Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Yves Dana's family emigrated to Switzerland in 1960. After studying sociology at the University of Lausanne and training at the École supérieur d'art visuel in Geneva, Dana first taught mathematics and later devoted himself entirely to sculpture, which he has since 1987 in his own, provided by the City of Lausanne in the orangery of the park Mon Repos.

Yves Dana's work can be divided into two major creative phases. The early works were made of iron and often included acoustic or mechanical elements. On the occasion of a six-month stay in Egypt in 1996, the artist, impressed by the local landscape and culture, found a simplistic formal language. From then on, his sculptural work consisted ...