L’Appartement presents the group exhibition Anima Mundi, which pays homage to the ever-present idea of interconnectedness. The exhibit runs from May 15th – July 25th, 2025 at 5 Rue Pierre Fatio, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland.
Featured are the works of: Ali Banisadr, Marc Chagall, Sheila Chiamaka Chukwulozie, Eleni Christodoulou, Chioma Ebinama, Alekos Fassianos, Barbara Hepworth, Augustin Lesage, Yulia Iosilzon, Konstantina Krikzoni, Sofia Mitsola, Antonio Obá, Jannis Varelas, and Myrtle Williams.
At a time when we are more ‘disconnected’ and ‘disenchanted’ than ever, the notion of an intrinsic connection between all living beings and the universe continues to resonate in contemporary philosophical, ecological, and spiritual discourse. Ancient philosophers and alchemists referred to this essence of the world as the Anima Mundi, the ‘Soul of the World’. They envisioned the World Soul as a pure ethereal spirit diffused throughout all nature — the divine essence that animates and energises all forms of life.
The exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, and video by a diverse group of international artists and examines how these artists — being centuries apart — use symbols and images as a language for expressing the ‘Soul of the World’. Deeply connected to Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious, which contains archetypes or universal primordial images, the Anima Mundi embodies the shared symbols and narratives that shape our perceptions of and interactions with the world.
“Everything is connected with everything and acts on everything; there was no inside that does not appear as outside and as acting on the world, no aspect of the world that was not charged with psyche and psychically connected,” said Erich Neumann.
