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Artist

Aline Bovard Rudaz

Nominated in
2025
By
Photoforum
Lives and Works in
Geneva, Switzerland

Aline Bovard Rudaz is a Swiss photographer based in Geneva. She studied photography at the CEPV (Centre d’enseignement professionnel de Vevey). Through her artistic practice, she sees images as witnesses capable of conveying the concerns of her generation. For her, photography is a sensitive means of tackling the social, intimate and taboo issues of our society. She is particularly interested in forgotten histories, especially those relating to women's lives.

Projects
2023

Cherche RADIUMINEUSE

Cherche RADIUMINEUSE is a photographic exploration of a little-known facet of Swiss industrial history: the contribution and fate of women workers known as ‘Radiumineuses’. Between the early 1920s and the late 1960s, hundreds of women workers applied radium-based phosphorescent paint to watch dials and hands, enabling them to tell the time in the dark. For years, they repeated the same meticulous gestures, handling the radioactive substance without adequate protection. The bodies of these women, and sometimes those of their loved ones, were thus exposed to serious or even irreversible health risks. Invisibilised by history, many of these workers saw their health sacrificed for the benefit of an industry that today remains a symbol of Swiss excellence. By assembling photographs, archive documents and reproductions of found contaminated objects, Aline Bovard Rudaz presents us with both an investigation and a tribute, rehabilitating the memory of the Radiumineuses. Cherche RADIUMINEUSE invites us to reflect on resilience, justice and the recognition of people who have been erased from official accounts.
Aline Bovard Rudaz
was nominated by
Photoforum
in
2025
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Each year every member of the FUTURES European Photography Platform nominates a set of artists and projects to become part of the FUTURES network.

Laura Paloma: Expanding Photography Beyond the Image
Laura Paloma challenges the conventions of photography, embracing a post-photographic, mixed-media approach where text, low-tech visuals, and conceptual depth intertwine. Her work operates at the intersection of photography, writing, and installation, constructing intricate narratives that question perception and image-making itself. Paloma’s unique practice resists categorization, revealing a deep engagement with materiality, language, and the politics of representation. By pushing the medium to its conceptual limits, she redefines what photography can be in the digital and post-digital era.

Aline Bovard Rudaz: Reconstructing Histories Through Images
In contrast, Aline Bovard’s work is deeply rooted in research and archival material, offering a layered investigation into forgotten histories. Her project “Cherche RADIUMINEUSE” exemplifies her method—combining photography, found images, and scientific records to reconstruct narratives from the past. Bovard’s meticulous process of gathering and reinterpreting visual evidence creates a bridge between historical events and contemporary concerns. Her practice demonstrates how photography, when interwoven with historical inquiry, can serve as both a tool for storytelling and a means of re-examining cultural memory.

Why These Artists? Both Laura Paloma and Aline Bovard Rudaz challenge traditional photographic practices by integrating research, text, and alternative visual strategies. Their work expands the dialogue on contemporary photography, demonstrating how the medium can be both an artistic and intellectual tool. Through vastly different approaches, they offer fresh perspectives on storytelling, memory, and visual culture.