December 2024
Every year, the Prix Photoforum brings together artists whose projects represent the broad spectrum of contemporary photography and explore artistic boundaries. The 2024 selection deals with themes such as family, identity and the pressing social challenges of our time. Through personal archives, reflections on memory, and powerful portrayals of global issues, their works offer unique perspectives that navigate local and historical narratives, blending symbolic and emotional depth. Exhibiting artists: Tiziana Amico, Lisa Karnadi, Yann Haeberlin, Khashayar Javanmardi, Nina Pacherova, Peter Pflügler, Hameed Raisan, Jordi Ruiz Cirera, Barbara Truog, Tianyu Wang
Mehr erfahrenJanuary 2025
This tour highlights how new documentary photography is evolving to capture urgent social, environmental, and political issues. Featuring four artists—Khashayar Javanmardi, Jordi Ruiz Cirera, Tiziana Amico, and Yann Haeberlin—the exhibition explores themes ranging from environmental crises to migration and human-nature relationships, offering unique and compelling perspectives on contemporary challenges.
Mehr erfahrenFebruary 2025
Cécile Monnier’s "Turn Around, Turn Around, Turn Around" delves into the ambivalence of fly-fishing as both a cultural practice and a means of environmental exploitation. Combining photography and installation, Monnier reflects on rural life and how childhood experiences shape our present-day interactions with the natural world. More information will follow soon.
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Janis Polar’s Echo Camber critically examines how the Antarctic is framed as the “last untouched frontier of nature.” Through immersive installations combining archive materials, video, and soundscapes, Polar explores the colonial and geopolitical narratives shaping our perception of this distant landscape. More information soon.
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