Exhibition and book "Ecal Photography"

Exhibition and book "Ecal Photography"

The exhibition offers a selection of works produced by 58 young talents during their Photography Bachelor curriculum at ECAL. All these images were chosen by exhibition curator Nathalie Herschdorfer, who has developed several internationally acclaimed projects around emerging photography, as well as by Milo Keller, head of the Photography programme at ECAL, and Alexis Georgacopoulos, ECAL director. The scenography of the exhibition is created especially by Swiss designer Adrien Rovero. The “ECAL Photography” book (296 pages, 385 images) supports this event. This book is produced by art publishers Hatje Cantz, with a worldwide reputation for their catalogue of publications on photography.


An art school is an image factory. New generations of artists are constantly emerging, joining the marathon of exhibitions and publications from the very first years of their creative lives. In this context, the art school has become a particularly attractive place for ambitious young artists.  This book features a selection of works by photography students from one of the world’s top art universities: ECAL, in Lausanne, Switzerland, an institution commited to training artists, graphic designers, industrial designers, typographers, filmmakers, interaction designers, and photographers. Here, students create freely, question the traditional genres, explore new territories, and experiment with and beyond their media. The works revealed by the “ECAL Photography” exhibition and collected in the eponymous book are bound to trace the beginnings of innovative practices in photography. 


Publication « ECAL Photography »  - 296 pages / 385 images / French and English, 26,5 . 35 cm / 50 Euros / ISBN 978-3-7757-3725-8  .
Edited by ECAL (under the supervision of Alexis Georgacopoulos, Director of ECAL, Nathalie Herschdorfer, independent curator and art historian, and Milo Keller, Head of Bachelor Photography), 2013
Art Direction by Julien Gallico & Olga Prader  - With interviews from visiting artists and photographers at ECAL realized by Nathalie Herschdorfer including Adam Broomberg, Brice Dellsperger, Jason Evans, Thomas Mailaender, Paolo Roversi, Maurice Scheltens & Liesbeth Abbenes, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs et Joachim Schmid.
Published by Hatje Cantz:  www.hatjecantz.de
 

Collaboration (2014)

ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino
ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino
ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino
ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino
ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino
ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino
ECAL / repros Sara De Brito Faustino

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10 Corso Como, Shanghai/ECAL
10 Corso Como, Shanghai/ECAL
10 Corso Como, Shanghai/ECAL
10 Corso Como, Shanghai/ECAL
10 Corso Como, Shanghai/ECAL

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Display Gallery, London/ECAL
Display Gallery, London/ECAL

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Gallerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris/ECAL
Gallerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris/ECAL
Gallerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris/ECAL
Gallerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris/ECAL
Gallerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris/ECAL
Gallerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris/ECAL

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"Watchit", ECAL/Tiphanie Mall, 2012
"Maldoror" ECAL/Jean-Vincent Simonet, 2013
"Es Stinkt der Mensch, Solang er Lebt ECAL", ECAL/Maya Rochat, 2009
"Sans titre", ECAL/Jimmy Rachez, 2013
"Berry Blossoms Blue", ECAL/Alexia Cayre, 2011
"Coco", ECAL/Priscillia Saada, 2012
"Éon Hunting", ECAL/Tristan Savoy, 2011
"Curioso", ECAL/Olga Cafiero, 2009
"Days of Threshold", ECAL / Jeremy Ayer, 2012
"Second Life", ECAL/Romain Hügli, 2010
"Séduction", ECAL/Cyril Porchet, 2009
"Mind Games", ECAL/Philippe Fragnière, 2011
"And If We Dance?", ECAL/Nicolas Haeni, 2009
"Ekaterina", ECAL/Romain Mader, 2012
"Triple Corps", ECAL/Emile Barret, 2012
"Promised Land", ECAL/Douglas Mandry, 2013

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