September 2022
BIANCA BALDI Patina 18.9. – 20.11.2022 Opening on Saturday, September 17 at 5pm Bianca Baldi deals with hidden infrastructures and narratives as a means of knowledge production in her research-based works. Interested in both fictional and historical contexts, her multi-layered, sensual installations combine photographs, films, objects and writings. They often take photographic documents from [...]
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Emmanuel Van der Auwera’s works challenge the self-evident nature of found documentary images that aim to produce facts and truth. His photographs, films and video installations use polarising visual material circulating in digital spaces, addressing the ethical responsibility in dealing with images of violence and collective trauma. In regard to the recent school mass [...]
Mehr erfahrenSheida Soleimani’s works explore intersections of photography, sculpture, performance and film to highlight critical perspectives on political events in the Middle East and the Global North. Her multi-media collages use imagery sourced from the internet, especially that of politicians, torture victims and dictators. Through constructing staged sets in her studio and documenting these scenes [...]
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Photobooks Switzerland will be back for a second edition! The photography book, which is nowadays the preferred medium of choice for many photographers, is at the heart of Photobooks Switzerland, an event initiated by the photographer Anastasia Mityukova and co-organized by Photoforum Pasquart. While the artist’s book has already been discussed more broadly, this is [...]
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In the framework of her current residency exhibition May I Dream? at Photoforum Pasquart, the artist Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah will present her ongoing project Behold The Ocean and give an introduction into current NFT technology and their use in photography. Behold The Ocean is an interdisciplinary pioneer NFT project in web3, using photographic art [...]
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The Institute for Arab and Mediterranean Cultures in Geneva (ICAM) invites the Photoforum Pasquart for a round table on Algerian photography, on the initiative of political scientist Sarah Dekkiche. While new efforts towards reconciliation between the French and Algerian peoples are beginning on both sides of the Mediterranean, Algeria remains deeply marked by its [...]
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On the occasion of the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography in May 2018, the Photoforum Pasquart presented Sediments of Happiness, an exhibition that explored the connections between photography, memory, and happiness. This project collected testimonies and reflections from the seniors of two retirement homes in Biel and was a great success. We are pleased [...]
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