July 2024
Join us for "Summer Acts," a vibrant art-filled weekend from July 3-6, organized in collaboration with our partners in Pasquart and beyond. Experience a diverse range of artistic events and exhibitions, perfect for kicking off your summer holiday.
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Join us on Thursday 29 February for the official opening of Shipwreck of Dreams by Emilio Nasser. The exhibition will open with a welcoming speech in the foyer, followed by an aperitif with canapés. You are very welcome from 5 pm. Inspired by a Swiss myth, "Shipwreck of Dreams" brings together the dreams and aspirations of migrants in Switzerland and reflects their search for home and belonging. Set against the backdrop of the 'Autonomous School' in Zurich, a vibrant symbol of resilience and solidarity amidst strict asylum laws, Nasser presents a powerful representation of collaborative storytelling in contemporary photography.
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Dans le cadre de la Bieler Fototage/Journées photographique de Bienne de cette année, Photoforum invite l'artiste Salvatore Vitale. Son installation numérique Decompressed Prism présente une combinaison d'éléments fictionnels et documentaires, d'archives vidéo, de textes, de conceptions sonores et de données réelles créant un espace incertain et malicieux. Conçue comme une expérience pour le visiteur, l'œuvre [...]
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Prendre la parole. Round-table discussion with : Karla Hiraldo Voleau, Jenny Rova & RosaBrux The two photographers Karla Hiraldo Voleau and Jenny Rova will present their multi-layered feminist practice. Their works refuse to ‚be silenced’ and address the themes of female desire, voyeurism and fiction. Afterwards, RosaBrux will give an insight into their transdisciplinary [...]
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Nicolas Polli: When Strawberries Will Grow on Trees, I Will Kiss U February 4 – April 16, 2023 Nicolas Polli's solo exhibition explores the topics of loneliness, doubts, desire and intimacy from a humorous and at the same time vulnerable perspective. His photographs serve as a visual diary, revealing a new genre of still [...]
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February 4 – April 16, 2023 Karla Hiraldo Voleau: Another Love Story Karla Hiraldo Voleau’s solo exhibition Another Love Story proposes a reflection on the photographic medium and its place as a silent witness of our love relationships in the digital present. Based on a devastating personal story, the artist developed a [...]
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© Matthieu Croizier 7 January 2023, 15:00 - 18:00h, Photoforum Pasquart Beyond Representation. New perspectives on photography. Event with The Royal Photographic Society and artists of the Prix Photoforum 2022. The portrait as a genre has dominated photography from the daguerreotypes of the 19th century to the selfies of our digital present. Which [...]
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Prix Photoforum 2022 With Françoise Caraco, Matthieu Croizier, Marco Frauchiger, Ruiz Guadalupe, Hae Young Ji, Lisa Mazenauer, Massao Mascaro, Thalles Piaget, Ronald Pizzoferrato, Shwe Wutt Hmon The Prix Photoforum is one of the few photography awards in Switzerland with no limits on nationality, age or career stage, and no determined theme. As a result, [...]
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Opening of the Prix Photoforum 2022, in presence of the artists A joint opening with the Kunsthaus Pasquart 5:15 PM Speeches & Award Ceremony Aperitif & catering Free admission from 5 PM
Mehr erfahrenNovember 2022
Symposium Patina Negotiating colonial image archives The public program in the context of Bianca Baldi’s solo exhibition deals with perspectives on the colonial image archive and asks for the potential of a critical redesign. On November 5 and 6, the invited artists and scholars will introduce alternative narratives and research strategies in the form [...]
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Roundtable talk with Laura Binggeli, Pablo Lerma, Tim Rod and Tara Ulman, moderated by Jana J. Haeckel The family album has been considered the photographic memory of families since the 19th century. It helps us understand where we come from, tells and reminds us of our 'own history'. At the same time, it often [...]
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Guided tour of the exhibition of the Prix Photoforum 2021 with Ursina Leutenegger, facilitator. In German No inscription Mask and Covid certificate mandatory Image © Jeremy Ayer
Mehr erfahrenNovember 2021
On the occasion of Céline Burnand's monographic exhibition, the Photoforum Pasquart is organising a talk with the artist and Nadia Radwan, assistant professor of world art history at the University of Bern, who specialises in modern and contemporary art from the Middle East. A tour of the exhibition with the artist will be followed [...]
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