The artists nominated by

Photoforum Pasquart
in
2024

With an alchemical touch, Piaget seeks to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, to breathe life into the intangible, and to capture the fleeting essence of life itself. His lens becomes a bridge between dreams and reality, beckoning viewers to question what is truly there. In selecting Piaget for our talent programme, we recognize his unique position at the intersection of humanity and technology, dreams and reality. His art invites us to reexamine our digital existence and savour the fragile instants that often slip through the crevices of our fast-paced lives.

Thi My Lien Nguyen’s artistic practice delves deep into the complexities of belonging, diasporic realities, and post-migrant stories, transcending geographical boundaries and fostering a profound understanding of human identity. Her approach expands beyond traditional photography, incorporating multimedia elements, community-based work, and immersive installations to create a multisensory experience for viewers. This evolution of her practice promises to deepen our emotional connection and understanding of the complex themes she explores.

Bühler's artistic narrative trascends the traditional realms of art, merging her roles as artist, photographer and sound researcher. Emphasising the creative process over the final product, Bühler's approach to photography and music is both exploratory and deeply personal, involving intense research and engagement with the subject. Rooted in a desire to dismantle rigid structures her art transcends mere visual experience, becoming a catalyst for personal and sociatel change and inviting viewers to engage in a dialogue.

Gollin's work is characterised by a keen sensitivity to history and narrative layers, often involving meticulously collecting material - photographs, video, interviews, texts, objects - which she assembles into thought-provoking narratives. Her use of analogue techniques like scanning, printing, cutting and collaging creates multilayered works that are visually striking and content-rich. Her work invites viewers on a journey through time, exploring our shared history's mystical origins and reflecting on narrative power in shaping our world understanding.

With an alchemical touch, Piaget seeks to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, to breathe life into the intangible, and to capture the fleeting essence of life itself. His lens becomes a bridge between dreams and reality, beckoning viewers to question what is truly there. In selecting Piaget for our talent programme, we recognize his unique position at the intersection of humanity and technology, dreams and reality. His art invites us to reexamine our digital existence and savour the fragile instants that often slip through the crevices of our fast-paced lives.

Thi My Lien Nguyen’s artistic practice delves deep into the complexities of belonging, diasporic realities, and post-migrant stories, transcending geographical boundaries and fostering a profound understanding of human identity. Her approach expands beyond traditional photography, incorporating multimedia elements, community-based work, and immersive installations to create a multisensory experience for viewers. This evolution of her practice promises to deepen our emotional connection and understanding of the complex themes she explores.

Bühler's artistic narrative trascends the traditional realms of art, merging her roles as artist, photographer and sound researcher. Emphasising the creative process over the final product, Bühler's approach to photography and music is both exploratory and deeply personal, involving intense research and engagement with the subject. Rooted in a desire to dismantle rigid structures her art transcends mere visual experience, becoming a catalyst for personal and sociatel change and inviting viewers to engage in a dialogue.

Gollin's work is characterised by a keen sensitivity to history and narrative layers, often involving meticulously collecting material - photographs, video, interviews, texts, objects - which she assembles into thought-provoking narratives. Her use of analogue techniques like scanning, printing, cutting and collaging creates multilayered works that are visually striking and content-rich. Her work invites viewers on a journey through time, exploring our shared history's mystical origins and reflecting on narrative power in shaping our world understanding.

Projects nominations
Artist
Claude Bühler
Claude Bühler is a swiss artist, who works mainly with photography and sound. Her work examines notions of collectivity and intimacy by creating soft spaces and provoking performative moments, that allow small acts of liberation.
Artist
Samira Gollin
Samira Gollin (1998) is a graphic designer and freelancing artist based in Bern, Switzerland. She graduated in 2023 with a BA in Visual Communication studies from HKB Bern. For her Bachelor thesis she took part in an artist residency in Fivizzano, a small town in the northern part of Italy, where dozens of stone menhirs exist. From her research concerning the mythical origins and stories of the stones the literary-visual work “Leave no stone unturned” was published.Samira Gollin’s artistic interests are focused on the interaction of humanity and its environment. Her work regularly concerns itself with how humans perceive reality and how perception and individual identities shape narrative and thought.In this publication she examines the authenticity and narrative story telling of historical-documentary media and its effects and affects on the audience. Throughout the work fictional aspects generated by AI are present, without them being identified.Together with artist Aarabi Kugabalan she founded the art collective "Kunst Kola". Kunst Kola is a platform for showcasing local art and cultural works. In 2023 they won the "Kulturpreis Langenthal". Their current collaborative work is about how identities are affected by displacement and war.