LAURENT SCHMID (Laurent André Schmid)
- send me an email
- here is my old and already partially outdated website: electric-haze.net
- or check what we do with the ‘Gardeners of the Sixth Mass Extinction’ collective: 6thmassextinctiongardeners.ch
- or my publishers sites: activerat.org or speckled-toshe.ch
- gallery contact: bernhardbischoff.ch/
Schmid, Laurent André 1960 (Basel),
Lebt und arbeitet in Bern und Genf. 1981-86 Studium an den Schulen für Gestaltung Basel und Bern, Universität Bern. Seit 1987 Unterricht an verschiedenen Schulen für Gestaltung/Hochschulen der Künste. Er hat das Work.Master Programm, MFA in Visual Arts an der HEAD-Genève 2008-2021 geleitet, dort unterrichtet und geforscht. Schmids konzeptionell orientierte Praxis oszilliert zwischen digitalen und analogen Medien von Fotografie bis zu Sound Art. A-C Stipendium (1986), Swiss Art Award (1991), Förderpreis Kuratorium Aargau (1994), Viper Swiss Award for Media Arts (2001), Atelier NYC der Stadt Bern (2015), Monografische Publikation Kanton Bern (2012)
Auswahl an Einzelausstellungen (S) und Gruppenausstellungen (G):
LiveInYourHead Genf (2023, 2012); Centre de la Photographie Genf (G 2019); Centre d’Art Contemporain Genf (G 2016); CNEAI de Chantou, Paris (G 2015); MUMA, Monash Museum, Melbourne (G 2015); Fotomuseum Winterthur (G 1996, G 2013); Photoforum Pasquart Biel (G 2006); Société des Arts Biel/Centre Pasquart (S 1993, G 2004); Kunsthalle Bern (S 1993, G 1995, G 2005); Kunstmuseum Bern (G 2013, G 1988, G 1986, G 2001), CRAC Elsass (G 2006); ZKM Karlsruhe (G 2006); Kunsthalle Palazzo Liestal (G 1995, G 2004); Kunstmuseum Solothurn (G 1992), Shedhalle Zürich (S 1990).
Short Bio:
Laurent Schmid is an artist whose work delves into the relationship between the construction of truth, subjectivity, and the personae of human and non-human entities. His interest lies in the fictions and realities proposed by sciences and popular cultures, exploring themes of faith, rationalism, magic, and spirituality. Schmid’s conceptually oriented practice oscillates between digital and analog media, encompassing photography, sound art, and radio art.
In addition to his activities as an artist and curator, he is also active as a publisher.
Find a more detailed CV here
Catalogues and Publications
Info about selected projects (more specific projects on electric-haze.net)