I’m Pascale Speck, curating and moderating cross-disciplinary projects at the intersection of art, design, innovation, and social impact. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich and a second degree in Art Education from ZHdK, I bring both analytical structure and creative perspective to public dialogue and cultural programming.
My approach is rooted in clarity, curiosity, and cultural sensitivity. Having worked for Swissnex in San Francisco, I gained in-depth insight into the Silicon Valley ecosystem and the cultural landscape of the SF Bay Area, collaborating with institutions such as SFMOMA, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University. I’ve led international initiatives involving diverse stakeholders and specialise in creating formats that foster connection across disciplines and backgrounds.
Fluent in English, Swiss German, German, and French.
Directed global collaborations between the Museum für Gestaltung and Swissnex offices in China, India, Brazil, and Japan. Curated and produced “Sound Memories”, a cross-continental hybrid project with partners including UC Berkeley, SFMOMA, and the Beijing Sound Art Museum.
Developed and led the hybrid events “Earth Out of Balance” (2024), on the role of CO₂ in climate change, and “From Climate Anxiety to Community Action” (2025), exploring the psychological dimension of the climate crisis. Collaborated with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, The Tech Interactive Museum in San Jose, California College of the Arts, and ETH Zurich.
Designed and produced the Swissnex Alumni Night, bringing together alumni chapters from leading Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, EPFL, EHL, UZH, HSG and others). Curated a multi-sensory program with live music, food tastings, expert talks, and a panel discussion exploring the mycelium metaphor and the theme of interconnectedness.
Site-specific performance art work exploring the interplay between bureaucracy, power and magical thinking. The work was awarded the University of Applied Arts Festival Prize and was staged in the International Office. Guests were invited to have their fate predicted by the bureaucratic fortune-teller Pascale Speck in an official office of the Otto Wagner Postsparkasse in Vienna.
Three-evening symposium departing from a debunking of myths under the guise of a Eurocentric ‘EnLIGHTenment’. Co-curating and presenting the Art/Science knowledge from the undisciplined, the unruly and the unreasonable through performances and discourse, featuring impulses and exchanges from students and guests.
Performance Project regarding work culture and the creative economy. Exploring and probing the concepts of «Performance» und «Professionalism». Conducting happenings and performance workshops as a consultant persona with her own company «Peak Performance Professionals». Multiple staging of an interactive installation «Office Performance» in administrative contexts at ZHdK, inviting employees to «perform in the workplace».
Conducting a cooperative art project together with welfare recipients of the city of Zurich debating what "chances" mean to us. Over several months, we investigate this theme through performative art practices. A public art exhibition at Karl*a Debattierhaus concludes the project.
Innovating and intitiating the podcast project for the Swiss Study Foundation. Conceptualising and moderating the first episode with National Councillor Balthasar Glättli.
Intercultural art project investigating cultural commonalities and differences in how art is viewed and taught in Georgia and Switzerland. Exploring opportunities in how artistic practices can promote conflict mediation and peacebuilding.
Creation of an individual art project during the Biennale investigating the theme “Learning from the Earth”
Curation and moderation of the public panel discussion about the latest scientific research regarding the gender gap in STEM and about necessary and sensible solutions to increase the diversity in that field
Curation of the exhibition, moderation of the panel discussion and organisation of the overall event discussing the technology-art interface with works and the presence of artist Aparna Rao.