At the Matrix-House it is possible to do artistic residencies for a period ranging from a few days to several months.

THE PRINCIPLE
Lending for free, sharing and exchanging are the local sports, in an ecological, creative and social logic. In accordance with the practice of the gift economy, the spaces and tools of the Matrix-House are made available to everyone for FREE. In the background, the primary goal of la Maison-Matrice is to serve the search for new modes of production and diffusion of art, ecological, autonomous and independent, and to support from the bottom up the activities that create links, in the context of the energy and climate crisis and the collapse of the current living world.

PURPOSE OF THE RESIDENCIES
The residencies must have a purpose. People come to the Matrix-House to work on something, to carry out an artistic activity in the broadest sense of the word, i.e. to create connections of all kinds. Simple accommodation, even for a short time, cannot justify a residence at La Maison-Matrice.

SPACE
Residents at Maison-Matrice stay in the Foyer, a 4.5 room flat on the ground floor of the building. Flanked by the river Raus, it offers a livable dining room and a large living room that can be used as a group work room, as well as the option of wood burning. It easily accommodates 7 people, or more depending on the other beds available in the house and the willingness of the residents to share rooms.

On the first floor, an additional 2.5 room flat called the Canopy is available for long-term residencies of up to six months.

Note that pets are not allowed in the main building, we therefore strongly advise owners to place them elsewhere for the duration of their residendy.

ORGANISING A RESIDENCE
To arrange a residency at La Maison-Matrice, first check availability on the dates you wish to stay by looking at the calendars below. NB: depending on the nature and scale of the projects, the house can accommodate several groups of residents simultaneously. Then, contact the Committee by email to check the feasibility and request the reservation. This is the right channel to ask practical/technical/material/special needs questions.

WORKSHOPS & EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE
All residents share a few bicycles, printing and photographic equipment, a washing machine, the varied contents of a Migros unsold food recovery 3x/week and a lot of other small things.
The workshop areas of the Maison-Matrice are still being improved and developed, and their layout is flexible. There is a visual arts/art/sewing workshop, a wood/metal workshop, various lounges with and without piano, several nooks and friendly terraces for writing, exchanging or dreaming, an audio recording studio that allows sound recordings to be made anywhere in the building, a library, a games library, a thrift shop, a multi-purpose room with a screen and projector and several musical instruments, a courtyard, outdoor dining areas, a vegetable garden and a kind of boudoir/smoking room heated by wood.

COUNTERPARTY ? TRANSACTION ? NO! PROPOSAL OF THE FREE GIFT ECONOMY
While the residents go about their projects, they are free to get involved according to their desire, means and skills in the daily affairs of the Association la Maison-Matrice, whose effort aims at making these places available to all. Any contribution is welcome, modest, flamboyant, spiritual, concrete. [SUPPORT/PARTICIPATE]

RESTITUTIONS
If the residents have the interest and pleasure to do so, it is possible to organize a restitution open to the public at the Maison-Matrice (concert, presentation, reading, exhibition, listening session…) during the residency. In collaboration with the residents, the time to be agreed upon for the restitution is communicated on the site and on social networks. The event is offered to the public, in the spirit of the free gift of la Maison-Matrice.
NB: the Maison-Matrice is not a performance hall in the classical sense, no programming in the usual sense is conceived there and it is not possible to perform there as part of a tour for example.
In order to create a bond, the Maison-Matrice is committed to organizing a small weekly “apéro-concert” for the residents of the home for the elderly. The residents are also welcome to offer a small concert for seniors of the village on Fridays from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., at the Foyer Les Aliziers located 10 minutes walk from the Maison-Matrice.

Finally, a word of advice: ideally, schedule a face-to-face visit before your first residency and an additional two days beyond the minimum time needed to complete your creative project. Deliberate slowness, i.e. time lost or given to allow for your connection with the people, places and “physiology” of this precious and delicate non-commercial socio-cultural project is the guarantee of an optimal progress for all. In haste, we lose depth and quality on many levels.

To book space(s) for a residency
(preferably): info@maisonmatrice
(but also, although sometimes less followed): Whatsapp/Telegram +41(0)794809140

TO GET MORE INVOLVED
La Maison-Matrice does not maintain and develop of itself. It requires money, a lot of volunteer service time, skills, materials, ideas. All contributions are welcome and we hope that everyone feels free to participate and contribute to the project according to their inspiration, their means and their possibilities. This is the challenge of the Maison-Matrice.

Independently of a possible membership in the association, it is always possible and very welcome to get involved on a one-time basis or on a long-term basis through donations or volunteer work so that Maison-Matrice continues to serve other people and continues to develop. In doing so, one discovers the backstage of a meaningful project, and it is an opportunity to learn about a whole range of subjects, to create links, to stimulate one’s thinking, to invest one’s energy wisely. [SUPPORT/PARTICIPATE].

At the end of their stay and at any time thereafter, residents may become members of the Maison-Matrice Association if they wish to do so [BECOME A MEMBER]. There is no cost for this membership, it simply means joining the General Assembly, the body that runs the association and that meets by zoom and on site at least once a year to follow up the project. A good way to support the project and to be informed from the inside.

Have come to the Maison-Matrice

Aurélie Emery Julian Gutbrod George Ricci Mathilde Soutter Noémi Braff Michel Fragalli Ernestine Mermet Louis Augeil Records Emilie Gremaud Léonard Jérôme Tatiana Timonina Gina Corti + Marlena Käthe Oskar Peter Mythen Basule Julie Campiche Dominique She_Borin Fraulein Louise Tenzin Ngingthatshang Archibald Simon Samuel Dühsler Deborah Monfregola 6tet Oceane Himmighofen Natacha Oberson Etienne Froidevaux Gina Corti Morjane Ténéré Mafalda Cablesalad Eren O'Neil Simsek + Mehmet Ali Simaily Rosamund Ender Robinson Montmollin 4tet Gaza Francesca Emilio Giovanoli Valentin Liechti Phillip Klawitter Arthur Hnatek Dominique Berlie Issaaf Harling Manu Hagmann Erwan Valazza Rose Charley Tenzin Airbow Clément Grin Trio Chromatik Nils Coblentz Maio Mirko Emma Schneider Anne Kuillier Linda Jozefowsky quartet Marwan Hemma Yves Noirjean Phelan Burgoynen Ada Aebi + Hannes Junker Cédric Blaser Noé Franklé Alvin Schwaar Florestan Berset Soraya Berent Stéphanie Bolay-Robin Ralf Birrer Hyla Crucifer Lola Bonanno Josette Sedoux Robin Koller Dominic Rothlisberger Daniel Roelli + Philip Mills Marius Cuendet Dominique Egli Isabel Richiusa Emilio Vidal Laurent Bruttin Moictani Yossi Charlotte Viglino Mat Branger Tieftonfraktion Camille Kravitzch Tobias Schneider Jam Jam Chicasx Mallumi Kamila Chrzanowska Duo Sonore Aurelie Sarrio Alon Schmidhauser Laura Robles Adélaïde Gruffel Daniel Roelli Aline Moser Sylviane Frund Gerber Grégoire Quartier Zorg Marius Rivier Sylvie Balmer Andreas Hoerni James Krüttli Fata Morgana Claire Frachebourg Jeremie Kruttli Margaux Huber Salome Etter Basile Rosselet Two Moons Lorraine Dinkel Citron Citron Alicia Packer Bertrand & Josette Sébastien Vaucher Wsh Onella Kate Birch Eric Longsworth Giulia Dabala Alexandre Franklé Esteban Mercier Eva Marlinge Kim Chi et Meme Azur Justine Estoppey Fabien Iannone Loten Namling Carolina Müller Giselle Götz dianita Yann Atlermath James McClure Virgile Rosselet Ulysse Loup Trio Christophe Farine Charley Rose Natura Morta Victoria Dvorak Nathalie Hernalsteen Julien Neumann Thalles Piaget Oskar & Band Morfin Séverine Clément Stangalini + Julia & Elvire Druey Joëlle Dshamilja Kalt Stéphane Félix & famille Clémence Mermet Pascal Stoll Nathan Triquet Frédérique Margot Léon Crémonini Petter Eldh Arbre Simon Groppe Jordi Pallarès David Robin Pierre Horckmans Mathieu Sarrouy Thea Drechsler Ivan Lucas Fabian Kraus Olivia Etchepareborda Emmanuelle Bonnet Arianna Fleur Delphine Horst Victor Valdivia Ikrame Gina Été Bertrand Vorpe Laure Delory David Cogliati Yolanda Miere Shijin Benedikt Reising Marie Perroud Andrina Bollinger Marc Chollet Isabela de Moraes Sara Moens Martin Ruch Jana Sturny Nneka Okebugwu The Mechanical Birds Factory Nacho Andrea Zamengo Bastian Pfefferli Chassot Réjane Christian Helgi Chloé Gueguen Anne Franklé-Laplace Les Canards des Cropettes Sanmao Marcin Bronarski Zoë Gordon Nathan Vandenbulcke Christophe Calpini Xavier Almeida Robert Escande Alessio Cazzetta Denim Szram Flavie Ndam Michi Cina Thomas Richard Club Plaisir Fanny Krähenbühl Charlotte Mermoud + Megan Orsi Camille Piller Eric Valle trio Marion Ruault Giovanni Vicari Mélissa Kassab Paula Sanchez Rachel Maurice Olivia Saxena Baschi Selenn Pascale Gudel David Jakobowicz Galsh Eric Valle Hold Charles Heller Andrina Däppen Crème Solaire Caroline Houlbert de Coccola Lauriline Dufey Claire Frachebourg Clément Meunier Harsh Shandilya Pedro de las Rosas Gaspard Beck Silvan Schneeberger Sascha Frischknecht Florian Beuret Annika Francke Anklin Michael Charlotte Lang Zoé Binetti Diego piniera Matteo Simonnin Valentin de Montmolin Jakob Hannes Arthur Donnot Jeremie Revel Bart Plugers Yves Marcotte Oort Cloud Jonas Albrecht Esther Vaucher Anais Soucaille Martin Theurillat Nikola Jan Gross Julie Bugnard Noah Weber Sphere Project Malcolm Braff Trio enregistrement Daniele Marx Greenwoman Simeon Frei Thibaut Stepczynski Hannah Müller Collectif Diana + Claire + Gaspard + Rachel République Atypique Alberto Anhaus Anatole Bucella Nyima Sauser Zaccharie Canut Laurent David Alexandre Ghandour Rainmakers Linda Jozefowsky Debora Beuret Patrick Kohler Monique Oggier Huguenin Luana Braff Maria Grand Paul Butscher Oestetik Akkademia della Creazione Libera Florestan Berset Quintet Miao Zhao Desdëa Isabel Richiusa Trio Cedric Spindler Marius Rivier duo Jeason Broomfield Rebecca Solari Arthur Chardon Vito Cadonau Yellowsnow Tania Praz Roman Schwaar Plinio Marcelino Da Silva Elischa Heller Snejana Prodanova Bureau Bureau Iulia Smeu Arno Kristensen François Lana Irene Hausamann Laure Betris Coralie Vollichard Elia Fronti Diana Martin Kazue Ogasawara Mathieu Palomo Superlune Florent Franklé Qataraqt Marx Daniele Martin Reck Cyrill Ferrari Laura Chihaia Hugo Matile Miere Esengo Joel Schoch Mario Bruderhofer Lukas Hubert Lisette Spinnler Duchback Claire Huguenin Ludmilla Mercier Loïc Jeannerat Laura Perler Vonlanthen Fabio Nino Müller Jessica Montet Yan Altermath & famille Garcia Alberto Samuel Welter Guillaume Rossier Chadi Messmer Emilia Catalfamo Jonathan Salvi Aurélien Perdreau Aikin Braff Max Petersen trio Immigration Unit Yann Hunziker Roulotte Barriolée Giulia Belet Alexis Hanhart Chris Wiesendanger Laura Laigo Etienne Loupot Jules Trupin Louis Billette Gaël Bandelier Méline Hauswirth Lucien Hannah Müller Elisa Spaar Gabriel Kessler Julien Dinkel Augustine Simon Frants Loriot Tamara Fischer Tanche Luc Müller Christian Zemp Fabienne Vuittel Benoit Gauthier Matteo Simonnin 4 Antoine Humberset Maroussia Maurice Jehan et Leo Mélusine Chappuis Alexandre Cahen Iklos Schwartz Oscar Latorre UFO Luca Jeannerat Chromatik Trio Lukas Briner Andrea Thoma Chloe Rohn Compagnie les Bernardes Martina Zimmerli Daphné Dejay Severin Rusch Martinha Yoshi Jérome Gognat Victor Garcia Bänz Oester Cedric Schaerrer Valentin Derouard Victor Despland Michel Faragalli 4tet Sebastien Pittet Brigitte Grand Luise Gamm Flavio Virzi Nadav Erlich Leo Fumagalli Tom Gyger Solis Johannes Karst Lara Lehner Larissa Rapold Nikla Lukassen Ulysse Loup Stella Drechsler Max Petersen Alice Grandjean Naïma Winkler Charles Della Maestra Lenni Torgue Keziah Popolillo Aurélia Ikor Kolja Legde & famille David Robert Leriti Salvatore Jules Martinet Azur Quartet Timnui 4 Lukas Reinert Lukas Koenig Kevin sommer Sonia Leonne Gisler Benoît