The exhibition Oui! opens doors and perspectives for couples with an adventurous spirit. This is not an exhibition in the classic sense, nor is it an interactive installation. The focus is on couples. And it is the couples who decide whether their visit to Expo.02 will turn into a memorable experience.

Meeting, finding one another, embarking on a common path - Oui brings a "me" and a "you" together: for the space of a day, two human beings affirm their feelings of sympathy for each other - to themselves and others. But how do you find each other? And how do you express your feelings? You are helped by the knowledge that nothing is impossible. Old love can be rejuvenated, new love strengthened. Or perhaps new and tender feelings can be tested and proved during this day in Yverdon-les-Bains.

The path embarked on by two people at the exhibition leads out onto the lake, beneath the filigree lightness and festive colour of the colonnade that encircles the long, plain building. Finally, they receive a shining confirmation of their mutual sympathy, a symbol and proclamation of their union - for 24 hours. It is up to each couple to decide whether what happens in the 24 hours after this remains secret or is made public.

Arteplage
Yverdon-les-Bains

Visitor capacity per day
2'112

Total visitors
128'410

Idea
Expo.02

Architecture
Martin und Elisabeth Boesch Architekten, Zurich www.boesch-architekten.ch 

Scenography
aggregat (Michael Hollstein www.aroma.ch, Tanja Gentina www.tangent.ch), Zurich

Object design
Frédéric Dedelley, Zurich www.fredericdedelley.ch

Sound design
Philippe Kocher, Zurich www.philippekocher.ch

Photography
Julieta Schildknecht, Zurich www.julietaschildknecht.ch

Dramaturgy and clothing
Cie EventoSud, Lausanne

Communication
d.o.k.-Zerbini (Romano Zerbini), Zurich www.dokzerbini.ch 

Project management
Fabritastika Gestaltungsatelier AG (Peter Sauter), Zurich www.fabritastika.ch 

Total contractor
Mobag AG (deleted) (Ali El-Bakkioui, Bruno Antonietti), Zurich

Civil engineer
WaltGalmarini AG, Zurich www.waltgalmarini.ch

Electrical enginee
Kuratli, Hansmann + Partner Elektroingenieure AG (deleted), Dietikon

HVAC planner
Basler Ernst + Partner AG (new: EBP Schweiz AG), Zurich www.ebp.ch

Master builder
VirtuellBau GmbH, St.Gallen www.virtuellbau.ch

Assembly construction in wood
VirtuellBau GmbH, St.Gallen www.virtuellbau.ch
Lehmann Arnegg AG, Arnegg www.lehmannag.ch

Electrical installations
Melcom AG, Wallisellen www.melcom.ch

Luminaires and lamps
Regent Beleuchtungskörper AG, Basel www.regent.ch
Zumtobel Staff AG (new: Zumtobel Licht AG), Zurich www.zumtobel.com

Ventilation systems
Axima Romandie SA (deleted), Lausanne

Ventilation systems
Alvazzi Yverdon SA, Yverdon-les-Bains www.alvazzigroupe.com

Interior doors metal
Record Türautomation AG, Fehraltorf www.record.ch

Floor coverings
Walo Bertschinger SA, St.Sulpice www.walo.ch

Floor coverings (linoleum)
HKM SA, Fribourg www.hkm.ch

Wall coverings
MD Morandi AG, Erlenbach www.md-morandi.ch

Interior painting
Ivan Venticinque, Lausanne

Specialists
Rotzler Krebs Partner GmbH (new: Krebs und Herde GmbH), Winterthur www.krebsundherde.ch

Control system
B+T Bild+Ton AG, Rothenburg www.bildundton.ch

Audio/PC/Control
IMS Info Management Systems AG (deleted), Winterthur
Tonart Audiotechnik, Lucerne www.tonart.lu

Interior curtains
Villiger Vorhänge AG (deleted), Zurich

Props (swivel chairs)
Meer AG, Berne www.meer.ch

Props (sofas)
Blinden-Fürsorge-Verein Innerschweiz, Horw www.bfvi.ch
Burri AG (new: Burri Public Elements AG), Glattbrugg www.burri.world

Light stick
Emil Mohr AG, Wetzikon www.emo.ch
Omni Glow SA (new: Cyalume), Aix en Provence, France www.cyalume.eu

Coaching Expo.02
Sergio Cavero (Head)
Jacqueline Häusler

Operations management
Nathalie Fragière
Christine Masserey

Guides
Marc Astori, Emir Ben Moussa, Sophie Bettex, Martin Daubner, Daniel Friedli, Michael Gehri, Martin Guldimann, Pierre Heim, Nicolas Jacot, Pierre-Alain Jost, Evi Kassimidis, Sylvianne Margot, Ludovic Martin, Martin Maurer, Catherine Prince, Janine Ramel, Annik Roche-Fragnière, Alberto Ruanocastillo, Rebecca Spinetti, Pierre-Yves Taillebois, Sophie Vallotton, Jasmine Veser, Carmen Widmer

^{Photos: Press kit Oui!, © Christoph Steudler; © Andreas Mosimann; © Beat Widmer; © Martin Lüchinger; © Michael Studt; © Urs Berwert; © Archive Ralph Ammann; © Philipp Zanatta}