N I H I L S E N T I M E N T A L G I A,
a blog about photography by Sofia Silva
“Augustin Rebetez breathes energy in his works. He has developed a very ownable style over a very short period of time, even though this is not easy to put in a box. With a combination of free and staged photography using his immediate surroundings, he constantly surprises with his work. Augustin is not afraid to…
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© Ugo Rondinone, all Untitled, from the series I don’t live here anymore, 1996 “My discovery of Rondinone dates back to a sexy picture I noticed in Flash Art in the mid-1990s, of what I took to be a seductive model revealing a glimpse of appealing cleavage. I hadn’t actually meant to stop at the…
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© Erwan Frotin, Pain à Pieds Bleus, from the series Sketch, 2006 © Erwan Frotin, Perdreau Fantôme, from the series Sketch, 2006 “Patiently elaborated images emerge, shapes and colours, dissonant or incongruous at first glance, astonish and confuse the viewer.” Marco Costantini, @ Still life as a chimera More of Erwan’s work here
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@ Maya Rochat, Siren (terrorist), 2010 @ Maya Rochat, Siren (III), 2010 More of Maya’s work here
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@ David Gagnebin, after Une Saleté from Frédérique Clémençon, from the project Correspondences @ David Gagnebin, after Legenden from Händl Klaus, from the project Correspondences an interview conducted by photographer Emmanuelle Bayart (in french) here More of David’s work here
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@ Fabian Unternährer, Untitled, from the series Silent Thoughts, 2010 @ Fabian Unternährer, Untitled, from the series Silent Thoughts, 2010 More of Fabian’s work here
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@ Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, untitled, from the series Light of other days, 2009 DIRECT POSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHS, 20 X 24 CM EACH @ Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, untitled, from the series Light of other days, 2009 DIRECT POSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHS, 20 X 24 CM EACH In “End of an Era” Onorato and Krebs continue to explore…
Read More© Jacqueline Aeberhard, Untitled, from the series Visitation, 2011 (work in progress) © Jacqueline Aeberhard, Untitled, from the series Visitation, 2011 (work in progress) Jacqueline’s website here
Read More© Shirana Shahbazi, Mercedes, from the series Flowers, fruits, portraits, 2008 © Shirana Shahbazi, Stilleben, from the series Flowers, fruits, portraits, 2008 Echoing statements by Roland Barthes, Shahbazi commented recently, “Photography is a simple, stupid medium.”2 In fact, photography is dumbfounding; it communicates in a purely visual language. Yet, without a frame to contextualize these…
Read More© Camillo Paravicini, Untitled, from the series Carpe Diem, 2011 © Camillo Paravicini, Untitled, from the series Carpe Diem, 2011 More of Camillo’s work here
Read More© Emmanuelle Antille, at the Leu Family’s Family Iron, from the series Leu Family’s Family Iron, 2007 © Emmanuelle Antille, Family Portrait, from the series Leu Family’s Family Iron, 2007
Read More© Elisa Larvego, Av. Devin-du-Village, from the series Mises à part, 2006 © Elisa Larvego, Salle de classe des Beaux-Arts, from the series Mises à part, 2006 “Ce travail est une tentative de projection de mon imaginaire dans des espaces urbains qui m’interpellent. Ces lieux deviennent des sortes de décors à mes mises en scènes,…
Read More© David Favrod, Untitled, from the series Gaijin, 2009 © David Favrod, Untitled, from the series Gaijin, 2009 “It is from this feeling of rejection and also from a desire to prove that I am as Japanese as I am Swiss that this work was created. “Gaijin” is a fictional narrative, a tool for my…
Read More© Virginie Rebetez, Untitled, from the series Flirting with Charon, 2008 © Virginie Rebetez, Untitled, from the series Flirting with Charon, 2008 “(In collaboration with Dienst Werk en Inkomen) «Flirting with Charon» was made inside houses whose owners recently died. DWI organizes the funerals of people who died socially isolated. Through them I was…
Read More© Thomas Rousset, Untitled, from the series Prabérians, 2009 © Thomas Rousset, Untitled, from the series Prabérians, 2009 “Prabérians takes roots in a dialogue between my rural origins and my creative process as a photographer. These images came out of a fantasy; that of a fictive rural community, lost in space and time, evolving in…
Read More© Elise Guillod, Untitled, from the series Myths are fading, 2009 © Elise Guillod, Untitled, from the series Myths are fading, 2009 More of Elise’s work can be seen here
Read More© Matthieu Gafsou, Untitled #5, from the series Corruptions © Matthieu Gafsou, Untitled #17, from the series Corruptions “Corruptions aurait pu être un projet documentaire centré sur un bout de France, ouvrier, qui a subi l’effondrement de l’industrie du textile. Un travail d’initiation, dans la tradition stylistique de mes maîtres. Les images d’une telle série…
Read More© Béatrice Helg, Expansion III, 2007 © Béatrice Helg, Profondeurs VIII, 2008 More of Béatrice’s work can be seen here
Read More© Catherine Leutenegger, Untitled, from the series Welcome home baby, 2008 © Catherine Leutenegger, Untitled, from the series Welcome home baby, 2008 © Catherine Leutenegger, Untitled, from the series Welcome home baby, 2008 “Welcome Home Baby is a serie of “So Truly Real Baby Dolls”. They are realistic newborn collectible dolls.” Catherine Leutenegger To see…
Read More© Alfio Tommasini, from the series Antonio & Paloma © Alfio Tommasini, from the series Antonio & Paloma © Alfio Tommasini, from the series Antonio & Paloma “Another day dawns on the Manzanares river. In the midst of houses, bridges, construction sites, a beer factory and a soccer stadium there is a container where Antonio…
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