Cloud Castle

Cloud Castle is an innovative platform located in an imaginary place. This site, a floating “castle in the air,” symbolizes the idea of a procedural, immaterial space that makes it possible to experience art in its most ephemeral and at the same time most compelling form. As a living, experimental space, Cloud Castle combines the potential of four institutions—Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, and Kunstmuseum St.Gallen—in the border region of Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland, opening up a space for dialogue and joint projects in contemporary art.

Each year, an artist is invited to create a unique, ephemeral work of art for this fifth, imaginary space. Realized in the form of workshops, performances, concerts, or virtual networks, the works won’t leave behind any material traces, but instead unfold their impact as a fleeting reality. With Cloud Castle, the four institutions are breaking new ground, creating a place where artistic ideas can flow freely and develop. This process is a living experiment that connects and enriches the museums and the participating artists.

The first project will be realized by the American artist Wu Tsang at the Klanghaus Toggenburg in Switzerland in January 2025. The Klanghaus, a unique venue for sound experiments, will be officially opened in May 2025. With her Carmen in the Mountains, the artist will make the building vibrate for the first time. The work is part of Wu Tsang’s extensive exploration of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet.