This summer, the Verbier 3-D Foundation is pleased to unveil ‘Verbier Sunset Mural, View Towards Val de Bagnes from Chapelle St Christophe’ (2025), a striking new commission by former residency artist Tessa Perutz. Installed atop repurposed ski lift infrastructure at the highest point of the Sculpture Park, the mural initiates a layered dialogue between the alpine landscape, contemporary art, and human perception.

Perutz returned to Verbier in 2023 for a second residency, having first participated in 2018. Immersed in the region’s dramatic topography, she developed new work exploring themes of perception, time, scale, and the sublime. Known for her “psychological landscapes,” Perutz fuses intuitive gestures with conceptual clarity, crafting visual narratives that move between the intimate and the expansive.

Inspired by the sweeping views of the Val de Bagnes, the mural translates the landscape’s chromatic shifts and structural contours into a vivid, dynamic composition. Its elevated site amplifies the work’s psychological resonance, positioning the viewer both physically and metaphorically at a vantage point for reflection: on the environment, the self, and the act of looking.

On view from 21 June 2025 at the Verbier 3-D Foundation Sculpture Park.

Tessa Perutz: Verbier Sunset Mural
Vernissage: 21 June 2025

10:30 AM – Meet at Médran lift station in Verbier (please bring your lift pass)
11:15 AM – Walk to the sculpture site, followed by a short presentation by the artist
11:30 AM – Drinks and informal gathering
12:30 PM – Event concludes

Please wear comfortable clothing, hiking shoes and remember to bring water.

This project was made possible thanks to the support of the Commune of Val de Bagnes, Musée de Bagnes, Téléverbier, Loterie Romande, Swiss Post, Jean-Edouard van Praet Tappan Heher, Verbier Tourist Office, Mia & Anders Bergendahl, Kiki Thompson, Madeleine Paternot, Lionel May, Vassar College Summer Intern Program, Alexa Jeanne Kusber and Nicolas Combes.