1957 born in Zermatt, Switzerland
Schools:
1977-79 Studies of German and French Literature at the University of Zürich
1979-83 Studies of Photography at the Zürich Art School (ZHdK)
2023 today-yesterday-after tomorrow Galerie am Platz, Eglisau, Switzerland
2022 The Kiosk together with WIP-KINGE erzählt, nano art space, Zürich
2022 It's raining in Tirana, Gallery Kriens
2021 A very private portrait exhibition Zürich, Switzerland
2021 Fotoinstallation and online exhibition New faces in Swiss Cinema at Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland
2021 online exhibition The Whispering of Things at sichtbar.art, Switzerland
2020 Photo installation HANDLING #1 TO #19 at the group exhibition WIP-KINGE, nano - raum für kunst, Zürich
2019 The Lookout IV at espace Jörg Brockmann, Geneva
2018 Galeria Cons Arc, Chiasso. "Il Sussurrare delle Cose"
2018 Photo installation "The Lookout III" On photography 03-Unusual Landscapesat OnArte, Piattaforma per L'Arte, Minusio.
2018 Photo installation "The Lookout II" at widmertheodoridis, Eschlikon, TG.
2018 .Photo installation The Lookout I Exhibition XL by KulturRaum R57 anderswo
2018-19 Several performative lectures with «The Whispering of Things» (Vienna, Zürich..)
2015 ...a photographic diary... at Rote Fabrik Zürich
2015 Sprungturm 47°06‘48“ Nord, 9°16‘45“ Ost at Tanzhaus Zürich
2014 3m2 at Kunstraum R57, Zürich
2013 Photo installation at “Solothurn Literary Days”, Switzerland
2012 Memory (Theaterhaus Gessnerallee)
2011 Photo installation portraits of film directors during the International Film Festival Fribourg (FIFF)
2022 Catalogue The Kiosk as part of WIP-KINGE erzählt, nano art space, Zürich
2021 Publication Shi bië në Tiranë in _957_ Independent Art Magazine, issue 119, Lucerne, Switzerland
2019 Ricordare Rivapiana in analoge magazine Issue#8
2019 Book The Whispering of Things - exerpts from a photography journal 2008 - 2016; edition Patrick Frey No 285 ( ISBN: 978-3-906803-85-2)
2017 Das Flüstern der Dinge - aus einem fotografischen Tagebuch 2008 - 2016; edition Patrick Frey Nr. 235 ( ISBN: 978-3-906803-35-7)
2010 Movement of the photographic diary in the magazine „Cinema“
2023 Finalist Head On Landscape Award, Sidney
2020-22 Scholarship from the Landis & Gyr Foundation for the long-term project in the Albanian speaking region: Ëndërr! - Or the attempt to become an Albanian
2019 Short listed for Arles Book Award
2023 Exhibition of the Association “S-P-V” with my work handling, Photobastei, Zürich
2021 K_rien/rein_S at Galerie Kriens , Kriens Switzerland
2020 _957 100_TOWN-HO atB74 Raum für Kunst , Luzern
2020 for Stiftung Erbprozent Kultur, Galerie Stephan Witschi, Zürich
2020 RIVAPIANA. THE MOTEL (1972 – 2018), Dogo Residenz für neue Kunst, Lichtensteig
2019 ARLES VOIES OFF with ConsArc Galleria
2019 Room 105 at widmertheodoridis, Eschlikon, TG
2018 Exhibition XXS
2018 On photography 03-Unusual Landscapesat OnArte, Piattaforma per L'Arte, Minusio. Photo installation "The Lookout III"
2018 Exhibition at widmertheodoridis, Eschlikon, TG. Photo installation "The Lookout II"
2018 XL Exhibition XL by KulturRaum R57 anderswo. Foto installation The Lookout I
2017 Selfie Mania in "Alten Fabrik", Rapperswil, curated by Alexandra Blättler
2015 Bildwelten_9 at R57 with Kisses from Wipkingen - 8 postcard from where I live
2014 Contributions of the Artists, Symposium at ZHdK Zürich
2014 Bildwelten_8 at R57 with Rio Tinto I-III
2014 Me, myself and eye at Photobastei Zürich
ab 2018 Presidency FV World Film Days Thusis
2018-23 Producer at ZAS Film, Zürich
2009-18 Andromeda Film AG, Head of Postproduction
2008 Curator of the film program „Global Love“ at the FIFF- Festival
2007 Curator of the film program „Images of Urban Life“ at the FIFF- Festival
2004-11 Member of the selective committee of the International Film Festival Fribourg (FIFF)
2004-15 Development and realization of several programs for feature film project of young film makers:, Cine en Movimiento, Guadalajara Construye, Proimagenes Colombia and others
2003-09 Co-founder and programmer of the International Film Festival del Cine Pobre in Gibara, Cuba
2001-11 Directing workshops and seminaries on digital film making in USA, Latin America, Georgia, Syria, Europe and Switzerland.
till 2010 Post production for international feature films. Working with directors as Arturo Ripstein (Mexico), Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia), Fernando Solanas (Argentine), Hal Hartley (US), Avi Mograbi (Israel), José Luis Guerín (Spain), Isaki Lacuesta (Spain), Albert Serra (Spain), Peter Liechti (Switzerland), Tariq Teguia (Algeria) and many others.
1978 Co-founder of Videoladen Zürich
1974 - 98 Film director and director of photography for cinema productions:
2004 Coproducer »Optimisti«, Spielfilm by Goran Paskaljevic
2004 Executive Producer »Viaggio a Misterbianco«, Documentary by Paolo Poloni
1997 Executive Producer »Crowded Jungle«, Documentary by Lisa Faessler
1996 Producer »Meta-Mecano«, Documentary by Ruedi Gerber
1997 Script »Blumen, Geld und Schokolade«,
1995 Director of Photography »Tanztheater Fumi Matsuda«, dance film, Video
1994 Director »da & dort«, Documentary, 16mm, 83'
1993 Director of Photography »Notizen zum Reisen« by Daniel Glaser, Video 35’
1992 Director of Photography »Urmusik« by Cyril Schläpfer, Documentary 90’
1991 Director of Photography »Die letzten Gäste« by Martin Rengel, short feature film
1991 Director of Photography »Ingeborg Lüscher« by Peter Münger, Documentary
1990 Director of Photography »Der Kunde ist König« by Josy Meier, Documentary
1990 Director of Photography »Palaver, Palaver« by Alexander Seiler, Documentary
1986 Director »Kleine grosse Tagträume«, Kurzfilm, video, 15'
1985 Director of Photography »Gespräche im Alter« mit Max Frisch, Documentary
1984 Director »1 Lovesong«, experimental video, 12'
1984 Co-director »Schnittwunden«, feature, video, 75'
1982 Director »Gend-en-es«, experimental video, 15'
1981 Co-director »Keine Zeiten sich auszuruhen«, Documentary, video, 35'
1980 Co-director »Züri brännt«, Experimenteller Documentary, Blow-up 35 mm, 90'
1979 Co-director »Video uf de Gass«, Documentary, video, 25',
1974 director »Standing at the Corner«, short film, S8, 18'
1974 director »Entstanden in Zusammenarbeit ...«, experimental film, S8, 10'
Schools:
1977-79 Studies of German and French Literature at the University of Zürich
1979-83 Studies of Photography at the Zürich Art School (ZHdK)
Solo exhibitions and installations:
2023 today-yesterday-after tomorrow Galerie am Platz, Eglisau, Switzerland
2022 The Kiosk together with WIP-KINGE erzählt, nano art space, Zürich
2022 It's raining in Tirana, Gallery Kriens
2021 A very private portrait exhibition Zürich, Switzerland
2021 Fotoinstallation and online exhibition New faces in Swiss Cinema at Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland
2021 online exhibition The Whispering of Things at sichtbar.art, Switzerland
2020 Photo installation HANDLING #1 TO #19 at the group exhibition WIP-KINGE, nano - raum für kunst, Zürich
2019 The Lookout IV at espace Jörg Brockmann, Geneva
2018 Galeria Cons Arc, Chiasso. "Il Sussurrare delle Cose"
2018 Photo installation "The Lookout III" On photography 03-Unusual Landscapesat OnArte, Piattaforma per L'Arte, Minusio.
2018 Photo installation "The Lookout II" at widmertheodoridis, Eschlikon, TG.
2018 .Photo installation The Lookout I Exhibition XL by KulturRaum R57 anderswo
2018-19 Several performative lectures with «The Whispering of Things» (Vienna, Zürich..)
2015 ...a photographic diary... at Rote Fabrik Zürich
2015 Sprungturm 47°06‘48“ Nord, 9°16‘45“ Ost at Tanzhaus Zürich
2014 3m2 at Kunstraum R57, Zürich
2013 Photo installation at “Solothurn Literary Days”, Switzerland
2012 Memory (Theaterhaus Gessnerallee)
2011 Photo installation portraits of film directors during the International Film Festival Fribourg (FIFF)
Publications:
2022 Catalogue The Kiosk as part of WIP-KINGE erzählt, nano art space, Zürich
2021 Publication Shi bië në Tiranë in _957_ Independent Art Magazine, issue 119, Lucerne, Switzerland
2019 Ricordare Rivapiana in analoge magazine Issue#8
2019 Book The Whispering of Things - exerpts from a photography journal 2008 - 2016; edition Patrick Frey No 285 ( ISBN: 978-3-906803-85-2)
2017 Das Flüstern der Dinge - aus einem fotografischen Tagebuch 2008 - 2016; edition Patrick Frey Nr. 235 ( ISBN: 978-3-906803-35-7)
2010 Movement of the photographic diary in the magazine „Cinema“
Awards and scholarships:
2023 Finalist Head On Landscape Award, Sidney
2020-22 Scholarship from the Landis & Gyr Foundation for the long-term project in the Albanian speaking region: Ëndërr! - Or the attempt to become an Albanian
2019 Short listed for Arles Book Award
Group exhibitions:
2023 Exhibition of the Association “S-P-V” with my work handling, Photobastei, Zürich
2021 K_rien/rein_S at Galerie Kriens , Kriens Switzerland
2020 _957 100_TOWN-HO atB74 Raum für Kunst , Luzern
2020 for Stiftung Erbprozent Kultur, Galerie Stephan Witschi, Zürich
2020 RIVAPIANA. THE MOTEL (1972 – 2018), Dogo Residenz für neue Kunst, Lichtensteig
2019 ARLES VOIES OFF with ConsArc Galleria
2019 Room 105 at widmertheodoridis, Eschlikon, TG
2018 Exhibition XXS
2018 On photography 03-Unusual Landscapesat OnArte, Piattaforma per L'Arte, Minusio. Photo installation "The Lookout III"
2018 Exhibition at widmertheodoridis, Eschlikon, TG. Photo installation "The Lookout II"
2018 XL Exhibition XL by KulturRaum R57 anderswo. Foto installation The Lookout I
2017 Selfie Mania in "Alten Fabrik", Rapperswil, curated by Alexandra Blättler
2015 Bildwelten_9 at R57 with Kisses from Wipkingen - 8 postcard from where I live
2014 Contributions of the Artists, Symposium at ZHdK Zürich
2014 Bildwelten_8 at R57 with Rio Tinto I-III
2014 Me, myself and eye at Photobastei Zürich
Film – different work:
ab 2018 Presidency FV World Film Days Thusis
2018-23 Producer at ZAS Film, Zürich
2009-18 Andromeda Film AG, Head of Postproduction
2008 Curator of the film program „Global Love“ at the FIFF- Festival
2007 Curator of the film program „Images of Urban Life“ at the FIFF- Festival
2004-11 Member of the selective committee of the International Film Festival Fribourg (FIFF)
2004-15 Development and realization of several programs for feature film project of young film makers:, Cine en Movimiento, Guadalajara Construye, Proimagenes Colombia and others
2003-09 Co-founder and programmer of the International Film Festival del Cine Pobre in Gibara, Cuba
2001-11 Directing workshops and seminaries on digital film making in USA, Latin America, Georgia, Syria, Europe and Switzerland.
till 2010 Post production for international feature films. Working with directors as Arturo Ripstein (Mexico), Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia), Fernando Solanas (Argentine), Hal Hartley (US), Avi Mograbi (Israel), José Luis Guerín (Spain), Isaki Lacuesta (Spain), Albert Serra (Spain), Peter Liechti (Switzerland), Tariq Teguia (Algeria) and many others.
1978 Co-founder of Videoladen Zürich
1974 - 98 Film director and director of photography for cinema productions:
Films – (examples):
2004 Coproducer »Optimisti«, Spielfilm by Goran Paskaljevic
2004 Executive Producer »Viaggio a Misterbianco«, Documentary by Paolo Poloni
1997 Executive Producer »Crowded Jungle«, Documentary by Lisa Faessler
1996 Producer »Meta-Mecano«, Documentary by Ruedi Gerber
1997 Script »Blumen, Geld und Schokolade«,
1995 Director of Photography »Tanztheater Fumi Matsuda«, dance film, Video
1994 Director »da & dort«, Documentary, 16mm, 83'
1993 Director of Photography »Notizen zum Reisen« by Daniel Glaser, Video 35’
1992 Director of Photography »Urmusik« by Cyril Schläpfer, Documentary 90’
1991 Director of Photography »Die letzten Gäste« by Martin Rengel, short feature film
1991 Director of Photography »Ingeborg Lüscher« by Peter Münger, Documentary
1990 Director of Photography »Der Kunde ist König« by Josy Meier, Documentary
1990 Director of Photography »Palaver, Palaver« by Alexander Seiler, Documentary
1986 Director »Kleine grosse Tagträume«, Kurzfilm, video, 15'
1985 Director of Photography »Gespräche im Alter« mit Max Frisch, Documentary
1984 Director »1 Lovesong«, experimental video, 12'
1984 Co-director »Schnittwunden«, feature, video, 75'
1982 Director »Gend-en-es«, experimental video, 15'
1981 Co-director »Keine Zeiten sich auszuruhen«, Documentary, video, 35'
1980 Co-director »Züri brännt«, Experimenteller Documentary, Blow-up 35 mm, 90'
1979 Co-director »Video uf de Gass«, Documentary, video, 25',
1974 director »Standing at the Corner«, short film, S8, 18'
1974 director »Entstanden in Zusammenarbeit ...«, experimental film, S8, 10'
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