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Firmly committed to promoting art, the watchmaker has been working for three years with the artists Jeremy Ferrington and Joanne Faivre, alias Muga & Ghost.
Named Urban Odyssey, this project takes art beyond borders and across continents, and the creators are in it for the long haul. That was all it took to convince Jaquet Droz to get on board with Urban Odyssey, the graphic journey of Swiss artists Jeremy Ferrington and Joanne Faivre, aka Muga & Ghost. Buoyed by this creative background, Muga & Ghost spent three years travelling the world to spread their art, painting massive murals inspired by myths and local legends. The two artists settled down to paint in India, Morocco, Scotland, and Mexico. There, they created exclusive works depicting the founding myths of these nations. They delved into the cultures of Pondicherry, Fez, Edinburgh, and Guanajuato to create street art that honored their hosts and their respective traditions. A documentary about their journey, Urban Odyssey, was notably selected for the Media Library of Nyon International Film Festival, Visions du Réel. This intensely human artistic odyssey mirrors the historical travels of Pierre Jaquet-Droz, who set out in 1758 to present his creations to the courts of Spain, France, England, and Russia, and as far as China.
Today, Jaquet Droz is a proud patron of the artists Muga & Ghost. Like the watchmaking brand, they are forging their own path, keeping alive the art of travel and the pictorial art, and bringing Swiss expertise to the four corners of the globe. Each of their creations tells a story; the soul of a place or a people. This narrative approach echoes that of Jaquet Droz, whose watches and automatons tell the story of their time, now more than ever.
November 14, 2019
