: ! ! September 2014 ! Art is not a thing, it is a way - Elbert Hubbard ! January 2015 - following Charlie Hebdo’s attacks: ! I’d rather die standing than live on my knees – Stéphane charbonnier (« Charb ») ! March 2015 – During Roman Signer’s performance and exhibition at Flux Laboratory Zurich, a film by the artist was aired within the Box, and the following quote by the artist: ! ich komme gerne nach Zürich – freue mich aber ich komme gerne nach Zürich – freue mich aber auch wieder auf zuhause! – roman signer auch wieder auf zuhause! – roman signer !

Flux Box « hard hard » Flux box parcours » Flux box parcours Zurich main Zurich main tower tower – – june june 2015 2015 ! After its debut at Flux Laboratory Zurich in Schiffbau, the Flux Box begins its journey through Switzerland, in companies, universities, public places and major Swiss events. 
 ! Its first step lead to the Main Tower , a business district recently inaugurated in the north of Zurich. The Flux Box intervened as an incubator, an inspirational tool for all the employees and customers from the companies based in the district. ! ! Main Tower Zurich ! Flux Box moving to Main Tower !

Flux Box « hard hard » Flux box parcours » Flux box parcours Geneva country Geneva country side side – – summer summer 2015 2015 ! !

Flux Box « nomadic nomadic » Flux Box parcours » Flux Box parcours Mia Mia fair fair singapore singapore – 23-26.10.2014 – 23-26.10.2014 " For its participation to the MIA Fair, the first edition in South-East Asia, Flux Laboratory presented its first nomadic Flux Box, showcasing 12 years of artistic experiments in an interactive Box : as the viewer is watching the films within the cube, a camera films and displays the action within the cube on an outside wall. ! ! At 7pm on October 23rd, during the MIA fair opening, a live performance linked Flux Laboratory’s booth at MIA fair with Flux Laboratory Zurich, for an online discussion between key actors of the arts and business worlds : Marcus Brown (ex-CEO Young & Rubicam) et Venka Purushothaman (Vice-President LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore). ! ! Flux Box at MIA Fair Singapore ! Flux box instant message: YOU / WE TUBE / CUBE ART / PINK Sketches and 3D for the conception of the first nomadic Flux Box !

Flux Box « nomadic nomadic » Flux Box parcours » Flux Box parcours Conference : 
 Mia fair Mia fair milano milano – 10-13.04.2015 – 10-13.04.2015 « Crossing boundaries » 
 " The contemporary path between Arts & Management ! Fluxum Foundation and Flux Laboratory presented, within the framework Connecting management to Art and supporting artists/students to explore their of MIA Fair Milan, the Flux Box and the performance 
 special creativity 
 « Economic Body » . ! " ! Speakers: ! Through the choreographic practice and the direct participation of the Miss Benedicte Damslora , Art Division Stockholm School of Economics ! audience, « Economic Body » explores the theories of the social and Professor Paola Dubini , Director of ASK research Centre Bocconi University ! economic sciences, initiated by the Stockholm School of Economics, Miss Anne Mi Fredriksson , founder of Art Division Stockholm School of Copenhagen Business School. ! Economics Professor ! ! Pierre Guillet de Monthoux , Director of Art Initiative at Copenhagen Business School Denmark ! The Flux Box was of inspiration and communication, inviting companies Madame Cynthia Odier , Fluxum foundation and Flux Laboratory Geneve and the public to discover and to be inspired by original projects created Switzerland ! by Flux Laboratory and the Fluxum Foundation, with the aim of making ! an artistic contribution to the entrepreneurial context. 
 The presentation of the performance was followed by a conference about the relation between art and business administration, moderated by various academic personalities. ! ! Conference « Crossing Boundaries » ! Flux Box Instant message: Is that the most productive way of using time? Performance « Economic Body » at Mia Fair Milano, in front of the Flux Box !