It’s hard to imagine that, a century ago, Ouchy was not a place for strolling and sightseeing but rather a place of hard labor. Washerwomen stooped over double, engaged in back-breaking work, beating, soaking, twisting, soaping, wringing out and folding linen—all by hand.

Revivre is a tribute to the daily lives of these long-forgotten workers. The flags on Place de la Navigation are replaced by clothing hung up on clotheslines to dry in the sun. Giant hammocks sit on nets strung between the flagpoles, allowing visitors to relax in the shade of the drying laundry.

As they leave the metro station, visitors are greeted by playful ground markings, alluding to a not-so-distant past—and a possible future—in which pedestrians exiting the metro do not have to cross a heavily trafficked street.