Vitromusée Romont to Present ‘Symbiose’, Pairing Stained Glass and AI

Vitromusée Romont will present ‘Symbiose’, an exhibition bringing traditional stained-glass craftsmanship into contact with artificial intelligence, from 12 September 2026 through 14 March 2027. The exhibition will be held at the museum in Romont, Switzerland, and is described as the first stage of a series of exhibitions planned for Switzerland and Europe.

Created by Swiss artists Aline Dold and Mia Walder under the name ‘Verre & IA’, the project combines mouth-blown antique glass with image motifs generated through artificial intelligence. These motifs are fragmented, recomposed and then translated into works by hand. The resulting pieces are presented as pictorial spaces in which the exhibition’s stated contrasts—past and future, human and machine, light and technology—are brought together through glass.

Vitromusée Romont is housed in the town’s castle, where its stained-glass holdings are closely connected to architectural heritage. The museum’s programme and collections focus on the history and practice of glass art, including the drawings, models and full-scale cartoons used by stained-glass artists. That setting places ‘Symbiose’ within an institution concerned both with preserving the medium’s historical techniques and with showing its contemporary possibilities.

Dold is a trained stained-glass painter and Swiss glass artist who has devoted more than 20 years to preserving the cultural heritage of stained glass. She learned different glassworking techniques in Switzerland and abroad. During her training and professional development, she restored a window by Johannes Klein at Cologne Cathedral and transferred modern designs by artists including Friedrich Dürrenmatt into glass. Since 2025, she has worked under the name ‘Verre & IA’, combining digital designs with traditional stained glass.

Walder is a Swiss photographer, visual artist and AI-focused creator. Her practice examines visual representation through combinations of artificial intelligence, photography and conceptual approaches. The museum describes her work as experimental and visually complex, merging digital and photographic processes while exploring perception, transformation and the relationship between technology and the image. Her series have been presented within Switzerland’s contemporary art and photography scene, including at photoSCHWEIZ at Zurich’s Kongresshaus.

The exhibition page identifies works including ‘Eisfrau’ and ‘Zwischen den Zeiten’, both credited to Glas-KI, Aline Dold and Mia Walder. ‘Symbiose’ will be open at Vitromusée Romont, Rue du Château 108b, from 12 September 2026 to 14 March 2027. From March through September, the museum’s listed opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; from October through February, it is open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.