Artist CV

Artist with an international background in visual arts and film. His practice spans photography, video, text, and installation, with a focus on fragmented memory, themes of uncertainty, instability, fragility, and the erosion of visual meaning. Long-term creative stays in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States shape his work. Numerous documentary-artistic journeys form an integral part of the working method.

Education

1976–1979 Studies in Fine Art, Paris

1980–1981 Assistant Director, German Television (Hamburg & Munich)

1981–1984 Film studies at New York University (NYU), New York

Residencies & Work Abroad

France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, USA

Selected Exhibitions

2023 Zwicky, Fällanden (CH)

2020 Binz39, Zurich

2019 Galerie Wellenberg, Stäfa

2016 Photobastei, Zurich

Water under the Bridge: Schnee von gestern
Photo installation exploring the slow erosion of image-based meaning

2004 Haus für Kunst Uri

Wartalk
Multimedia installation based on original wartime texts spanning 4000 years

1998–2000 Various venues in Italy, France, US West Coast

Aquarium
A video journey from Monte Carlo to Monterey, reflecting on artificial marine habitats on land

1998 Galleria Sotto L’Ombrello, Ovada

1997 Kunstmuseum Zwischen Raum, Lucerne

EC3/4 Verdi
Documentation of a train journey on the EuroCity “Verdi” from Milan to Dortmund and back. Multimedia installation

1991 Galleria La Pollena, Genoa

1987 Espace Palud No1, Lausanne

1986 Galerie Eva Keppel, Düsseldorf

1984 Rainbow Gallery, New York

1982 Life Café, New York

1978 Centre Américain, Paris