About

I engage in an in-depth exploration of subjects that question the limits of control and human perception. By stripping my subjects of their core essence, I reveal new, original narratives that confront the viewer with unexpected landscapes. My work is rooted in a process that blends image, text, and theatrical influences, often drawing on poetry and dreamlike imagery to create experimental visuals. Through this approach, I examine the sublime—not just as a concept but as a force that shapes our view of reality.

In recent projects, I have focused on the complex relationships between human and non-human forces, deepening my connection with the surfaces and textures of my images. My art is driven by a research-based approach, involving archival elements, historical narratives, and personal mythology. This methodology enables me to create works that transcend traditional boundaries, inviting viewers to experience reality through a transformative, contemplative lens. Photography, video, and poetic inquiry converge in my practice, which aims to uncover new layers of meaning within familiar yet enigmatic spaces.

2024
Münchner Kammerspiele x Der Greif: “Off to Elsewhere”, Munich
Pool Collective x Photoforum Pasquart, Screening, Prozess Kultur, Bern
Dispute, Carte blanche to Pierre Schwerzmann, Nyon Castle

2023
Du Nil au Léman, Musée d'art de Pully, with the ass. NEAR, Pully 

Blanc Couleurs, Corridor Festival, Montreal
Écrans, Oripeau, Nantes


2022
Paysage en Adventices, Clinique de la Main, Geneva


2021
Ces Fleurs Factices Singeant les Véritables Fleurs, La Fonte, Geneva

2020
They Are Holding a Stone in Their Hands, Foound, Geneva

2019
Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London
Togetherness, Assembly Point, London
Across the Slippery Pitch as a Speckled Murmur Follows, Hockney Gallery, London

2018
El Tiempo de los Hiperobjetos, Espacio El Dorado, Bogotà
Simply Beaming, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
Simply Beaming, Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo
Maruseppu Art Residency, Maruseppu, Hokkaido
Hope, Engaru, Hokkaido
The Sea: Our Other World, Courtyard Gallery, London
Wip Show, Royal College of Art, London

2017
Prix Photoforum, Centre Pasquart, Bienne
Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens
20. vfg, Neue Galerie, Augsburg
vfg - SICHT, Photobastei, Zurich
Swiss Photo Award, Photobastei, Zurich
20. vfg, Uno Art Space, Stuttgart
Soirée Graphique, Komet, Bern

2016
20. vfg, l'élac, Renens
20. vfg, Oslo 8, Basel
20. vfg, Photobastei, Zurich

2015
reGeneration with Emile Barret, Photo Elysée, Lausanne
Aus Dem Depot, Kantonsspital, Aarau
Ce qui Demeure n’est pas en Huit, Selecta, Nyon

2014
Lliaisons, Vyner Street Gallery, London

Premio Kiefer Hablitzel, Museo d'Arte, Lugano

LAB/LIFE, Musée de la Main, Lausanne
North/South, AUT University, Auckland
Swiss Art Awards, Messehalle, Basel
3ème Nuit de la Photo, Club 44, La Chaux-de-Fonds

2013
Selection | Auswahl Photoforum, Centre Pasquart, Bienne
Neu/Now Online Festival, ELIA, Amsterdam
Savoir Faire, Spazio Orso 16, Milan
A piedi, sulle mani e altre storie piccole, Galleria 44, Genoa 

2012
Fin du Monde : Première, Théâtre de Vidy, Lausanne
Too Cool for School, Spazio Orso 16, Milan
Do You Read Me, l'élac, Lausanne

2019
Master’s Degree in Contemporary Art Practice: Moving Image
Royal College of Art (RCA), London

2012
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication, major in Photography,
Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (écal), Lausanne

2019
Venice Film Week, Casa del Cinema, Venise
Open Mouth Film Festival, Stour Space, London
Stuttgarter Filmwinter — Festival for Expanded Media, Stuttgart

2018
Soapbox, Close-Up Film Centre, London
Super Shorts Film Festival, Whirled Cinema, London

2017, 2014
Festival Traverse Vidéo, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse

2014
Jeune Création, Centquatre, Paris


2011
Lausanne Underground Film Festival (LUFF), trailer

2023
Artist Residency in Genoa, CVC/SKK, City of Geneva

2018
Best Experimental Film (London Super Shorts Film Festival)

2017
Swiss Photo Award (shortlisted)

2016
20. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis (finalist)

2015
Art Award from the City of Nyon
Artist Residency at L'Estruch, Barcelona

2014
Kiefer Hablitzel Award
Pro Helvetia, Promotion of young talent in photography

2013
Artist Residency in Genoa, CVC/SKK, City of Nyon

Off to Elsewhere, special poster publication
MJR Melanie JeanRichard – Exhibition Book II
NOWHERE Postcards, selected by Lars Willumeit, Grussformat
Hallo Deutschland, Soirée Graphique n°10, Das Magazine
Der Greif, Jubilee, issue #10
Athens Photo Festival, Catalogue 2017
Mock Up x 36, ECAL
Journal Mob, Volume ten #25
ECAL Posters (Master Luxury & design)
On Tour - Tour de Romandie & Tour de Suisse, Infolio
Fabrikzeitung 258 – Ted Kaczynski Issue - Rote Fabrik

Member of Near, Swiss Association for Contemporary Photography

Portrait of Florian Luthi ©Léonie Rose Marion