‘Gesichter & Geschichten’
Every couple of weeks Sprachcafé takes place at different locations around Basel, Switzerland, where local volunteers meet foreigners for a cup of great coffee and a chat to help them improve their German speaking skills.
After two years of attending and documenting Sprachcafé meetings I have taken on a more personal photo project, which resulted in a series of portraits showing Sprachcafé’s colourful community. Every portrait is also accompanied by a short statement which you can find on Sprachcafé Basel Instagram account.
Cover story for Das Einfamilienhaus magazine:
Burg oder Baumhaus?
Das schmale Einfamilienhaus mit dem steilen Satteldach und der transparenten Front ist in mancher Hinsicht aussergewöhnlich. Ein offenes Raumkonzept holt die Natur ins Haus…
Text: Christine Vollmer
Architecture: Birri Architekten AG
Portraits of Sébastien Loeb, french professional rally, racing and rallycross driver, for Akrapovič magazine.
Director of HeK Basel
Opening of the exhibition at Kunsthaus Baselland with works from Caroline Bachmann, Johanna Calle, Lena Laguna Diel, Abi Palmer, Nohemí Pérez, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Belén Rodríguez, Ana Silva, Julia Steiner, Surma and Liu Yujia,
This is an exhibition of quiet tones as well as the delicate new stories that we should begin telling in these times of crisis and upheaval…
Photo series ‘Same But Different’ is a personal photo project that I took on, when global pandemic was declared in March 2020, also beginning of the first lockdown in Switzerland. Imposed restrictions, self-isolation, uncertainty and fear of unknown altered our world dramatically, bringing a lot of difficult feelings.
As the world stood still, photography proved to be a great source of solace and inspiration. Documenting my immediate surrounding – at home or on my regular bike outings in Basel – helped me get out of my head and thinking, and into my body and sensing, grounding me into here and now.
Creating my own safe space, I found beauty in everyday objects and ordinary scenes that are otherwise easily forgettable. Photos of familiar, yet guarded encounters demonstrate my effort to make peace with the things I cannot control.
From where I stand / Ljubljana
Herzog de Meuron
