A Thinking Archive in Motion
The E.A.T. Index is an alphabetically structured, cross-referenced collection of several hundred mostly unpublished statements by internationally recognized artists, architects, scientists, and writers, including voices such as Vito Acconci, Elizabeth Diller, Hamish Fulton, Thomas Hirschhorn, Emily Segal, Rasha Salti, and Lawrence Weiner. The volume is complemented by 115 images that accompany selected quotations. Engadin Art Talks (E.A.T.) was founded in 2010 by Cristina Bechtler in collaboration with Hans Ulrich Obrist, and has since convened voices across disciplines in an ongoing programme of conversations and encounters. These exchanges have taken place both in the Engadin and internationally, including cities such as London and Paris. The E.A.T. Index draws on fifteen years of these conversations, gathering this organically grown archive from 2010 to 2025 and, for the first time, making it accessible in printed form.
Conceived by Christian Herren, editorially developed with Daan Couzijn, and designed by Salzmann Gertsch, the volume is a companion for uncovering new intellectual connections and for thinking across disciplines along with figures such as Sarah Morris, Sylvie Fleury, Theaster Gates, Trajal Harrell, (La)Horde, Francis Kéré, Kate Raworth, and Ai Weiwei, among many others.
The book will be available from spring. Click here to pre-order. A soft launch will take place during the 2026 edition of E.A.T. in Zuoz, where the first physical copies will be available for purchase.
